Maxine is an excellent hostess. She is very respectful and gives you total privacy. In my particular case, I didn't have much interaction with her because I don't speak English and she doesn't speak Spanish, but we managed to understand each other well. The room is very spacious and comfortable, although the stairs are a bit narrow and steep, which made it difficult for me to get my luggage up and down. The distance to downtown New York is considerable, but I found public transportation just one street away from the apartment. One day I had a problem with the door lock of my room, and it was resolved shortly. At the end of my stay, Maxine was very friendly and took me in his car to the bus stop with my luggage to go to JFK airport, which is very close (20 minutes) from Maxine's apartment.
In general everything went very well in the 29 days I was staying in the apartment, I highly recommend Maxine apartment for your next visit to NYC.