Pros: spacious, clean and has your basic amenities. There's also several food options nearby in walking and short bus ride distance as well as delivery options. Tema is communicative and was able to answer our questions within a timely fashion when we would reach out. We booked for a group of 7, but ended up with only 5 of us making it there due to airline issues the day of check-in. There was still plenty of bed/couch space for either number of guests. You can easily reach the Airbnb via public transport and little walking or rideshare.
Cons: the noise. The Airbnb is at the basement level of the home and unfortunately, the floor isn't thick enough and you can literally hear the walking from above. Half of our group has children so we know toddlers are not easy and the footsteps from the kids are easily discernible from the adults. It was the adult footsteps that were killing us. We would be woken up around 7-8 am each day as one bedroom is (I'm fairly certain) directly under the stairwell and it honestly sounded like thundering rhinos. In the listing, it just says that quiet time is 10 pm, which we are fine with. But I'm guessing it only applies to the ones renting the Airbnb? Because on our last night there, there was movement and noise well past 11:30 pm. After the second night there, I did reach out to the host to ask if there was anything we could do to help with noise reduction and she replied fairly quickly to apologize and say that she would do her best, but it's hard with kids (totally understandable) and that we are forewarned when we book about the noise. I did double check the listing and it only refers to quiet time, but nothing about noise coming through the floors. Again, the children's footsteps weren't that bad - it was definitely adult footsteps.
This is neither pro or con really, but I think it'll help those that are traveling to New York for the first time:
We booked Tema's space thinking it was the Brooklyn area nearest Manhattan, but it's actually lower Brooklyn, so just FYI: if you're taking public transport (subway/bus) to get to the popular attractions, your commute will be over an hour. But the space is easily accessible via public transport, so you will still save money by not using rideshare.
TLDR; spacious and clean, but if you're a light sleeper or want to sleep in, it might not be a good match.