I write this in the context of a room for one person in a New York district, this is certainly no hotel or boutique space but NYC is really expensive for the British visitor, staying here enabled me to achieve what I wanted from my visit.
This is a shared house with many rooms, access is difficult with hold size baggage to the basement where I was (due to narrow stairs with limited headroom), but once there it was clean and quiet, the bathroom and kitchen areas are shared between up to 3 rooms, The one fellow guest was never in the way when I wanted to use the bathroom. The room is air conditioned, this is noisy but a smooth noise which didn't disturb my sleep. I was pleased that the room had a secure door lock, this I have heard can be a problem with such New York rooms.
Transport wise, it is about a mile to the subway at 111 Street, here there is a supermarket and several restaurants, I ate twice in the Columbia one opposite the supermarket on the corner of 111th. I once used the Q66 bus one block north of the accommodation. A tip when returning to 111th on the subway in the evening, the Flushing Express is a good fast service but doesn't stop at 111th Street, get out a Junction Boulevard, cross the platform and take a Flushing Local for two stops to 111th street!
There is a deli about 50 yards along 34th from the house, I had sandwiches made there which always seemed to be $5, that's good for NYC. A few steps further will take you to Louis Armstrong's birthplace in this very Latino area of Corona.