Really great apartment in a great location. We had a 3 year old and a 1 year old with us, and were expecting our stay in New York to be pretty hard work, but the apartment and Tony's help made it totally manageable. Tony even linked us up with a babysitter who made our lives immeasurably easier. The ferry is great, and really close by, but you will probably end up taking quite a lot of cabs as the ferry does take a while.