Silva greeted me the first day of my arrival. She gave really clear instructions on how to get to the apartment and such, as well as food recommendation around the area. Noises is expected, since hello, it's New York City. A lot of places are within walking distance, like the post office is literally 1 block away, the subway station that gets you to downtown is 2 blocks away, food is around the neighborhood, Columbia University is 15 min away, so as Central Park. There are a few grocery stores I shopped at to get the necessity that I need. I cannot ask for a better place to stay other than Silva's!