If you are looking for a comfortable, clean, relaxing, unique and beautifully artisitic experience in one of the coolest neighborhoods, look no further. Nick's place is all of these things and more.
Red hook has some great restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bars and art galleries and the best grocery store in NY (Fairways) within walking distance from Nick's home, there are several Citi Bike stations near by, which we rode on the path along the water to Dumbo (10-15 minutes away) where we stopped for coffee and then continued to ride across the Brooklyn Bridge into the Financial District in Manhattan, where we hopped on the subway to explore NYC.
In the evening we took the subway from the city back to Dumbo and from there we hopped on a Uber (or a taxi) back to Nicks place, where we had the most restful night's sleep, since Nick's place and Red Hook are blissfully quite during the night.
We also took the ferry ( a beautiful 20 minutes ride and free on wekends) from the station behind the Fairways supermarket (three short blocks away from Nick's) to pier 11 in the financial district and from there the subway to anywhere in the city.
Honestly, I was surprised that someone would share a place that was put together with such care, filled with so many personal and meaningful objects in one of the most interesting neighborhoods in NY.
I have become a fan of Red Hook!
Thank you Nick for sharing your space.
Humberto.