Perfectly okay for the $
The challenge in Manhattan (when one does not have the luxury of one's employer picking up the hotel tab) is finding a decent room that 1) doesn't break the bank and 2) isn't dirty or creepy. It's easy to find hotels that fit the first category, but hard to identify the ones that also fill the second. NYMA is not at all luxurious, but it's well priced, clean, staffed by friendly people and conveniently located near the subway and within walking distance of many things. The location in Koreatown is not to everyone's taste, but as we're addicted to Asian food, it worked for us (try the Mandoo Bar for a quick bite). We'd stay there again.