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teddy,
When I went to NYC to visit a friend, we met up with some European friends of his that were staying in a hostel on Manhattan. I'm damned if I can remember where, other than it was on the edge of a gay neighborhood/area. I want to say lower/mid-west side, but that could be way off.
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You're talking about the Chelsea neighborhood.
Here are 2 chelsea hostels; either of them look familiar?
http://www.chelseahostel.com/
http://www.chelseacenterhostel.com/