Our stay in New York was really nice, also because we found such a great place to stay! Marc's apartment is really nice decorated, very spacious, has a good shower and a nice bed, and a full kitchen to use. From Marc's apartment to the metro stop (we used the Q line Parkside Avenue stop) it's just a couple of minutes walk and next to the metro stop is a small but good supermarket: very convenient. The train ride to Manhattan takes about 20 minutes, all night long. Perfect - we bought a week pass for the Metro which was 30 dollars each, so great value. Would definitely go back to Marc's place if we visit NY again.