We can highly recommend staying at Mark's great apartment in Hancock Street. After a rather challenging yellow cab ride from JFK with an unfriendly driver we were immediately put at ease by Mark who greeted on the steps and helped us settle in. The area is quiet and safe and has several lovely nearby bars and cafes which make you feel very welcome. We made the subway trip into Manhattan many times from Utica Station - a quick and cheap way to get into town.
Staying here was an ideal base for us three on our first family visit to New York. There is so much more to see so I hope we can return some day to this lovely apartment.
Thank you again Mark.