Overall, the apartment is fine to stay in. My negative score is mostly for issues with the host who rudely surprised me with unwarranted fees without ever trying to work things out with me before making allegations to Airbnb.
When I arrived at the apartment, the ACs were already on in each room and had chilled the apartment, which was a nice treat during the summer. There were two bedrooms. The other resident did not sleep in the rooms the first few weeks but had forgotten to turn the AC off so it ran 24/7. To my surprise, when I checked out, the host tried to charge me for high electricity usage. I let them know that their roommate forget to turn off the AC, but the host tried to claim ACs don't use much electricity and it was because I used excessive lights or the TV (which I didn't use since it did not work).
Early in my stay, I complained to the host about a strong negative odor in the apartment. They said that shouldn't be possible since the apartment was just cleaned, so I left the windows open instead to let the bad smell out. When checking out, the host tried to charge me for the same negative smell and claimed they had to excessively clean the oven to get rid of it.
The sink was slightly clogged when I arrived, but I did not notify the host about it (since they did nothing about the smell i complained about). The host also tried to charge me for this.
With regards to the location of the apartment, it is great for tourists but does have some drawbacks to consider. It is right next to a busy street with a lot going on and a lot of interesting restaurants within walkable distance. The downside of this is that it is pretty noisy, even for a NY apartment. Every weekend, you will hear loud music playing from the bar across the street for most of the day and into the night, so you will need ear plugs to sleep. The room itself gets a lot of natural light which is really wonderful. However, there are no blackout curtains so you will need an eye mask if you want to sleep in.
When checking out, I did make a mistake of leaving the apartment with one of the keys. However, instead of asking me about it, the host filed a claim to get reimbursed. I was very close in the city, and was able to return the key within hours of being notified it was missing and before the next guest arrived. It is very unfortunate that the host is more interested in trying to get extra money out of people instead of trying to communicate about issues that could be easily solved.
More evidence that the host was trying to charge extra money is that the host's roommate lived in the apartment for multiple weeks with me, but neither the host nor the roommate made any allegations until after I checked out when they tried to charge me extra money. The host's roommate used the same electricity, living room, oven, sink, etc. as me, and never said anything was wrong. Overall, the other roommate seemed friendly (and also had a friendly dog).
My recommendation to future guests would be to note down all issues in writing before you check out so that the host does not try to charge you for them.