The unit was just as described in the listing, pictures very accurate. This is the lower unit of a brownstone and is on a quite street. Quick walk from the subway and local establishments to the apartment.
Being we are not from a large city, we were at first taken aback by the trash on the curbs, but quickly found this is normal for NYC and saw trash regularly picked up. Be very open if you are not normally comfortable in a large city environment. After we got our bearings, we felt very safe, our kids rode the subway with ease (the unlimited metro card is worth it!) and walked all over the area. There were many nights that we stayed downtown until quite late, rode the subway home and then made the 6 block walk.
A very nice Whole Foods store is just down the block and is right off the subway. We didn't eat at any of the neighborhood restaurants, but there was always a crowd at the Red Rooster!