Ed's place is located on the second floor of the apartment building. It is centrally located, mere minutes away from Central Park and both high end and mid range eateries, pink berry and a local coffee joint.
Ed was friendly and accommodating in providing new towels. His place is neat and tidy and he is generous with sharing his space. The room though comfortable is very small and more suited for a solo traveller as one cannot walk about the room.
5th avenue and Times Square are about 15mins walk away and one can get there without tiring oneself out.
Would definitely recommend his place to the solo traveller. Do check back with him for laundry facilities as that wasn't available as a previous guest had misplaced the laundry card. However, there is a laundromat just across the apartment should you need clean clothes on the double.