NYC Offers Airbnb In a Van Down By The River

(7 Aug 2015) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP Clients Only
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New York - August 3, 2015
1. Taxi with mattress inside parked on Queens street
2. View from interior of taxi
3. SOUNDBITE (English)Tabitha Akins, Guest:
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4. Vehicle hotelier Jonathan Powley sweeping out one of his vans
5. Powley setting up fresh flowers on bed
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Powley, Vehicle Hotelier:
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7. Wide of sleeping van
8. Powley arranging interior of sleeping van
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Powley, Vehicle Hotelier:
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10. Zoom in on interior mattress and amenities of taxi
11. View of guests Tabitha and Mike Akins from interior of taxi
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Akins, Guest:
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13. Pan to show Manhattan skyline
14. Medium of sleeping van with doors open
15. Mike Akins walking out of restaurant after using restroom
16. Vehicle guests standing on the side of the road
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VISITORS TO NEW YORK CAN DO MORE THAN HAIL A TAXI...
THEY CAN NOW PARK THEMSELVES IN ONE...FOR THE NIGHT.
SOUNDBITE (English):Tabitha Akins, Guest
"We looked on Air B n B and heard good things about it and so we saw the taxi cab and thought that was super fun."
JONATHAN POWLEY HAS SEVEN VEHICLES IN THE HIP HUNTERS POINT NEIGHBORHOOD OF QUEENS AND IS RENTING THEM OUT.
EACH ONE HAS A BED INSIDE WITH CLEAN SHEETS, ALONG WITH FLOWERS, A FAN AND A NIGHT LIGHT.
SOUNDBITE (English): Jonathan Powley, Vehicle Hotelier
"I guess I'm trying to give people a great experience a good way to see New York City a little bit more on a budget."
SLEEPING IN A CAR IS LEGAL IN NEW YORK.
BUT GUESTS AREN'T ALLOWED TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES OR EVEN TURN THEM ON TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER.
SOUNDBITE (English): Jonathan Powley, Vehicle Hotelier
"I'd say 95 percent of the time I get good reviews. One guy did write that he was a little disappointed that the van was small and I reminded him that he rented a van. But I also said I'm sorry that's just the size the van comes in."
POWLEY'S MOST POPULAR OFFERING IS THE TAXI CAB, A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY.
SOMETHING THAT APPEALED TO TABITHA AKINS AND HER HUSBAND MIKE.
SOUNDBITE (English): Mike Akins, Guest
"We came with our dog and there is a dog run right around the corner so it's pretty much the best spot to have a tiny little staycation."
AN OVERNIGHT STAY IN THE VEHICLE RUNS BETWEEN 20 AND 70 DOLLARS.
WHILE VISITORS HAVE GREAT SKYLINE VIEWS AND EASY ACCESS TO THE CITY....
SOUNDBITE (English): Jonathan Powley, Vehicle Hotelier
"The 7 train you are only 3 stops from Times Square, two stops to Bryant Park, one stop to Grand Central Station."
THERE ARE LIMITATIONS TO THESE UNIQUE ACCOMMODATIONS...
AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO A BATHROOM....IS ON FOOT.
TED SHAFFREY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK
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