This Hostel is a piece of crab. The Restrooms are gross, the matresses are pretty uncomfortable and the Wifi didn't work for a whole weekend!!!
The Personal called themselves stupid and unable to manage things.

Stayed here for 2 nights and after the 1st it was so unbearable i checked into a proper hotel on 39th street.
This place is a DUMP!...not sure if its used as a permanent basis for homeless people too...I walked into the room and couldn't even turn around it was the size of a closet with a bunk beds!! hardly any space for out suitcases.
There was no wifi in these closet rooms...you had to go downstairs every time to access the wifi and on one evening i heard the one of the managers verbally abuse and shout at a customer telling her to pack and leave the hotel today whilst i was using the wifi, the police was involved all to do with some stalking apparently anyway it was all hectic.
Only plus is we had separate showers/toilets and we was by Central Park.

I recently stayed here and the location was amazing! 5 mins from the Dakota Building, outside which John Lennon was shot, and right next to Central Park!
It is a one star hostel, but compared price-wise with other NY hotels, well no comparison, far and away the cheapest for decent value. I had the Premium single room which has a shared bathroom/toilets, but only one shower so you can lock the door and be private. My friend was on the floor below, cheaper but 3 showers per bathroom.
The place was clean, but I had the feeling of being in Prisoner Cell Block H :-), very bare rooms with a single thin blanket, and long white corridors, doors clanging. . . almost looking for the jailer with keys! Didn't bother us, made us laugh actually.
There is TV in rooms, not flat screen but does work so you can get depressed watching the US elections, or tune into a B movie.
The person who told me about the place said they did incredible breakfasts, but we asked and the desk said they didn't. . .? This friend was talking a couple of years ago since she went, maybe they stopped, pity.
Have to say I got excellent service from the manager whom I emailed to complain the heating in my room didn't work.and I'd had hassles with engineers not showing, etc. He actually refunded my money, so I was very impressed, felt way more than fair.
Overall, a great place to stay if you're on a budget and not going to spend a heap of time in your room.

This hostel is best place for visiting nyc if you are backpackers.You can walk to times square in ten minutes.Also central park; you need to walk just 5 minutes to it.Private rooms are ideal but aware of it has shared bahtroom.It is a completly budget hostel.