The apartment is lovely, it has everything you need: we decided to crash at home to get over our jet lag and we found everything we needed (including some bagels and cream cheese left for us in the fridge!).

The apartment is located very close to grocery stores and a laundromat and there are a few cute diners in the area. Manhattan can be reached in about 45 min depending on where you want to go.

Nadine was not available but we were in contact with her friend Loran who was wonderful. We even managed to have something shipped there before we arrived and Loran helped us get in touch with the neighbor who received the shipment (Thank you!).

The neighborhood was quiet during working days, not so much over Christmas (we visited over Christmas and New Year's and I was harassed while grocery shopping on Christmas eve). I was a little hesitant about going out and about after that, but once the holidays were over it was the quiet neighborhood others have described.