Joel is a gentle host!
The house is clean, big enough for having a nice week in New York: any service you need is there (TV, fridge, microwave oven), the bathroom is big and clean, the kitchen equipped with appliances and crockery, the sleeping room nice. Two air conditioners are far enough to keep fresh and dry the house during August warm nights.
Joel and Jamila are reserved but friendly: Joel described anything about the house with accuracy, and so he did about the bus stops and groceries in the neighborhoods. It was our first time in New York, thess informations were very useful.
Closest bus stop is 100 meters from the house: lower Manhattan is 50 minutes from the house (bus B15 then Red line uptown), and there are no problems getting back late at night with buses and subways, also after midnight. I suggest MTA app on Google and Apple store, very useful to choose buses and train in the subway.