Location, location, location is the story with this one. Number 7 subway at the corner of the block, one stop to 42d St/Grand Central or three stops to 42d St/Times Square, and from one of those an easy transfer to a north-south line to go anywhere in Manhattan. I've stayed in three different airbnb rentals in Brooklyn, and a train ride to mid Manhattan takes almost twice as long from there as from this location in LIC. Great neighborhood, too -- there are several solid restaurants and at least two 24-hour delis within less than a block, and a police station 200 feet away on the same side of the street provides a comforting presence.
Not a big place (it's an NYC studio, after all), but it has everything necessary, and a surprisingly large closet provides enough space to stash anything three people could possibly be bringing with them (or planning to take away). Highly recommended.