This apartment is located in a great location on the Upper West Side- we loved taking morning walks around the reservoir in Central Park. I attended several events at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Lincoln Center) and I could just zip down there to attend. If you like cooking classes, you can find them on the website 'Course Horse.' Joeseph was very responsive to our several queries. When we arrived, there was some construction work being done on the outside of the building, but this did not go on for very long. I highly recommend renting this apartment!