My boyfriend and I stayed at Raffaella’s for a weekend in New York City and loved it! Safe street, we had the easiest time parking our car for free right out front (we arrived earlier in the day though, could get harder after work hours), and it was fairly easy access to the subway. The space is clean and I was shocked at how roomy it was. On our second day we ate in Astoria, and walking around the area to and from the restaurant was genuinely enjoyable and we felt very safe. Raffaella was a communicative host through the app, and gave us plenty of space and freedom with self-check-in via a keypad, which was nice. The entrance to the apartment is down the alley stairs, which I did almost miss. But at night, motion lights come on which made it feel very safe. We hope to stay again in the future!