Jay's apartment is even better than described. He updated the TV to a flat screen. The apartment is on the end of the building with a court yard in the back of the living room and off the bedroom. For being in the exciting part of Chelsea, it was super quiet. Also the building has a secure entrance that it accessed by a key fob and even though the apartment is on the first floor, because of the basement and court yards, it is super secure--windows not accessible from the street, not street traffic. The French bistro on 9th was wonderful, we ate lunch and dinner. The wine shop on 7th is great because NY grocery stores don't sell wine and wine is expensive by the glass unless you go to happy hours. Subways were close. Felt like a native, we walked everywhere. Definitely would return!