{"id":1291130,"date":"2026-01-26T15:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/escape-the-crowds-with-these-10-hidden-gems-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:19:24","slug":"ontsnap-aan-de-drukte-met-deze-10-verborgen-pareltjes-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/nl\/ontsnap-aan-de-drukte-met-deze-10-verborgen-pareltjes-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontsnap aan de drukte met deze 10 verborgen pareltjes in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"740\">De beroemde skyline en bezienswaardigheden van New York City trekken misschien de massa\u2019s aan, maar slimme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><strong data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"306\">Hostelworld-backpackers<\/strong> <\/a>weten dat de echte magie schuilt in de verborgen hoekjes van de stad. Van kleine parketjes en eigenzinnige musea tot rustige waterkanten en lokale ontmoetingsplekken: de verborgen pareltjes van NYC bieden een budgetvriendelijke manier om de stad te beleven zoals een local dat doet. In de geest van de avontuurlijke Hostelworld-community hebben we in alle vijf de stadsdelen ongebruikelijke plekjes verzameld waar solo-reizigers en backpackers de toeristenvallen kunnen ontwijken en iets kunnen ontdekken dat uniek is voor New York.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"740\"><p>\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta_buttons\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"text-color: #FFF; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Boek hostels in NYC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"796\">1. Greenacre Park \u2013 De kleine tuinoase van Midtown<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273804\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273804 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GREENACRE-PARKFoundation-new-york-city-3-1920x1280-1.jpg\" alt=\"greenacre park hidden gems in nyc\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GREENACRE-PARKFoundation-new-york-city-3-1920x1280-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GREENACRE-PARKFoundation-new-york-city-3-1920x1280-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GREENACRE-PARKFoundation-new-york-city-3-1920x1280-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GREENACRE-PARKFoundation-new-york-city-3-1920x1280-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GREENACRE-PARKFoundation-new-york-city-3-1920x1280-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fotocredits: <a href=\"https:\/\/greenacrepark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Greenacre Park<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"1186\">Een weelderig, 60\u00d7120 voet groot \u2018vest pocket\u2019-park, verscholen tussen de wolkenkrabbers op East 51st St. De <strong data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"942\">25 voet hoge waterval<\/strong> raast langs de achterwand, overstemt het lawaai van Midtown en cre\u00ebert een mini-toevluchtsoord. Buurtbewoners en backpackers ontspannen zich op verplaatsbare caf\u00e9stoelen onder met klimop begroeide muren, terwijl ze genieten van een kopje koffie uit het ter plaatse gelegen Carol\u2019s Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1614\">\n<li data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1295\">\n<p data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1295\"><strong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1202\">Locatie:<\/strong> Midtown Manhattan (E. 51st St tussen 2nd &#038; 3rd Ave).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1381\">\n<p data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1381\"><strong data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1319\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem de metro naar 51st St (lijn 6) of 53rd St (E\/M) en loop naar het oosten.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1514\">\n<p data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1514\"><strong data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1401\">Wat te doen:<\/strong> Ontspan bij de waterval, lees of werk op de rustige bankjes en geniet van het mensen kijken in deze kleine stedelijke oase.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1614\">\n<p data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1614\"><strong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1532\">Budgettip:<\/strong> Het is gratis \u2013 neem wat snacks of een broodje mee van een nabijgelegen delicatessenzaak om bij de waterval te picknicken.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1674\">2. Merchant\u2019s House Museum \u2013 De tijdcapsule van Manhattan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273805\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273805 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/170328_MERCHANT_HOUSE_011-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/170328_MERCHANT_HOUSE_011-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/170328_MERCHANT_HOUSE_011-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/170328_MERCHANT_HOUSE_011-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/170328_MERCHANT_HOUSE_011-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/170328_MERCHANT_HOUSE_011-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fotocredits: <a href=\"https:\/\/merchantshouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Merchant\u2019s House Museum | Foto door Denis Vaslov<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stap terug in het 19e-eeuwse New York in het Merchant\u2019s House Museum, een perfect bewaard gebleven herenhuis in federale stijl aan Lafayette Street in de East Village. Zowel van binnen als van buiten is dit brownstone-huis \u201ehet enige bewaard gebleven 19e-eeuwse familiehuis in NYC\u201c, compleet met originele inrichting. Bekijk de krakende oude trap en de salon om te zien hoe het dagelijks leven er in de 19e eeuw uitzag \u2013 en mis vooral de tuin uit het Victoriaanse tijdperk niet, die verborgen ligt achter het huis.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2840\">\n<li data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2325\">\n<p data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2325\"><strong data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2260\">Locatie:<\/strong> 29 East 4th St, tussen Bowery en Lafayette (Lower Manhattan).