It was a great pleasure staying at Garys place. The location is perfect, very close to subways, Soho, Little Italy, China Town etc. and just a few blogs away from Broadway (great shopping) :)
True that Bowery is a noisy street, but nothing that was not expected when you go to a big city like NYC. Easy to get to from Newark. Would definitely stay there again. Expect detailed info. on check in and check out a couple of days prior to arrival. It worked perfectly.