neighborhood: very unsafe. we witnessed a shooting right outside the apartment that resulted in a 16 year old boy's death (very traumatizing). we also witnessed a physical fist fight that escalated to one car hitting another car on purpose 1 block away. I was also stalked by someone after not giving them money 1 block away.
building: very old and dated, not the cleanest, hallways smells stale, stairs are narrow for anyone with a disability
apartment: similar to pictures, but not as nice, furniture, bed, bed sheets, blankets, pillows are of bad quality (futon was practically falling apart, bed sheets are cheap, rough ones from IKEA, pillows, blankets are of poor quality), tall ceilings was nice though
host: it was a bit difficult to book this place because Benjamin tries very hard to optimize for occupancy rate. even though the apartment was available during my initial requested time, the host declined my request until I can adjust my dates so that there are no days where the apartment is unoccupied. this was terribly inconvenient. check in and other communication with host thereafter was fine. he generally responds within a day.
overall: NYC real estate is expensive, but $6k a month for this? no thanks. not worth it.