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2433\">\n<p data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2433\"><strong data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2349\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem lijn 6 naar Astor Pl, of de F\/M naar 2nd Ave, en loop vervolgens Lafayette St af.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2677\">\n<p data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2677\"><strong data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2453\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Rondleidingen en audiotours op eigen gelegenheid door het bewaard gebleven huis, plus seizoensgebonden spooktochten en live muziekevenementen in de zomer. Let vooral op de 19e-eeuwse taartkast in de keuken!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2678\" data-end=\"2840\">\n<p data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"2840\"><strong data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"2695\">Budgettip:<\/strong> De toegangsprijs is laag (donaties worden op prijs gesteld). Combineer een bezoek met een middagje in het nabijgelegen Chinatown of East Village om het meeste uit je metrokaartje te halen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2903\">3. The Little Red Lighthouse \u2013 Het eigenzinnige baken van Manhattan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273806\" style=\"width: 2559px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273806 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-elliott-6_Qwmc4-S9Q-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"the litttle red lighthouse hidden gems in nyc\" width=\"2559\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-elliott-6_Qwmc4-S9Q-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2559w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-elliott-6_Qwmc4-S9Q-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-elliott-6_Qwmc4-S9Q-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-elliott-6_Qwmc4-S9Q-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-elliott-6_Qwmc4-S9Q-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-elliott-6_Qwmc4-S9Q-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2559px) 100vw, 2559px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto door <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@mikeelliott?utm_source=unsplash&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=creditCopyText\" class=\"post links\">Mike Elliott<\/a> op <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/red-and-white-lighthouse-during-daytime-6_Qwmc4-S9Q?utm_source=unsplash&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=creditCopyText\" class=\"post links\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"2904\" data-end=\"3386\">Deze felrode vuurtoren, gelegen onder de torenhoge George Washington Bridge in Fort Washington Park, is een geliefde bezienswaardigheid in NYC. Officieel heet hij Jeffrey\u2019s Hook Lighthouse, maar hij dankt zijn bijnaam aan een kinderboek uit 1942 over \u201chet kleine baken en de Grote Grijze Brug\u201d. Wie de 48 gietijzeren treden beklimt (toegankelijk tijdens speciale rondleidingen), wordt beloond met een ansichtkaartachtig uitzicht op de Hudson River en de brug.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3922\">\n<li data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3478\">\n<p data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3478\"><strong data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3402\">Locatie:<\/strong> Fort Washington Park, Hudson River (nabij 180th\u2013190th St bij Riverside Dr).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3616\">\n<p data-start=\"3481\" data-end=\"3616\"><strong data-start=\"3481\" data-end=\"3502\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem de A-trein naar 190 St of de 1-trein naar 191 St en loop door Fort Washington Park. Bus M4 stopt vlakbij.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3786\">\n<p data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3786\"><strong data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3636\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Maak een wandeling over de paden langs de rivier rond de vuurtoren, geniet van een picknick met uitzicht op de skyline en maak foto\u2019s van deze kleine toren tegen de achtergrond van de moderne brug.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3922\">\n<p data-start=\"3789\" data-end=\"3922\"><strong data-start=\"3789\" data-end=\"3804\">Budget-tip:<\/strong> De locatie is volledig gratis. Neem water en snacks mee (er zijn geen voorzieningen ter plaatse) en combineer het met een wandeling in Hudson Heights.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"3924\" data-end=\"3976\">4. Paley Park \u2013 Het geheime watervalpark van Midtown<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273807\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273807 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home4.webp\" alt=\"paley park hidden gems in nyc\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home4.webp 2500w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home4-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home4-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home4-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Home4-2048x1367.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paleypark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"> Paley Park<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"3977\" data-end=\"4382\">Op slechts een blok afstand van Greenacre ligt Paley Park, een beroemd \u2018vest-pocket\u2019-pleintje aan 53rd St. Met een oppervlakte van slechts 4.200 sq ft is de blikvanger een <strong data-start=\"4149\" data-end=\"4180\">20-foot hoge waterval<\/strong> die het stadslawaai dempt. Met klimop begroeide bakstenen muren en honingbomen zorgen voor een gevoel van afzondering, waardoor dit kleine park een wereld verwijderd lijkt van de drukte van Midtown.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4383\" data-end=\"4995\">\n<li data-start=\"4383\" data-end=\"4445\">\n<p data-start=\"4385\" data-end=\"4445\"><strong data-start=\"4385\" data-end=\"4398\">Locatie:<\/strong> 3 East 53rd St (tussen 5th Ave en Madison Ave).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4446\" data-end=\"4566\">\n<p data-start=\"4448\" data-end=\"4566\"><strong data-start=\"4448\" data-end=\"4469\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem metro E of M naar Lexington\/53rd St, of neem lijn 6 naar 51st St (loop vervolgens een paar blokken naar het oosten).