This a very good alternative when traveling on a budget in New York.
Pros: great location, near the metro, easy to access all the main attractions, near supermarkets and places to eat. Antonia is as well a great host, replied very fast and made sure we felt comfortable. You have a small independent apartment with everything you need, very clean.
Cons: the street is not nice as well as the building, even a rat was viewed running around. You can feel unsafe or uncomfortable specially at night even though nothing bad happened while we were there. Despite that we would recommend.