A nice clean apartment near 2nd Avenue subway station. The apartment is a studio with a double bed and equipped kitchen. Wifi is excellent, clean bed sheets and towels provided and the building is secure.
But, and this is the downside, the noise from outside is on another level. I was staying Thurs-Monday, so I can't speak about what it's like during the week, but on Fri and Sat night I got woken up round 2-3am (and that's with headphones on with music and an eye-mask). On Friday night there was a massive brawl in the street right outside the apartment and 4 police cars were called. I know this is nothing to do with the host, but this is the vibe of the area...leaving aside the brawl, which can happen anywhere, there are bars along the street so from around 11pm it gets very noisy and boisterous. If that's your scene and you're out the whole night, then this place is great; but if you are here for work or you just go to bed at a normal time, then you won't sleep and it's a problem. I had two nights of disrupted sleep. The occupants in the apartment upstairs also came in late and the noise and creaking through the floors was a real pain.
I know it's NY and I know it's not going to be quiet like a church storage room, but trust me, having stayed in many neighbourhoods across the city, this is up there when it comes to noise.