Birgitta and Dave were warmly welcoming to us and checking logistics before we arrived and were wonderfully helpful with Brooklyn familiarization after we got there. The apartment was located close to family-friendly restaurants and subway stations. There was city noise, of course, but it wasn't sleep blocking. Street parking is available but cars need to be moved for an hour and a half one day a week for street cleaning. We decided it was easier to pay the $45 fine, not that much more expensive than a parking lot might have been.