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Brooklyn one-bedroom sailboat for rent at $600 a month, shower in ‘next door gym’

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A $600 one-bedroom apartment in the trendy Greenpoint section of Brooklyn It’ll be a dealbut one of the units advertised on Craigslist comes with a fishing feature – it’s on a sailboat, and it doesn’t have a shower or wifi.

“Sailboat for rent” reads the listing.

“Suitable for one person. 600 dollars per month. It has a toilet, taps, solar energy, a stove and a heater.”

According to Craiglist, anyone looking to take a shower every day will have to find a creative solution.

“No showers, the most common solution is a membership to a nearby gym,” the listing says.

“No wifi, portable hotspot can be used. 5 min walk to 7 train. Minimum stay 3 months or more.”

The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Green Point is $4,000 — a 70% increase from last year, according to market research firm Zumper.

Just across the East River, rent prices in manhattan He recently blew upwards of $5,000 a month.

As of Friday afternoon, the post was still active on Craigslist, which means it hasn’t been picked up yet.

The listing on Craigslist boasts that the unit “has toilet, taps, solar, stove and heater.”
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The online listing includes photos of what appears to be a cramped living space on the ship.

In October last year, Local news site Greenpointers He wrote a feature about an artist who lived on a schooner moored in Newtown Creek.

The listing includes photos of the narrow living space.
The listing includes photos of the narrow living space.
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The unit relies on solar panels to generate electricity.
The unit relies on solar panels to generate electricity.
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After he lost his job at The beginning of the epidemicfound a listing on Craigslist for a one-bedroom sailboat in Greenpoint, the jazz-friendly area sandwiched between trendy Williamsburg and Long Island City.

But there is no shower on board the schooner, and the rental owner recommends purchasing a gym membership to take a shower.
But there is no shower on board the schooner, and the rental owner recommends purchasing a gym membership to take a shower.
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In the article, Jaime, 34, describes how he showers at a local gym, has to pull gallons of water he took from a nearby fire hydrant, and lives without air conditioning. It’s unclear if his boat is the same one offered for rent on Craigslist.

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Jaime also says that when large tugboats and barges sail across the creek, they generate waves that rock his living space back and forth as if it were experiencing an earthquake.

There is also no wifi on board, so the charterer needs to rely on a portable hotspot for internet access.
There is also no wifi on board, so the charterer needs to rely on a portable hotspot for internet access.
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