Big Apple Hostel

Chelsea International Hostel - www.chelseahostel.com
212 647 0010
Central Park Hostel - New York City - www.centralparkhostel.com
212 678 0491
American Dream Hostel - www.americandreamhostel.com
212 260 9779
Gershwin - www.gershwinhotel.com
212 545 8000
Broadway Hotel & Hostel - www.broadwayhotelnyc.com
212 865 2993
Manhattan Hostel Inc - www.bigapplehostel.com
212 302 2603
Continental Hostel - www.nychostels.com
212 866 1420
Marrakech Hotel - www.marrakechhotelnyc.com
212 222 2954
Marcel Hotel - www.nychotels.com
212 296 3800
Hostelling International NY - www.hinewyork.org
212 932 2300

My friend, may recommend the following.

NY Int'l inn
891 Amsterdam Ave West 103rd Street
1-212-932-2300
http://www.hinewyork.org
about $ 35 a night and up

Jazz on the Park
36 West 106th Street (between Manhattan Avenue and Central Park West)
1-212-932-1600
http://www.jazzonthepark.com
starts around $ 30 per night

Central Park Hostel
19 West 103rd Street (corner of Central Park West and West 103rd Street)
1-212-678-0491
http://www.centralparkhostel.com/
$ 30 per night and up

The Big Apple Hostel
119 West 45th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenue)
1-212-302-2603
http://www.bigapplehostel.com
$ 35 per night and up

You can also try the YMCA, there are 3 locations in Manhattan where you can reserve a guest room while in town.

Harlem YMCA
180 W. 135th Street

Vanderbilt YMCA
224 East 47th St.

West Side YMCA
5 West 63rd St.

I hope this information is very useful.

Good luck and enjoy your trip
Native New Yorker

Here's a guide to New York for students which contains links to several housing options attractive short-term

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Ca ...

I stayed at the YMCA in Midtown and I thought it was great. Bunk beds, showers adequate, a coffee downstairs, reasonable prices.

Check http://www.worldcheaper.com