The place is perfectly located in midtown Manhattan, and everything is close. We walked everywhere or took the subway, which is very close. The neighbourhood is quite shabby, but it has all sorts of shops and restaurants like Trader Joe's, Target, Chipotle, etc, within a 3-minute walk.
The flat is small but well divided and it is just like in the pictures. However, it could do with a fair bit of maintenance, from the walls which is dirty and full of holes, to the skirting, which has come off in a number of places. One of the rooms lacks a proper door; the kitchen table is wobbly; the sofa cover is dirty and there's not much room to move, thanks also to a broken locked wardrobe that is in the way. There is also limited crockery, cutlery, and kitchen utensils.
I know this is a cheap flat in NY, so I wasn't expecting luxury, but I would have liked it to be more welcoming, whereas this is a really unloved piece of real estate, suitable only if you are out all day.