In our experience, Chris's place was pretty much the gold standard of what Airbnb can be. We had high expectations from the listing, but they were met and exceeded.
While his schedule kept him slightly out of sync with us when we were staying there, we always felt extremely welcome and had a good time anytime we would get to talk. The local tips and museum memberships were a great bonus, especially being able to go the members-only movie night in Brooklyn Botanical gardens (which turned out to be the highlight of the trip). Getting to Manhattan every day was trivial as the Subway was close by (just far enough to not be bothered by any noise).
Finally, Jitsu was fantastic and pretty much adopted us from the first day. Nothing quite makes you feel like home somewhere like a friendly dog rushing to meet you when you get up in the morning.
All in all, this is how Airbnb always should be, and it's great to know we now have a home away from home whenever we're in New York.