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4567\" data-end=\"4815\">\n<p data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4815\"><strong data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4586\">Wat te doen:<\/strong> Haal een kopje koffie of een broodje bij een nabijgelegen delicatessenzaak en ontspan op de in het park ingebouwde stenen zitplaatsen met de waterval als achtergrond. Het is ideaal om te lezen, mensen te kijken of even een korte werkpauze in te lassen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4816\" data-end=\"4995\">\n<p data-start=\"4818\" data-end=\"4995\"><strong data-start=\"4818\" data-end=\"4833\">Budget-tip:<\/strong> Gratis en dagelijks geopend van 8.00 tot 20.00 uur. (Pro-tip: maak gebruik van de nabijgelegen toiletten in een caf\u00e9 of museum, want er zijn geen toiletten in het park zelf.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"4997\" data-end=\"5068\">5. De High Bridge \u2013 Historische brug &#038; Riverwalk (Manhattan\/Bronx)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273808\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273808 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/23021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/23021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/23021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/23021-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/parks\/highbridge-park_bronx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">High Bridge Park | NYC Parks<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"5069\" data-end=\"5462\"><strong data-start=\"5085\" data-end=\"5112\">De oudste nog bestaande brug<\/strong> van New York City dateert uit 1848 en werd in 2015 volledig heropend als voetgangersbrug. Deze luchtige brug, die nu deel uitmaakt van High Bridge Park, verbindt Washington Heights met de Bronx over de Harlem River. Een wandeling over de brug biedt een panoramisch uitzicht op de rivier en een stukje geschiedenis van NYC: een eeuw lang werd hier het water van het Croton-aquaduct overheen geleid.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5463\" data-end=\"6115\">\n<li data-start=\"5463\" data-end=\"5573\">\n<p data-start=\"5465\" data-end=\"5573\"><strong data-start=\"5465\" data-end=\"5478\">Locatie:<\/strong> De brug verbindt de wijk Highbridge in Manhattan (West 170s) met High Bridge Park in de Bronx.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5574\" data-end=\"5764\">\n<p data-start=\"5576\" data-end=\"5764\"><strong data-start=\"5576\" data-end=\"5597\">Hoe kom je er: Neem<\/strong> metro A of 1 naar 168th St (Washington Heights) en loop in noordwestelijke richting door Fort Washington Park; of neem de Metro-North naar Harlem\u2013125th St en stap daar over op een lokale bus richting het noorden.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5765\" data-end=\"5972\">\n<p data-start=\"5767\" data-end=\"5972\"><strong data-start=\"5767\" data-end=\"5784\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Wandel of fiets over de brug om te genieten van het uitzicht op de rivier en de skyline van de stad, en verken daarna de wandelpaden en speeltuinen in het park. Het aangrenzende Highbridge Water Tower Park heeft een grasveld dat perfect is om van de zonsondergang te genieten.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5973\" data-end=\"6115\">\n<p data-start=\"5975\" data-end=\"6115\"><strong data-start=\"5975\" data-end=\"5990\">Budgettip:<\/strong> Helemaal gratis. Neem een picknick mee (er zijn geen kraampjes ter plaatse) en ga op een heldere zomeravond voor een adembenemend uitzicht op de zonsondergang boven de Hudson.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"6117\" data-end=\"6174\">6. Het Noguchi Museum \u2013 De zen-beeldentuin van Queens<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273809\" style=\"width: 2559px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273809 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hassaan-here-vMKFu-XnE1U-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2559\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hassaan-here-vMKFu-XnE1U-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2559w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hassaan-here-vMKFu-XnE1U-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hassaan-here-vMKFu-XnE1U-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hassaan-here-vMKFu-XnE1U-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hassaan-here-vMKFu-XnE1U-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hassaan-here-vMKFu-XnE1U-unsplash-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2559px) 100vw, 2559px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto door <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@hassaanhre?utm_source=unsplash&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=creditCopyText\" class=\"post links\">Hassaan Here<\/a> op <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-black-and-white-photo-of-a-museum-vMKFu-XnE1U?utm_source=unsplash&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=creditCopyText\" class=\"post links\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Het Noguchi Museum, verscholen in Long Island City, is een rustige kunstruimte ontworpen door de Japans-Amerikaanse beeldhouwer Isamu Noguchi. Zowel binnen als buiten is de binnenplaats bezaaid met Noguchi\u2019s abstracte stenen en bronzen sculpturen, watervallen en tuinen. Het museum, dat in 1985 werd geopend om zijn levenswerk te behouden, voelt meer aan als een serene stedelijke oase dan als een typisch museum.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6654\" data-end=\"7313\">\n<li data-start=\"6654\" data-end=\"6702\">\n<p data-start=\"6656\" data-end=\"6702\"><strong data-start=\"6656\" data-end=\"6669\">Locatie:<\/strong> 9-01 33rd Rd, Astoria, Queens.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6703\" data-end=\"6850\">\n<p data-start=\"6705\" data-end=\"6850\"><strong data-start=\"6705\" data-end=\"6726\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem metro N\/W\/E\/M naar Queensboro Plaza, loop vervolgens een stukje zuidwaarts over Vernon Blvd; of neem N\/Q naar 30th Ave en loop via het fietspad.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6851\" data-end=\"7126\">\n<p data-start=\"6853\" data-end=\"7126\"><strong data-start=\"6853\" data-end=\"6870\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Dwaal op je eigen tempo door de minimalistische galerijen en de rustige beeldentuin. Het eenvoudige caf\u00e9 en de bankjes van het museum nodigen je uit om even te blijven hangen. (Het is ook een geweldige plek voor een date of een rustige plek om te schetsen en te ontspannen.