I stayed at Biren's place for 4 nights. Although I did not meet Biren as he was out of town, I was greeted by his brother MJ & their mum, Aunty Gita. On arriving I was shown to my room, & around the house, & then sat down for a quick chat with them. MJ offered me lots of tips & advice on how to get around & what to see & do both in Jackson Heights & in central Manhattan. The house is immaculate, clean & extremely tidy & they expect you to keep it that way (which is only fair). They have a very professional attitude towards having guests in their house, with little things like a welcome note in your room, fresh water in the room daily, keyless entry etc. which is very hotel like, but at the same time it has a very homely feeling, & they respect your space & privacy.
The rooms is spacious, simple yet well decorated & has an extremely comfortable bed :-).
The place is very easy to get to, & the walk to the subway station is closer than you think, I walked everyday, even late at night & with luggage without any hassles at all or concerns for safely etc. The subway ride into 5th Avenue Manhattan is about 20 mins or less, so not bad at all, & from there you can walk to lots of places, or catch the subway further on.
I even got to JFK international from their place in under an hour with public transport, which was fairly easy.

Aunty Gita made me tea on occasions & MJ helped me with my heavy bags to my room, they definitely go that little extra to make you feel welcome.
They are extremely welcoming & hospitable hosts & I would definitely recommend a stay at their place if you are visiting NYC.