Al's apartment was just lovely. We were coming up due to a family member in the hospital and Al graciously responded to the booking request quickly and was very flexible in assisting us. It's quite a spacious apartment for Manhattan and close to both the 1 Local and the A Express Train. There is a Starbucks on the same block and a McDonalds and nice little neighborhood Thai restaurant nearby (many other neighborhood places too but those are the ones we visited). Very convenient to anything you need and several small grocery stores within a couple of blocks.