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7127\" data-end=\"7313\">\n<p data-start=\"7129\" data-end=\"7313\"><strong data-start=\"7129\" data-end=\"7144\">Budgettip:<\/strong> De toegangsprijs is laag; op vrijdagavond betaal je wat je wilt. Of kom op de <strong data-start=\"7225\" data-end=\"7256\">eerste zaterdag van de maand<\/strong> (10.00\u201312.00 uur) langs voor gratis toegang tot de galerijen en tuinen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"7315\" data-end=\"7374\">7. Green-Wood Cemetery \u2013 Het historische arboretum van Brooklyn<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273810\" style=\"width: 967px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273810 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Twenty-Fifth-Street-Gate-Gothic-archictecture-Green-Wood-Cemetery.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Twenty-Fifth-Street-Gate-Gothic-archictecture-Green-Wood-Cemetery.webp 967w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Twenty-Fifth-Street-Gate-Gothic-archictecture-Green-Wood-Cemetery-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Twenty-Fifth-Street-Gate-Gothic-archictecture-Green-Wood-Cemetery-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: <a href=\"https:\/\/madhattersnyc.com\/blog\/visit-green-wood-cemetery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Mad Hatters NYC<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ontsnap aan de drukte van de stad op deze 478 acre grote, 19e-eeuwse landelijke begraafplaats in Brooklyn. Denk aan gotische architectuur, glooiende heuvels, siertuinen en kronkelende paden \u2013 Green-Wood is net zo goed een park als een begraafplaats. Deze vredige oase, bekend om zijn monumenten uit de Burgeroorlog en beroemde \u2018bewoners\u2019, beschikt ook over het hoogste punt van Brooklyn (Battle Hill) met een weids uitzicht op de skyline.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"7869\" data-end=\"8488\">\n<li data-start=\"7869\" data-end=\"7928\">\n<p data-start=\"7871\" data-end=\"7928\"><strong data-start=\"7871\" data-end=\"7884\">Locatie:<\/strong> 500 25th St, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7929\" data-end=\"8062\">\n<p data-start=\"7931\" data-end=\"8062\"><strong data-start=\"7931\" data-end=\"7952\">Hoe kom je er: Neem<\/strong> de R-trein naar 25th St (5th Ave); de ingang van de begraafplaats ligt een half blok verderop. Buslijn B67 rijdt ook langs 5th Ave.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8063\" data-end=\"8305\">\n<p data-start=\"8065\" data-end=\"8305\"><strong data-start=\"8065\" data-end=\"8082\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Wandeltochten op eigen houtje (kaarten verkrijgbaar ter plaatse) om Victoriaanse grafstenen, het Tiffany-glas-in-lood in de kapel en de kersenbloesems in het voorjaar te bewonderen. Beklim het Battle Hill Monument bij zonsondergang voor een ansichtkaartachtig uitzicht op Manhattan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8306\" data-end=\"8488\">\n<p data-start=\"8308\" data-end=\"8488\"><strong data-start=\"8308\" data-end=\"8323\">Budgettip:<\/strong> De toegang is gratis (Green-Wood is een nationaal historisch monument). Neem water en snacks mee en beschouw het als een gigantisch openbaar park \u2013 geen toegangsprijs, je betaalt alleen met je eigen tijd.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"8490\" data-end=\"8543\">8. Brooklyn Cyclones Baseball \u2013 Plezier op Coney Island<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273811\" style=\"width: 2208px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273811 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"2208\" height=\"2208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii.avif 2208w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii-1024x1024.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii-768x768.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii-1536x1536.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/xz3w5xododkn1yh8g7ii-2048x2048.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2208px) 100vw, 2208px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Brooklyn Cyclones<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"8544\" data-end=\"9022\">Dit is geen traditionele \u201ebezienswaardigheid\u201d, maar het bijwonen van een minor league-wedstrijd in het MCU Park is een typisch New Yorkse ervaring. De Brooklyn Cyclones (het Short Season-A-team van de Mets) spelen betaalbare avondwedstrijden aan de promenade van Coney Island. In de zomer waait er een heerlijk briesje op de tribunes en heerst er een lokale sfeer \u2013 zowel gezinnen als backpackers genieten van hotdogs voor $2 en goedkoop bier terwijl ze onder de schijnwerpers naar honkbal kijken.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"9023\" data-end=\"9733\">\n<li data-start=\"9023\" data-end=\"9089\">\n<p data-start=\"9025\" data-end=\"9089\"><strong data-start=\"9025\" data-end=\"9038\">Locatie:<\/strong> MCU Park, 1904 Surf Ave, Coney Island, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9090\" data-end=\"9221\">\n<p data-start=\"9092\" data-end=\"9221\"><strong data-start=\"9092\" data-end=\"9113\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem de D-, F-, N- of Q-trein naar Coney Island\u2013Stillwell Ave. MCU Park ligt op korte loopafstand naar het zuiden langs Surf Ave.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9222\" data-end=\"9460\">\n<p data-start=\"9224\" data-end=\"9460\"><strong data-start=\"9224\" data-end=\"9241\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Bekijk een wedstrijd \u2013 het stadion is een openluchtstadion aan de kant van de oceaan. Bekijk het programma voor vuurwerkavonden en de \u2018Thirsty Thursday\u2019-bieraanbiedingen. Maak na de wedstrijd een wandeling over de promenade van Coney Island of haal een stuk pizza bij een tentje in de buurt.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9461\" data-end=\"9733\">\n<p data-start=\"9463\" data-end=\"9733\"><strong data-start=\"9463\" data-end=\"9478\">Budget-tip:<\/strong> Kaartjes kosten meestal minder dan $15 (kinderen onder de 12 jaar hebben op zondag vaak gratis toegang). Eten en drinken bij de kraampjes is goedkoper dan in Manhattan, en je mag je eigen ongeopende frisdrank meenemen. Zelfs als er geen wedstrijd is, zijn er in de lobby van het stadion gratis tentoonstellingen over de geschiedenis van het honkbal te zien.