I've had a great time at StuyTown. I actively avoided it during my apartment search, until one broker took me to see the apartments. I immediately fell in love. The apartments are some of the biggest you will find for that price in all of NY.

It kind of feels stale, but it definitely gets the job done. Huge bedroom with a walk in closet and another closet and the windows have a view of the empire State building. Elevator and laundry room downstairs (though that's $5/load). Lots of other amenities that make it a pretty easy place to live. Our water was brown for a second once.

I love living in StuyTown. It is a distinct neighborhood from where the office is in midtown and requires commuting by subway, but my commute to the office from 14th Street and Avenue A takes about 30 minutes door-to-door. StuyTown is very much its own community -- there is a lot of greenspace in between the buildings, there are two gyms for residents, an outdoor gym behind my building, basketball courts, playgrounds, etc. There are several resident services (i.e. child care, dog walkers, cleaning services, on-site maintenance workers). When I work late and take a car service home from the office, it takes between 10-20 minutes to drive home, depending on traffic. The neighborhood feels safe, generally.

Stuytown was perfect for us because we only had one day in NYC to find our apartment before we moved here from Chicago. Since the property is so large, Stuytown is run like a well oiled machine, making it easy to take care of the rental setup process from a different city. It is also the perfect place if you are moving to New York with a dog because there are walking paths and grass within the Stuytown community. Another bonus is that Stuytown is within walking distance to Stern.

Stuyvesant Town is worth the slightly higher rent it charges. The apartments are renovated and well-sized for NYC. Maintenance is super responsive - if anything goes wrong, it is fixed same-day. The amenities are also really nice, especially for busy business school students. They have package delivery to your door (behind a locked entrance, so you don't worry about them getting stolen); they shovel during snowstorms; there is 24/7 security of the property; they have seasonal events (farmers markets, ice skating rink, holiday decorations).

There is a NYU shuttle(Route C) that runs around the complex M-Th mornings. Very convenient to go to school.
Pretty quiet neighborhood.

Stuytown is a unique place to live in NYC. It is good value for students with roommates and the management is easy to work with. I recently moved out because it was too far for me to get to school, but otherwise I would have stayed.

Stuy town is amazing. It has a small town feel so perfect for ppl that like the quiet life, while still being in middle of alphabet city/ easy village. Only down side is lack of lighting, but i got lamps so it wasn't a big deal

The apartment is amazing. It is huge, a great value for the neighborhood and has a nice homie feel to it. You can escape city life by going into stuy town. THey have many different activities and events going on. Plus 11 different parks inside their property

Great place but expensive. Incredibly convenient for Stern students (there are tons of them here). StuyTown feels almost like it's own small town (hence the name).