Great location in a very safe feeling part of downtown with lots of nice shops to browse on the same street for multiple blocks and tons of people always walking up and down the street making it feel very welcoming. Even with the people and busy street, the apartment was mostly quiet inside with it's 3rd floor location. There's also an amazing little shop next door and fantastic food options within walking distance. I can't speak for most of the subway stations but the one we needed to access to travel to little italy was about a 10 minute walk away.