Staying at Ryan's was a very good experience
I spent 1 week at his apartment with my 2 daughters in his absence. I met him for 10 minutes only when we arrived, but he was very keen to provide me with information about the neighborhood and he texted me a couple of time to make sure that everything was all right with the apartment during our stay.
The apartment is very well located. While the building complex was very quiet, lots of restaurants and stores are within a 2 minutes’ walk on Ditmars Blvd. We did not test any of the restaurants as we ate most of the time in Manhattan, but many seemed very popular and busy with a lot of people. We felt safe at all time in this environment. Very close (5 min. walk) to the N-Q subway line. In 20-25 minutes we were at Times Square after leaving the apartment. I came to NY by car and was able to park the whole week in the street for free in front of the building. The car didn't move except for Thursday morning between 8:30 and 10:00 when there is street cleaning. Other Streets around have different cleaning days, so it is possible to move the car for this period.

The apartment was clean, recently renovated. My daughters slept in a double bed in the bedroom and I took the couch, which is comfortable (I slept very well) but just a little short for my 6 feet. There was also an inflatable mattress available but we did not use it. We had all the services we needed (gas range, refrigerator, air conditioning, washer dryer, etc.) Since it is a new apartment, the internet was not installed yet, but that was supposed to be done in the upcoming days (I indeed saw the contract posted on the fridge!) So ask Ryan if it is completed in case it is a must for you. The apartment is ideal for 2, very good for 3. It would be my first choice if I go back to NY.