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"9735\" data-end=\"9784\">9. Wave Hill \u2013 De tuinen aan de rivier in de Bronx<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273812\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273812 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wave-Hill-Fall-Pergola-credit-Wave-Hill.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wave-Hill-Fall-Pergola-credit-Wave-Hill.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wave-Hill-Fall-Pergola-credit-Wave-Hill-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wave-Hill-Fall-Pergola-credit-Wave-Hill-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wave-Hill-Fall-Pergola-credit-Wave-Hill-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavehill.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Wave Hill<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"9785\" data-end=\"10325\">Wave Hill, beheerd door NYC Parks, is een landgoed van 28 acre met tuinen en culturele programma\u2019s in de Bronx. Dit voormalige landgoed uit de Gilded Age kijkt uit over de Hudson River en de Palisades en biedt bloeiende formele tuinen, kassen en wandelpaden. Het voelt alsof je mijlenver van de stad verwijderd bent: bezoekers roemen het als \u201ezo groen, zo weelderig, zo rustig\u201c. Wandel door het blauweregenprieel, neem deel aan kindvriendelijke workshops (bijenteelt, plantkunde, kunst) of ga gewoon op een bankje zitten en geniet van het uitzicht.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"10326\" data-end=\"11063\">\n<li data-start=\"10326\" data-end=\"10399\">\n<p data-start=\"10328\" data-end=\"10399\"><strong data-start=\"10328\" data-end=\"10341\">Locatie:<\/strong> 675 W 252nd St (bij Independence Ave), Riverdale, Bronx.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"10400\" data-end=\"10608\">\n<p data-start=\"10402\" data-end=\"10608\"><strong data-start=\"10402\" data-end=\"10423\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem lijn 1 naar 242nd St en de gratis Wave Hill-shuttlebus (WM3) vanaf de noordoostelijke hoek van Broadway &#038; West 242nd St. Je kunt ook de bussen Bx9, Bx10 of Bx20 nemen; die stoppen vlakbij.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"10609\" data-end=\"10828\">\n<p data-start=\"10611\" data-end=\"10828\"><strong data-start=\"10611\" data-end=\"10628\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Maak een rondleiding door de kruiden- en vasteplantentuinen, geniet van kunsttentoonstellingen in het historische Glyndor House of ontspan op het Moss Terrace met uitzicht op de rivier. Er zijn vaak gratis avondconcerten en gezinsprogramma\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"10829\" data-end=\"11063\">\n<p data-start=\"10831\" data-end=\"11063\"><strong data-start=\"10831\" data-end=\"10846\">Budgettip:<\/strong> De toegangsprijs is laag (ongeveer $10), en op woensdagochtend is de toegang gratis voor inwoners van NYC. Neem een picknick mee of koop een broodje in het caf\u00e9 in plaats van een dure museumlunch.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"11065\" data-end=\"11129\">10. Alice Austen House \u2013 Het fotomuseum van Staten Island<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1273813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273813\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1273813 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ENTRANCE-1024x683-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ENTRANCE-1024x683-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ENTRANCE-1024x683-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-ENTRANCE-1024x683-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1273813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: <a href=\"https:\/\/aliceausten.org\/home-and-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Alice Austen House<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"11130\" data-end=\"11527\">Het Alice Austen House, een van de oudste huismusea van de stad, is gewijd aan de baanbrekende fotografe Alice Austen. Het kijkt uit over de kustlijn van Kill Van Kull en staat in het Nationaal Register vermeld als \u201ceen van de oudste huizen in NYC\u201d. Dwaal over het terrein om tentoonstellingen van haar 19e- en 20e-eeuwse portretten te bekijken en geniet van het uitzicht op het groene park en Manhattan in de verte.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"11528\" data-end=\"12164\">\n<li data-start=\"11528\" data-end=\"11613\">\n<p data-start=\"11530\" data-end=\"11613\"><strong data-start=\"11530\" data-end=\"11543\">Locatie:<\/strong> 2 Hylan Blvd, vlakbij Shore Rd, Staten Island (wijk Rosebank).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"11614\" data-end=\"11765\">\n<p data-start=\"11616\" data-end=\"11765\"><strong data-start=\"11616\" data-end=\"11637\">Hoe kom je er:<\/strong> Neem de Staten Island Ferry naar St. George, vervolgens bus S76\/S86 naar Shore Rd\/Hylan Blvd (of rijd via de Verrazzano-brug).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"11766\" data-end=\"11976\">\n<p data-start=\"11768\" data-end=\"11976\"><strong data-start=\"11768\" data-end=\"11785\">Wat is er te doen:<\/strong> Bezoek het Victoriaanse cottage-museum om wisselende fototentoonstellingen te bekijken, slenter over het gazon aan de voorkant (een favoriet onder HONY-Instagrammers) en door de tuinen, en geniet van de zonsondergang boven NYC aan de overkant van het water.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"11977\" data-end=\"12164\">\n<p data-start=\"11979\" data-end=\"12164\"><strong data-start=\"11979\" data-end=\"11994\">Budgettip:<\/strong> Gratis toegang (beheerd door Staten Island Parks). Combineer het bezoek met een ritje op de gratis Staten Island Ferry voor uitzicht op de stad of een bezoek aan de nabijgelegen Staten Island Zoo (ook goedkoop).