the area is very quiet and relaxing, even though near the hospital there is not really any noise from traffic which is great. Too much furniture which is on the large side so constantly walking round everything especially in the bedrooms. Grace was great at communicating and access was very easy. Not far from the subway however after a few days it was tiresome to travel to and from manhattan, approx 40 mins to the centre, so if planning on travelling into manhattan every day you will need to consider this amount of time sitting on the train each way.