Chikie is really a nice guy. He got out his flat to help me find it on the street, was OK to check me in at 11pm...
He knows really well his neighborhood and can show you nice bars, for example, or explain you how to get very quickly to the airport using the cheap MTA transportation system.

Very nice guy, he even offered me several drinks in a bar he knows, in order to show me the neighborhood.

His place is clean, comfortable and really near the center of NY (three express train stations, and the train station is 3minutes from his place)