Gabriel's place was great. We used it as a landing pad while apartment hunting and it was solid for that. Being right next to the park was a huge perk, the apartment was clean, and there was a nice desk setup in the bedroom for working. There's a great grocery store and the subway station right around the corner.
The neighborhood is really cool. There are some awesome Caribbean restaurants that are worth exploring while your there.
The WiFI was slowww when two people were trying to work, and there isn't much natural light in the apartment, but those are both pretty small gripes when it comes to rentals in NYC.