i wish i could give this place zero stars. i can't so i didn't . one star max. the problem is not the apartment. the apartment is ok. the problem is the greed of the owner. she advertises it as being suitable for 9?!!! absolutely not!! we had 8 and it was freaking horrible, and lets not blame it on NYC. we stayed in another apt in NYC with 8 and everyone was really satisfied. and we would have been satisfied here if we were in a group of 5 max 6. thats all this apt can really handle and the owner knows it and it is her greed that she sells it to 7, 8 or 9 people. not cool. maybe take this apt if you are in a group of 5 or 6. any more than that - avoid it like the plague. not complaining about the one bathroom, but if she invested some cash into the bathroom - some shelves for example - it would have been nicer. or the kitchen - rents it to 9 people - i am sure there were neither 9 plates nor nine glasses to use. my personal favorite was the open trash can next to the pull out bed in the "living room/ kitchen" how are you going to sleep next to a trash can with no cover? how much does it cost to correct that? greed!! Yeah - not a good neighborhood, not close to the subway and the apt sucked. you can do much better in NYC for the same money. I know that i did. not recommended. Oops - almost forgot. One night, other renters from downstairs came into their aptarment for 2 people took a look around and then called an uber and left immediately. asked me about upstairs - told them i wasnt happy but they said downstairs was intolerable - this was 10 pm at night - and they got out quick. learn from our mistakes and avoid. 5 people maybe but not great but only if it is cheap for 5 /6 . if it aint really cheap, which i doubt, cause owner is greedy, go elsewhere. almost forgot to mention the cockroaches. i would pass on this place