We had a fantastic stay in Florence's apartment in Harlem. It had everything we needed for our week stay in NY. There are local places to eat (although I probably wouldn't bother with Harlem Shake again as a bit over priced for what you get!). There is a great food store around the corner. We bought an open top bus ticket for a couple of days and it picked us up and dropped us by the Apollo theater, so easy transport.
The Apartment was spotless and really nicely done which made our stay even more enjoyable. NY is amazing........never enough hours in the day!!