I'm so glad we stayed near Central Park. When you visit over the Christmas/New Year's week, NYC is even busier. Amelia's place was perfect...near 3 subway stations, safe, doorman building, enough space to share for all of us. She was great at communicating with us and I would definitely stay there again. We visited many museums with our 12 year old granddaughter. If you haven't gone before, check out the apartment tours at the Tenement Museum.