We had a great time at Alina's apartment, staying for 3 weeks for our first visit to New York. It is modern, extremely well appointed and very clean with all the home comforts to make a very enjoyable stay. The beds were super comfortable to the point where I actually slept in to mid morning for the first time in years. It is 2.5 blocks from the closest subway station (the G train), there is a food market, laundromats, excellent coffee shops, liquor stores and take out places just around the corner, plus a couple of very good restaurants a few blocks away, about a 10 minute walk.
The neighbourhood (Bed-Stuy) is up and coming. It's a great area to base yourself for an extended stay in New York. The people are friendly, there are many small churches where you can hear beautiful gospel singing on Sundays and I never felt unsafe.
Alina and her husband were lovely hosts, very helpful and communication was excellent. I would highly recommend staying at Alina's. To be quite honest, we felt like we were coming home to a warm hug each day after our travels. Loved it. Thank you so much Alina and Ahmad.