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"12166\" data-end=\"12192\">Topkeuzes voor hostels in NYC<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"12194\" data-end=\"12382\">Voor budgetreizigers maakt de keuze voor het juiste hostel een wereld van verschil wat betreft sfeer en gemeenschapsgevoel. Hier zijn hooggewaardeerde hostels van <strong data-start=\"12330\" data-end=\"12345\">Hostelworld<\/strong> die veel waar voor je geld bieden en op een geweldige locatie liggen:<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"12386\" data-end=\"12743\"><strong data-start=\"12386\" data-end=\"12413\">The Local NYC (Queens)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"12386\" data-end=\"12743\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/76281\/the-local-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273768 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12386\" data-end=\"12743\"><p>\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta_buttons\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/76281\/the-local-nyc\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"text-color: #FFF; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Boek The Local NYC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12386\" data-end=\"12743\">Een gezellige, sociale plek met een dakterras en bar in Long Island City. Het biedt een ontspannen sfeer waar je medereizigers kunt ontmoeten tijdens avondevenementen en filmavonden. Het gebouw is een voormalige fabriek met een lounge op het dak en gratis wifi \u2013 op slechts 10 minuten van Manhattan met lijn 7.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"12746\" data-end=\"13128\"><strong data-start=\"12746\" data-end=\"12786\">HI New York City Hostel (Manhattan)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"12746\" data-end=\"13128\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/1850\/hi-new-york-city-hostel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273769 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb2zmiy9uklz3by961cu.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb2zmiy9uklz3by961cu.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb2zmiy9uklz3by961cu-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb2zmiy9uklz3by961cu-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12746\" data-end=\"13128\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/1850\/hi-new-york-city-hostel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273770 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/laqtat0lpamv4aeqxgog.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/laqtat0lpamv4aeqxgog.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/laqtat0lpamv4aeqxgog-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/laqtat0lpamv4aeqxgog-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12746\" data-end=\"13128\"><p>\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta_buttons\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/1850\/hi-new-york-city-hostel\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"text-color: #FFF; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Boek HI New York City Hostel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"12746\" data-end=\"13128\">Een klassiek budgethostel vlak bij Central Park. Het is gevestigd in een statig, kasteelachtig gebouw en beschikt over een enorme keuken en twee verdiepingen met gemeenschappelijke ruimtes waar backpackers kunnen koken en elkaar kunnen ontmoeten. Met een gratis ontbijt en de grootste eigen buitenruimte in Manhattan kun je hier gemakkelijk vrienden maken en tips over NYC uitwisselen.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"13131\" data-end=\"13569\"><strong data-start=\"13131\" data-end=\"13187\">International Student Center \u2013 New York (Manhattan)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"13131\" data-end=\"13569\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/4547\/international-student-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273771 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zjp5ubyewgx6hsefxlyr.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zjp5ubyewgx6hsefxlyr.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zjp5ubyewgx6hsefxlyr-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zjp5ubyewgx6hsefxlyr-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"13131\" data-end=\"13569\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/4547\/international-student-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273772 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/d8vr7orkyq3psscjgzv4.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/d8vr7orkyq3psscjgzv4.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/d8vr7orkyq3psscjgzv4-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/d8vr7orkyq3psscjgzv4-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"13131\" data-end=\"13569\"><p>\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta_buttons\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/4547\/international-student-center\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"text-color: #FFF; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Boek het Internationaal Studentencentrum \u2013 New York<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"13131\" data-end=\"13569\">Een gezellig hostel met 36 bedden in een historisch brownstone-gebouw aan de Upper West Side. Het ligt letterlijk een half blok van Central Park, vlak bij metrolijnen, caf\u00e9s en musea. De sfeer is heel internationaal en artistiek \u2013 zowel het personeel als de gasten genieten van de culturele evenementen en het gevoel van een \u2018thuis-weg-van-huis\u2019-gemeenschap.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"13572\" data-end=\"14041\"><strong data-start=\"13572\" data-end=\"13610\">American Dream Hostel (Manhattan)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"13572\" data-end=\"14041\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/809\/american-dream-hostel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273773 post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5047.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5047.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5047-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5047-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"13572\" data-end=\"14041\"><p>\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta_buttons\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/809\/american-dream-hostel\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"text-color: #FFF; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Boek American Dream Hostel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"13572\" data-end=\"14041\">Een gezellig, door een familie gerund hostel in de wijk Gramercy\/Flatiron. Het ligt op slechts een korte wandeling van Union Square, het Empire State Building en tal van lokale bars en pizzeria&#8217;s. Gasten zeggen dat het Engelssprekende personeel je graag insider-tips over de stad geeft. Alle kamers zijn voorzien van stapelbedden en airconditioning, en dankzij het gratis continentaal ontbijt begin je de dag goed.