I had a very nice stay at Vinny's place. The apartment is well located (5min walk from metro stop) on the corner of the lively Ditmars Blvd, where you can find shops, restaurants, etc.
The apartment is also nice if you want something simple after a day of exploring the city. The kitchen is well equipped with all necessary appliances.
Communication with Vinny is very easy, and he is very responsive and helpful if you need something. He was also very flexible with check-in and check-out, which was very much appreciated.
Just a couple of notes that were not clear to me in the apartment's description when I booked:
1) the apartment has 3 rooms and they are all occupied by AirBnB guests (I never saw the other guests and barely heard them, so that was ok for me). However, this meant that the bathroom became not so clean after a couple of days (e.g. hairs on the floor, soap deposit in the bath, etc)
2) I did not get the room that was advertised, although I got a very similar room (small single bed, space to store clothes) but it didn't have the TV like was advertised in the room description. I didn't mind not having a TV as I wouldn't have watched it anyways, but maybe for some people it is important, so you might want to check that.