Overall we had an enjoyable stay in Queens - good transport links to Manhattan, and as a mother and daughter we felt it was a very safe area and never felt unsafe once during our stay. The apartment is spacious and bright, with a nice balcony and check in/check out was very easy.
However this apartment would benefit from some more effort in terms of what is provided. We were lucky we happened to bring our own towels as there were no hand towels, shower mat. In the kitchen no salt/pepper even though it says its provided (we left salt for the next guests) no dish drainer, the shelves were quite dusty and there was only one drinking vessel to drink out of the first two nights which is strange for a place that says it can host 5 people. In fairness I mentioned this to the host and when we came back one day he had bought 4 cups which we appreciated. The shower curtain was very mouldy and the shower space is very small - this would be fine if the shower curtain wasn't mouldy but for someone with bad asthma this wasn't overly pleasant. The TV channels didn't work and while the WIFI was good I had to keep resetting it as it kept disconnecting. When we arrived the floor was still extremely wet and without any bath mats we were worried one of us might slip and hurt ourselves, luckily we were very careful. One of the beds seemed to be a bit broken too. I think the listing also mentions a dishwasher and coffee maker are provided but these are not in the apartment (which didn't matter for us anyway).
The aircon was very good and the host was helpful in terms of places to eat in the neighbourhood. We absolutely loved NYC, what a fantastic city. With a bit more effort this place would be great, I would recommend staying if you are going to spend most of your time sightseeing in Manhattan. I have stayed in a lot of AirBnBs before and just in terms of the effort made I have seen in other places that I have rated 4/5 stars I can't say the same, but with additional bits and pieces added in the future I could see it as a 4/5 star, so I think this is a fair review. Thanks for the stay!