David's place is a shared house in a neat neighborhood. The bed was comfortable and the bedroom was clean. Bring earplugs if you're overly sensitive to road noise (welcome to New York). The bathrooms are shared and the one near our room got very very warm with all of the individual people showering.
As two young women, we felt totally fine walking from the subway station back to the house at 1am. The nearest subway station is a little over half mile away, and then it's about half an hour to the center of Manhattan. The journey was a pleasant enough part of the tourist experience. A worthwhile place for the price.