Super local and rich in hipness and a great cultural NYC experience. Citi Bike rental, the park, any type of restaurant, bar, club is within 2-15 minute walk!! Marble stair walk up four flights. Smells of all different types of cooking and smoking 420 etc. just like everywhere you go in the city. lol. You are in the thick of a New York City scene! All the characters from A-Z live in this building. Its def not upper east side vibe, which was good for us because we were not looking for that. Its ironic because this flat is probably worth millions but its kept its hip vibe of being not overly fancy but just classy enough with a masculine edginess...enough to suit most tastes. We felt safe which was important to us. The deadbolt lock wasn't working, but the smaller lock did work. We told owner and he was receptive to it. We also needed a full length mirror, but the flat did not have one. There was a sizable long mirror in a solid frame over the master bed, so we improvised, took it down and placed it as a full length outfit mirror in the long hallway. Then we forgot to rehang it! Hoping owner was not too mad. Bright, airy , great large windows with original brick walls throughout, spacious place for NYC. The fire escape area had a super cute astro turf pad, with greenery and we wanted to hang there most of the time. The view of the beautiful skyline was awesome!! Talk about sunset photo ops! Also the beds were very very comfortable!! I think the owner could repair some crumbling window ceils and add a cool floor light in the living room for ambiance. Other than that it was perf! Thanks again Matei!