No need to shop around, stay at George and Diana's apartment in Astoria, Queens! The pictures are great and when when you see it in person it's clear just how much time and care they put into making it a nice, clean, warm, comfortable place for you to call home for a few days. We (2 of us) stayed here for a few days in March '15 and could not have been more happy with it. Big, comfy bed, nice clean kitchen, reliable wifi, TV, roku!, and a sofa to enjoy it on. The bedroom is on the street level but it was amazingly quiet. We heard people walking by now and then and a few ambulances but nothing out of the ordinary and lost no sleep over it. One warning for people who tend to get hot easily, I don't think there's a way to control the heat level, but I guess you could crack a window if necessary. Other bonuses - super close to all kinds of great restaurants and bars, and a ridiculously good greek bakery that we hit at least once a day :) George was also nice enough to offer up some local perspective on other good places. And if you want to go anywhere else the subway stop is an easy walk (3 blocks) and Manhattan(midtown) is only about 20 min away. I'll stop gushing now. I hope to stay here on my next trip to NYC.