There are 3 things to keep in mind if you are staying here in NYC. NYC is very expensive and this is one of the cheapest spots I could find and it was still quite a lot for what you do get. Firstly, there are other people living in the building. I would say the building has a few “non-community members” living in the building. Specifically, walking up to my room there was an old man who left his door open while sitting on the floor and his unit was completely trashed. I got the idea that he was homeless however it was quite scary and you should keep this in mind if you are travelling alone. 2nd, my unit did not have a latched lock like the bathroom did. There was a spot it appeared there was a latch before, however there was none. The only lock was on the door knob which could be easily picked, and this made me feel very unsafe and difficult to fall asleep.
Lastly, the wall beside me on the top bunk bed was dirty and looked like someone had smeared their snot on the wall. Cleanliness of this unit and shared bathrooms: zero. Please bring flip flops for the shower. Do not walk around bare foot.