Fine for first apartmenr
Pros
Great location in gramercy and big space for price
Cons
Not well maintained with not so great management. A lot of loud construction with no end in sight.
Great location, meh apartment
Pros
Location, is next to a school so pretty quiet at night
Cons
When we moved in the unit was filthy and had not been cleaned at all, if you are not very diligent there will be roaches (and even when you are there will be some), we lived on the top floor and had some leaking in ceiling with heavy rain, super is ok about fixing things but you usually have to bug them a bit, pre-war buillding so there is a lot of dirt and gaping in the baseboards, etc.
Advice to the owners
Clean your units