Overall if you're looking for a place to crash while running around New York this is a reasonably priced, reasonably located place to stay.

Three blocks from the metro, the #6 line will get you pretty much everywhere. The room was small but serviceable, the 3 of us had no problems. The building and neighborhood was very quiet (except for the Puerto Rican Cultural Festival day). The building key was very hard to work in the locks: we always had to jiggle, wiggle, rock, fiddle and wrestle with them every time we came back. The first night we thought we were locked out but THANK GOD one of her neighbors buzzed us in. There were always people on the street so it felt safe, although there were some shady characters by the metro at night. The hot water went out on us the last 30 hours of our stay. Not the hosts fault, but it was inconvenient. The host was very accessible via text message. The building was pet friendly so if you're sensitive to dog/cat smells this is not the place for you.