We visited NYC for the marathon, and this was our first time in the City. We are from a small town in the South....the real-life version of Country Comes to City! We had a few moments of culture shock driving from the airport, actually, just shock in general, but we quickly felt comfortable in this neighborhood; people made eye contact and spoke! Not so much downtown! We were going nonstop, so wanted a clean, safe and comfortable place to recharge. Rosa’s place provided everything we needed, and was very convenient to the Subway. Rosa was very quick to communicate as well.