Toni was a great host. She gave fantastic food recommendations for a variety of local places, and we had some of the best food of our whole USA trip. The apartment was clean and comfortable, with lots of space to relax in. Toni provided lots of info about New York in the apartment which was handy.
We (two Aussie girls, mid-20s) felt safe in the neighourhood, even walking from the subway late at night.
The location is reasonably easy to get to, we sometimes had to wait a while for the right subway train but the space you get and the money you save make up for that inconvenience.
we loved our stay in New York!