Everything was perfect about the 8 days that we have spent in James's house. The house is fairly big and spacious, it was good not to get stuck in a small hotel room. We wish we could spend more time in the house but it was not possible to do so in a restricted time.
It took a little long to arrive at Manhattan (approximately 35-40min.) but not a big problem. We always arrived home after midnight and the subway (J train) was quite full, so it seemed safer =) normally i expected it to be empty and scary but wasn't like that and the huge police station on James's street gives you confidence anyways.
I recommend his place if you're looking for a really nice and safe place to stay in New York.

Merve.