Laura's apartment is good. Very spacious and sunny as described. Air conditioners in the hall and bedroom are very welcome on the hotter seasons. Shower is good and there are restaurants and market very close.
The negative points is the smell of mildew and the apartment situation is older than it looks on its airbnb photos.
We also had a problem regarding to the Metro that I don't know if is frequent. At least during the week we've stayed, we generally arrived after midnight. The frequence of trains this time is much lower and in addition to the delays due to maintanance, made the journey from midtown (Central Park, times square area) took about 2 hours.
Laura's place has a good cost-benefit and is worth the price you pay but, If you are a tourist that has few days to visit NY and love to enjoy the night life, maybe a place closer to midtown is a better option.