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"29678\" data-end=\"29910\">Ga op een ongewoon avontuur in NYC<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta_buttons\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"button orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"text-color: #FFF; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ontdek evenementen in New York<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Al deze ongebruikelijke plekken en tips helpen je om de toeristenmassa\u2019s te ontwijken en NYC te beleven zoals een local. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><strong data-start=\"20243\" data-end=\"20258\">Hostelworld-<\/strong> reizigers <\/a>delen deze geheimen graag \u2013 pak je rugzak, check in bij een lokaal hostel en ga op pad voor een authentiek New York-avontuur!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Download de Hostelworld-app om nu te boeken<\/h3>\n<h4><a class=\"post links post links\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/hostelworld-hostels-hotels\/id348890820?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51103 aligncenter post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/App-IOS-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"post links post links\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.hostelworld.app&#038;referrer=mat_click_id=a7e362b8d8149e63507f7d1f7184f176-20171011-8816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/App-google-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<style>#sp-ea-1273762 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}.sp-easy-accordion-enabled .eap_section_title_1273762, body .eap_section_title_1273762 { color: #444; margin-bottom:  30px; }#sp-ea-1273762.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-1273762.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-1273762.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-1273762.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-1273762.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><h2 class=\"eap_section_title eap_section_title_1273762\">FAQ: Hidden Gems in NYC<\/h2><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1769423863\"><div id=\"sp-ea-1273762\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737620\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737620\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737620\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> Are these hidden spots safe for solo travelers?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse12737620\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737620\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes. New York is generally safe if you stay aware, especially in busy areas. Stick to well-lit streets and public transit (the subway and buses) when heading to these gems. Most hostels have 24-hour reception and are located in neighborhoods frequented by other travelers, so you can explore with common-sense precautions.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737621\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737621\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737621\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How do I save money on food in NYC?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737621\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737621\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Eat like a local! New York has tons of budget eats \u2013 grab dollar-slice pizza, halal carts, bagels or food trucks. Many hostels (like HI NYC and International Student Center) have communal kitchens, so cooking simple meals can cut costs. Don\u2019t miss the local bodegas and delis for cheap snacks. Also look for happy hours and sidewalk markets in the neighborhoods you visit.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737622\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737622\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737622\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What\u2019s the cheapest way to get around NYC?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737622\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737622\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Buy a MetroCard and ride the subway\/buses \u2013 $2.90 per ride (with free transfers). If you plan to travel a lot, consider a 7-day unlimited card. Walking and biking are free and often scenic (Governor\u2019s Island rents bikes for $9\/hr). For free views, take the Staten Island Ferry (it goes past the Statue of Liberty at no cost).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737623\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737623\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737623\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Is it easy to use public transit to reach these hidden gems?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737623\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737623\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Absolutely. Each gem above is accessible via subway or bus. For example, Greenacre and Paley Park are steps from Midtown subway lines, and Wave Hill has a shuttle from the 1 train terminus. In NYC, transit maps are everywhere and riders can use smartphone apps. And remember: New Yorkers walk a lot, so you\u2019ll often hop off a train and walk a few blocks.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737624\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737624\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737624\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How do I avoid crowds at popular tourist spots?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737624\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737624\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Seek out these local hangouts instead! If you do visit an attraction like Times Square, go very early in the morning or late at night when it\u2019s quieter. Otherwise, plan your sightseeing outside of weekend peak hours. These hidden gems themselves are usually uncrowded, especially early or on weekdays.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737625\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737625\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737625\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Which NYC boroughs have the coolest offbeat places?