The apartment is located in a quiet street and in a 5min walk you are at the Metro station which will bring you everywhere you want to go. Mini market for some groceries is only 2 blocks away.
Communication with Archina is very easy via sms or whatsapp and she answers any questions quickly.
We've read some reviews about noise coming from the house above the basement apartment and we indeed heard people walking around, but this was only in the morning when we were already up and as we've spend the rest of our day in NYC we haven't at all been bothered by this.
We haven't met Archina in person, but she made us feel very welcome and our stay was everything we hoped for. We can certainly recommend this place.