We had a good time at Skip and Lisa. Skip was very friendly and helpful. He gave us some tips for our trip. The area is safe, you have some shopping places, some resdtaurants and a very nice park (overlooking manhattan).
By subway you are in ca. 15 min. in manhattan and the way to the subway is very short (2-3 min.).
If we want to go to NY, we will stay at skips house again.