Pros:
- Marc was helpful and easy to communicate with
- The apartment is big and spacious, and has plenty of kitchenware
- Nice neighbors and neighborhood

Cons:
- If you're familiar with NYC and know that you want to be in this location, it's great. If you are a tourist or someone who's new to the area, it's very far away and there's not much to do. I found myself always traveling to friends in other areas and most people didn't feel like coming all the way up to my place.
- The apartment is very basic. The only hangout spot is the wooden benches in the living room, and the bedroom is literally only a mattress on the floor. There's nowhere to hangout.
- My experience was rather dirty. The shower curtain was covered in mold, and the kitchen and many of the utensils had yellowish stains on them. The bedroom had lots of dust flying around in it, so I had to give the whole apartment a good cleaning when I arrived.

As a summary, Marc was a great host and the place looks like it does in the pictures. It could have definitely been a bit cleaner and more atmospheric, but it still looks like the pics.

Would I go again?

No. The combination of the location and the stripped down vibe of the apartment made me constantly leave, and that made my stay pretty inconvenient. The commute looked alright on paper, but it was more inconvenient than I thought it would be. It's great as long as you don't need to go elsewhere on a regular basis, but in NYC you WILL want to go to other places on a regular basis.