Alex and his roomates are very lovely hosts and persons. The apartment is correct, the only problem is the noise outside at night. cars with very very loud music like to pass in the street and it can wake you up at any time in the night. The area is ok but a little far from everything. If you come to NY just to go to Manhattan and you dont want to live in Manhattan cause it is too expensive, so it is the right place. The J line is ten ;inutes walking distance and it takes you to manhattan directly. but if you want to go to other places in NY, like Queens, Bronx or other places in Brooklyn, public transportation will be tough.