Meeting people from different cultures through travel.
Music
"New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra;
"Take the A Train" by Louis Armstrong;
"Across 110th Street" by James Brown;
"Down and Out in New York City" by James Brown;
"Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder;
"Angel of Harlem" by U2;
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" by Simon and Garfunkel; "New York City" by Gil Scott-Heron;
"An Englishman in New York" by Sting; "I Run New York" by 50 Cent; "New York State Of Mind" by Billy Joel; "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn" by The Beastie Boys; "On Broadway" by The Drifters; "The Only Living Boy In New York" by Simon and Garfunkel; "Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan; "Streets of New York" by Alicia Keys; "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed
Movies
I Am Legend; Hitch; Cloverfield; Barefoot In The Park; Superfly; The Day After Tomorrow;
Shaft;
Hair;
Escape From New York;
Moonstruck;
Bright Lights, Big City;
New York Stories;
Bonfire Of The Vanities;
Ghost;
Home Alone 2;
Party Girl;
Independence Day;
Men In Black;
Being John Malkovich;
Meet Joe Black;
Coyote Ugly;
Vanilla Sky;
Catch Me If You Can;
In America;
Maid In Manhattan;
Anger Management; Big;
Down With Love;
Alfie;
Mr. And Mrs. Smith;
The Devil Wears Prada;
Big Daddy;
25th Hour;
Do The Right Thing;
When Harry Met Sally;
Gangs Of New York;
Goodfellas;
King Kong;
Batman;
Spiderman;
Warriors;
Wild Style;
Taxi Driver;
The Godfather;
Rent;
West Side Story;
Breakfast At Tiffany’s;
Kids;
The Royal Tennenbaums;
Elf;
Coming To America;
Annie Hall;
Ghostbusters;
Keeping The Faith;
Fisher King;
The Interpreter;
The Producers;
Serendipity;
Splash;
You’ve Got Mail
Television
The Sopranos;
Sex And The City;
Will And Grace;
Seinfeld;
Flight of the Conchords; Friends
About me: Built in 1881 by Richard Morris Hunt (who also designed the Metropolitan Museum of Art) and originally the "Home for Indigent Elderly Females", HI-NY is a great place for travelers of all ages to meet, chill, and get the inside scoop on what to do in the Big Apple. Historic on the outside and modern on the inside, HI-NY is the city's best place for independent travelers from around the world to gather and explore.
Visit us or book now at www.hinewyork.org!
Check out our blog for tips and picks for your stay in NYC...
Who I'd like to meet: Explorers, backpackers, independent travelers, round-the-world'ers, students, tourists, tour groups, families... YOU!
We would be honored if you read and comment the new artist interviews on our profile!
SEX AND CONSPIRACY! Swedish punkrocker and painter Karl Backman talks about his art, and the reactions to it from right wing christians, pee fetish girls and conspiracy theorists.
MYTHOLOGIES AND LIFE! French graphic designer and writer Laurent Rivelaygue discuss nightmares and a road movie in bumper cars.
GRACE AND ELEGANCE! American artist Betsy Jones talks about geometric landscapes, happiness and the arts of the geisha.
Greetings from “Legends of the Chelsea Hotel” (Thunder's Mouth Press), a chronicle of living in New York’s fabled rebel mecca. Renowned New York City Blogger Ed Hamilton chronicles the past and present artistic, eccentric, and insane inhabitants of the most famous bohemian building in the world.
The Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel celebrates its 25th anniversary with a free outdoor festival at the Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, on Saturday, September 8, from 1-5 p.m. The 25th Anniversary Festival features live music by the Banana Slug String Band, the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, marimba band Sadza, and sea chantey crooner Salty Walt. Other highlights include docent-led park tours, puppet shows, kite-flying, and arts and crafts activities. Festival-goers can also explore Whaler’s Cove beach (recently re-opened to the public), and discover newly installed interpretive displays in the lighthouse’s historic fog-signal building. In addition to live musical entertainment, festival-goers are invited to take historical walking tours with State Parks docents, and watch children's puppet shows about the history of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, presented by environmental educators from Exploring New Horizons. What: Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel 25th Anniversary Festival When: Saturday, September 8, 1-5 p.m. Where: Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, 210 Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero, CA 94060. Located just off Highway 1 in San Mateo County, 20 miles south of Half Moon Bay and 27 miles north of Santa Cruz. Presenter: Golden Gate Council of Hostelling International USA, in cooperation with California State Parks Admission: Free and open to the public Public info: (650) 879-0633; pigeonpointhostel.org
