Single Room in 2 bed apartment in Queens County

Hello,

I have a room available anytime after February 2nd 2022 in my apartment, on the border between Long Island City and Astoria, in Queens. Manhattan is only a short subway ride away.

Video is here
The available room is referred to in the video as " the room to the left: the large room". Also see attached photos. (Note: this video is slightly out of date. The white leather sofa in living room is no longer there. Also, daughter is now 11 years old and mainly lives with her mother in Manhattan, so she (my daughter) is usually only here in the apartment to visit me on weekends)

THE ROOM AND APARTMENT
- Nice, comfortable, private room (90 square feet) for one individual, male or female. (No sleepover guests, sorry!)
- the area is quiet. You will sleep well!
- furnished room (or I can remove the furniture, if you want?) with bed, desk, desk lamp, chair, closet for clothes and storage space.
- the bathroom has hot water 24 hours a day, shower / bathtub, and is a shared bathroom.
- internet access / wifi is fast and reliable, perfect if you are in a ‘work from home’ situation.
- washing machine and dryer in the kitchen.
- heating in wintertime, air conditioning in summertime. (AC is centrally controlled and generally kept at 76 degrees fahrenheit)
- kitchen is available to you for cooking your meals incl. stove, microwave, toaster, sink, shared refrigerator. You therefore have access to your bedroom, the kitchen and the living room. Wash your own dishes please after cooking.

ROOMMATES
- share the apartment with me (the man in the video) and one very friendly small dog, Maltese / Shi Tzu breed (see photo). Dog is well-behaved and quiet around the house and knows to stay out of the 2 sublet rooms.
- yes, there is another roommate in the other room.
- all inhabitants are vaccinated and we' d like you to be too please.

AMENITIES NEARBY
- deli / bodega / convenience store around the corner (2 mins walk)
- 4 x supermarkets within 10 mins walk (Bravo, Trade Fair, Key Foods, CostCo).
- Rainey Park (3 mins walk, see photo)
- Roosevelt Island (6 mins walk): perfect for jogging or a nice cycle or ride the cablecar across into Manhattan.

TRANSPORTATION
- The walk to the subway is about 10 minutes (or take a bus). The nearest subway stop: 36th Avenue station (N or W train). To take the subway from '36 avenue' station to Times Square in the center of Manhattan is about 15 - 20 minutes, station to station. Very convenient for New York!
- the NYC Ferry has a nearby station (Astoria stop on the ‘Astoria route’ ) which can either bring you across to Manhattan’s Upper East Side area very quickly (3 minute ferry ride) or south, down to East 34th Street ferry station (15 mins) or Wall Street ferry station (20 mins).


HOUSE RULES
We don' t want to have a long list of annoying rules, but we do find that many problems can be avoided just by clarifying expectations in advance. In this way everyone knows what is and isn' t acceptable.

- Sorry, no overnight guests (friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, one-night stands). If you' re looking for ' party city', this is not the right room for you. But if you' re looking for a reliable, friendly, calm and quiet accommodation, this is perfect.
- For security purposes, we will require a photocopy of your drivers' license or passport. We like to know who is living with us!
- Non-smokers only or be prepared to go outside. (Smoking inside is 100% not allowed)
- No blasting any loud music, please.
- Don' t stay up all night please. No loud telephone calls or cooking late at night.

COST
- Rent is $1,200 per month.
- Utilities: we split the power bill between the 3 of us, 33% each. I will give you a copy of the bill from each month to examine. Wireless WiFi internet is free. There will be no further costs besides that.
- Deposit: You must pay a $200 deposit in case of any possible damages in the future. This will be re-paid to you once you move out and I' ve received keys back and inspected the room to ensure no damage took place. (I' ve never had to keep anyone' s deposit, just one time deduct a few dollars to pay for replacement keys someone had lost)

NEXT STEPS

Please share a little information about yourself / your background / who you are / age / employment, how soon you are looking to move in and for how long. I' m looking to rent this room out immediately or as soon as possible. Please include a contact telephone number and your own email address in your response, so I can contact you faster if we have questions or need to clarify something.

We can also do a Zoom call too, if you’d like to chat first before visiting.