Anastasia has a nice rental in the east side Kips Bay Area of Manhattan, an easy walk to mid-town, Broadway, etc and an easy car or bike ride across the river to Greenpoint and Brooklyn.
It is a 2 bedroom apartment with a shared bath, but Anastasia and I were rarely there and I only met her for a pleasant 5 minute conversation.
The rented bedroom is spacious with wifi access and an AC for summer
You do have to walk up 3 flights of stairs which was not a problem