Astoria Queens is a great place! It is quiet, more suburban and very safe. Tim's place is a 4 minute walk to the Astoria Blvd N,Q train station which takes you to Manhattan in about 15 minutes.
The place itself is in the third floor of a small town house. It is super clean, a great comfy bed in your own room, a nice kitchen with everything you need and a nice big TV with an lazy boy couch in the living room. Also there is a TV in your own room.
Tim is a great guy. He is fun to hang out with, we watched TV together and had nice conversations.He also respects your privacy. I stayed for a little more than a month with him, I had a great time and don't regret it a bit. I highly recommend this place to stay in NY. It allows you to see more then just Manhattan without being inconveniently far away at an affordable price.