Gerry was a very friendly host. I definitely caught him on an off weekend because he was extremely frazzled after finding that his phone had broken and that the doorbell was not working, so getting into the apartment took longer than I'd hoped. I would note that the street that this flat is on is almost completely under construction, so there is blue netting over the entire building, which definitely looked a bit creepy. I was a solo traveler and came home very late, and I wouldn't say I felt completely safe walking down that street alone in the dark. And while as a native New Yorker I didn't mind the noise, I would note that there was definitely a lot of noise coming from the open window at night - I heard someone in the building screamed "Shut up!" out at the street at 2AM.
With that aside, Gerry seems to have a lot of friends in the building and even lent me a Jack the Ripper book to read after one of my walking tours. Thanks, Gerry!