I had reserved a single room with a park view.
"I expected a river or a park view," he said.
A night at the Plaza costs about $515 for a double room with a park view.
The 140-seat jazz cafe will also have a park view.
Both have two baths and neither has a park view.
In the same building, the asking price for a classic seven on a higher floor with a fireplace and a park view is $5.595 million.
A starting price for a classic six in "original good condition" with a park view is around $2.5 million, he said.
Standard rooms here with either harbor or park views are $154.
The same survey reported the unemployment rate in Park View to be 9.6%.
"I have a great apartment with park views and I feel safe here."