Dirty - go somewhere else
My friend and I decided to treat ourselves to larger rooms for our last two nights in New York. We arrived at the hotel just after 3pm, after a very slow check-in we found that my friend's king executive room was ready, my king deluxe was not and we were told they were waiting for the room inspection. After about 15 mins of waiting in the foyer, we asked how much longer and got told about another half an hour. If we hadn't asked, would they have let us wait there? We went up to my friend's room to continue waiting, we rang down after about 45 mins and they told us they would ring us right back. After a couple more mins, we rang again, no answer. At this stage I’m getting pretty grumpy. Another couple of mins, we rang again, got told someone is on their way up. The guy at the desk brought up my room key, apologised for the wait, said I had been upgraded to a king executive (room 602) and gave us a voucher for a free American breakfast (not the standard continental). This gave me hope that all was not ruined and we went out to make the most of our time in New York. 
However when I went to have a shower late that night, I saw that the shower recess had mould & gunk growing in all the corners which would have taken several weeks to build up. I used a cotton bud to check that it was easily removable, and yes it was (see pictures). If my first room hadn't passed inspection, how had this one?
The only good thing I enjoyed about this hotel was the guy in the foyer (Bellboy? Lobby watcher? Concierge?) He was an older gentleman, always keen to offer tips, recommendations and directions and he did it with such enthusiasm that you couldn't help but smile. 
Overall: slow service at the front desk & poor housekeeping outweighed the nice location and the guy in the foyer. Use your money to go somewhere else.