I’ve stayed in better hostels in worse locations. I can’t recommend this place—stay somewhere else!
Check in app did not work; check in at desk was ridiculously slow; room surfaces did not seem clean; tv signal was scrambled; rooftop deck music will keep you awake (I was on 6, deck is on 9 and I could hear it). My key card also malfunctioned. Just too many annoyances. It’s also far from a subway stop. Stay elsewhere; New York has plenty of better options.