The apartment was cozy and nice. I was a bit disappointed I never saw the family as I was looking forward to a bit of community during my stay but they were in Jersey. Despite that, the super let me in and was very kind and helpful, the cat was charming and I felt lucky the other boarded was very nice. (at first I was nervous about staying in a house with a person I hadn't reviewed but I was lucky he was very kind). I was unknowledgeable about NYC geography and had a hard time finding that my commute to my conference in east village was about 50 minutes long and the place was about a 45 minute cab ride from Times Square. If you are staying here just know to expect that. The apartment is only a short walk to the subway entrance which is very convenient and also good as sometimes it felt a bit sketchy in the neighborhood later at night. Karen was a good communicator and was good at answering any questions promptly.