I traveled solo to NYC as a city novice and felt safe walking around, even late at night as a lady on my own. My bedroom door had a lock & key and the apartment building has 24/7 doormen who are extremely polite. Gabriel kindly gave me recommendations before my visit and made sure I had what I needed. There's a healthy grocery store just outside (don't have to cross any streets!) so you can eat on a budget! This is a budget stay and is a lived-in apartment. Expect that and not a swanky hotel room. But it's comfortable, has fabulous hot water / water pressure, and saved me a ton of money for a nearby conference held in a hotel that would've been over 2x the cost.