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737625\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737625\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>All of them have something. Manhattan\u2019s off-the-beaten-path spots include the Little Red Lighthouse and Greenacre Park. Brooklyn has artful sites like Green-Wood Cemetery (also free). Queens offers cultural gems like the Noguchi Museum. The Bronx has Wave Hill\u2019s gardens, and Staten Island has quirky treasures like the Alice Austen House. Exploring a bit beyond Manhattan is key for unique finds.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737626\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737626\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737626\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Are hostels a good idea in NYC?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737626\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737626\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Definitely for solo or budget travelers. Hostels in NYC (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/usa\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bookable on Hostelworld<\/a><\/strong>) often cost far less than hotels and are in great locations. Look for hostels with good reviews and amenities like WiFi, lockers, and included breakfast. The ones we listed have friendly staff and strong community vibes. You\u2019ll meet fellow travelers which is perfect for sharing tips on hidden gems!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737627\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737627\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737627\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Is tipping expected at hostels or museums?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737627\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737627\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Tipping isn\u2019t required for hostel dorms or at most museums, but it\u2019s polite to tip tour guides if you take one (e.g. NYC Transit Museum tours). Many hostels allow you to tip staff or pay \u201chousekeeping\u201d if you want, but it\u2019s not mandatory. At budget restaurants or food trucks, $1\u20132 on a meal is appreciated but not obligatory.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737628\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737628\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737628\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> When\u2019s the best time of year to visit these gems?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737628\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737628\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Spring through fall offers the best weather for parks and outdoor spots (Wave Hill, Greenacre, High Bridge). Summer has lots of events (Cyclones baseball games, outdoor concerts). In winter, indoor gems like Merchant\u2019s House and Noguchi Museum are cozy escapes. Off-season (winter, early spring) tends to be cheaper for flights and hostels.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12737629\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12737629\" aria-controls=\"collapse12737629\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How can I find these hostels and get deals?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse12737629\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12737629\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/social.hostelworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hostelworld app<\/strong><\/a> or website to compare NYC hostels. You can filter by price, rating, location, and amenities. Many hostels offer free cancellation if you book a few days out. Look for hostel promo codes or longer-stay discounts (e.g. a free night after a certain number of nights). Reading recent reviews (like those above) helps choose a place that fits your vibe.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-127376210\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse127376210\" aria-controls=\"collapse127376210\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Any quick safety tips for NYC backpackers?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse127376210\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-127376210\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Keep belongings zipped and use lockers. Avoid empty subway cars late at night. Always look both ways (cars in NYC may run yellow lights). NYC is multilingual \u2013 if lost, many people are helpful. And yes, it\u2019s perfectly fine to walk around and explore (just as thousands of New Yorkers do daily). Trust your instincts: if something feels off, move to a busier street.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-127376211\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse127376211\" aria-controls=\"collapse127376211\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How can I explore neighborhoods off the tourist trail?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse127376211\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-127376211\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Venture into the outer boroughs: ride the ferry to Staten Island, picnic in Queens\u2019 Socrates Sculpture Park, or try authentic eats in the Bronx\u2019s Little Italy on Arthur Avenue. Many of the gems above are in less-touristy areas. Also, free walking tours (like at the Brooklyn Bridge or in East Village) can introduce you to local history. When in doubt, ask hostel staff for the neighborhood food or bar they personally love.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-127376212\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse127376212\" aria-controls=\"collapse127376212\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What are some free things to do in NYC?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse127376212\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1273762\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-127376212\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Besides our free (or cheap) hidden gems, try these: walk the High Line park on the West Side, roam Central Park, visit the Staten Island Zoo (pennies on Wednesdays), or attend a free museum day (e.g. some museums have monthly free entry). 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