We were a party of three from Germany and stayed in Theresas apartment for six nights to visit NY for the first time. Theresa was very nice and the apartment was very clean and had just everything we needed. Especially the amount of towels, the city guide and HD television have to be positively mentioned here. The subway was very closeby and it was super easy to get everywhere.
The neighbourhood was ok. There are certainly more tourist-friendly areas to stay, but the longer we stayed the more safe we felt. It was just the first night (Saturday I have to add) that there was a physical fight between two loudly cursing groups in front of our window that scared us a little.