look into the SUNY system (state university of new york)--those colleges are spread out all over new york state..fyi, parts of new york state would not be considered upbeat and fast moving ..cornell for example is in ithaca, new york which is a cool college town but other than that it is kind of rural...cornell is a great ivy league school but it also has a great ivy league price tag
Rhode Island School of DesignParsons School of DesignI have not heard about Cornell having Interior Design but they have Architecture and Planning.
if you want to focus on the arts i wouldnt go to cornell, there are some great schools with design programs in the city like the new school