This is a very nice and spacious duplex apartment on a beautiful block. There are many restaurants, cafés and shops nearby on Amsterdam, Broadway and Columbus and Central Park is just a few minutes walk. It was a relief to come back home to a cool and very quiet apartment after a few very hot NY summer days. The backyard is lovely, and drinking our morning coffee in the shade of the magnolia was a rare treat. While - as is the case in most NY brownstones- some of the plumbing is a bit old, and there does not seem to be much hot water for long showers, the apartment is very well equipped, and the hosts very responsive. We had a really nice time. We would mostly recommend it for summer, as it may get a bit dark in winter.