This is a good place to stay specially if you’re not staying too much or if you’re going to take it just to sleep and take showers…
It’s 42 or 45mntw away from New York so if it is your first time going there, you need to speak very good English and have a good management of Google maps in order to not to get lost and avoid being over stressed.
The neighborhood make you feel kind of uncomfortable and unsafe if you’re going by yourself and you’re a woman, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dangerous, just be preventive.