Jarad was an excellent host who offered his home as yours. The sleeping arrangements were great. We went @ cold time of year but when we came home, it was proper nice and hot ;-) There was direct access to NY city center via Sub. If you wonder around local neighbourhood too, you will find very interesting Streets and shops. We found the neighbourhood to be a little intimidating when we first arrived @nite but found the people to be very friendly... So to summarise: If I had a friend who was interested in visiting NYC, I would send them to Jarads house :-)