Desmar's place had everything we needed. It is steps away from a shopping centre, Yankee Stadium, the subway station, and Giovanni's where we had awesome pizza and clams. It is also about 10 mins from Harlem if one wanted to walk there. The studio was clean, with a private entrance, complete with kitchen and private toilet. We took the subway into Manhattan everyday without any issue. It is approximately 20mins to downtown Manhattan by subway. We actually preferred the ambiance of South Bronx compared to the more gentrified Brooklyn. Desmar is a Musical Director for the Pregones Puerto Rican Travelling Theater group which is a few doors down from his place. He hooked us up with FREE tickets to an amazing play that he was a part of. We could not have asked for a better NY experience. We will be staying here again when we go back.