Really enjoyed our stay at Alex and Shaila's apartment. It was clean, spacious, well-equipped and situated in a pretty and quiet neighbourhood. Alex kindly gave us some recommendations for nearby establishments and the ones we went to were great, our faves were Saraghina and Peaches Hot House.
The apartment is about a 10-15 walk to the subway and from there was about 20 mins on a train into Manhattan.
The only small negative was a slightly creaky bed but overall we loved staying here and highly recommend it to others visiting NYC.
Thanks Shaila and Alex!