I loved staying at Gal's apartment. What is there not to love when you are on the main restaurant avenue in the area with everything you can wish for in food ways, less than 10 min walk to subway, 15 min walk to either the Empire State Building or Madison Square Garden, and a cozy and very welcoming apartment to stay at. Plus the delicious gelato place on street level of course. The description of the apartment was most definitely accurate! Both Gal and her husband were available on their phones and quick to respond if needed as well as very considerate to accommodate a pleasant stay by making sure the room was comfortable for example.
I would highly recommend to stay at this apartment if you want to experience a more "true" NYC vacation/trip and if you want to have to option of walking to basically all the big tourist attractions except for maybe Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, which is only a total of 20-25 min travel time with walk and subway ride.