I read all the reviews before booking the apt so I had an idea of what to expect. The apartment like people said is VERY noisy in the bedroom on the street side. Even with a sound machine. Also, the neighbors footsteps upstairs are very loud as well. The back bedroom was nice and cozy. The apartment was clean but needed updating. We had an issue with the radiator not working properly (and told a space heater would blow the fuse) so the apt was very cold. Fernando was wonderful and tried to fix the problem. (We were told there would be some sort of compensation which didnt happen.) Overall, if you know NY and how noise and older apartments can play a factor... this apt is centrally located and decently priced for the amount of space.