The apartment is pretty much as described, and really worked for what we needed (a place to crash for 4 friends for one night when we were going to a wedding in the midtown). The layout is a little weird, and as others have mentioned there is a staircase in the apartment leading to a locked door. There is something that looks like a camera on the ceiling in the hallway, but it's unclear if it is actually used or not. The building manager who let us in was very nice and attentive and responded quickly to our texts. It was a great location for doing things in Manhattan, especially since we were driving from new England- we were able to find street parking easily, and didn't have to drive in the city really at all. The 1 train is right on the corner, and it was an easy Uber ride to places we were going. The neighborhood is cute but not super gentrified. There is very delicious food.