Three words for Giovanni’s place: cozy, clean, and quiet. Giovanni is also a lovely man, polite and attentive. This apartment is for inveterate NYers coming in from intense days in the city: It is in a basement, no windows or direct access to the outside. My daughter, now a Brooklynite, says many of her friends live this way. Alas, I am a naïve Philadelphian, but am glad to help Giovanni care for his mother’s house.