neighborhood is pretty safe, but sketchy at night. there was few broken things in the apartment - including half set of chairs (which was broken and fixed with a invisible duck tape); we were greeted with free wine and a lot of ice as its really hot in NYC this summer - which is sweet, but the bathroom could need a remake and the patio is next to a giant church and with balcony above you of Dana & Guy, so if u say go smoke there and talk you wouldn't really feel private/would feel like disturbing them. A/C was pretty strong but apartment could need an extra window as it was pretty dark/basement like feeling, the bed was comfy but old and the floor was really dirty. the toilet is a little bit broken when flushing, sometimes you need to wait for 1 minute and play with the button a little for it to restore water access and flush. bath is pretty old and with curtains so u can get toilet wet a lot if you dont pay extra attention. 7/10 for this budget stay close to NYC