August is vacation month across the entire USA as well as large parts of Europe and Asia. While this means that many people are able to visit New York, it also means that Hotels fill up. Therefore, to ensure availability, reservations should be made as soon as possible.

While these are fine alternatives to pursue we also recommend that participants may try to find Hotel accommodations on their own. New York has hundreds of Hotels ranging from 1 Star to 5 Stars scattered around in all the 5 Boroughs of New York. You may want to see if you can find good deals somewhere else perhaps with the aid of the MTA map (NY Metropolitan Transport Authority) so you have a good connection to CCNY which is located in Harlem, i.e. the NW part of Manhattan. Good sites to visit are:

http://airbnb.com a cheap bed and breakfast solution (highly recommended)

http://hotelcheap.org    => New York CIty

http://www.hotels.com  => New York City

Hotels with blocked Rooms

• Hotel W New York****
  
  New York City, NY 10022
  Phone
  Fax
  Single Room USD 239.00
  Reservations
  W Hotel New York
  (in midtown Manhattan, ~30 minutes via subway)Subway Stop: Lexington Avenue & 53rd Street, E-Line (westward)
  and then connect at
  1) 7th Avenue to the B-line or D-Line
  2) 50th Street to the A-line or C-Line

• The Towers at CCNY**
  We regret having to announce that this option unfortunately is no longer available.