I really liked my stay in Joe's apartment. If you are looking for a place where you sleep at night, wake up in the morning and head out to explore the city and come back late in the afternoon to go to sleep again, this is the perfect place for you.
The thing that I liked the most is the closeness to the subway (63 Rego Park subway station - make sure to exit at 64 st) and the shopping area in Rego Park (you can find Marshall's, Burlington Coat Factory, TjMaxx and Century21) and at a subway stop away (Woodheaven Blvd) you can find the Queens Mall.
The location 30 minutes away from Manhattan.