Alex’s place is the entire top floor of a huge house in Flatbush. It is about 5-10 minute walk from the subway station which is half an hour into Times Square. We never met Alex but were greeted by Cynthia who was very warm on arrival and fulfilled any requests we had. The house was extremely warm but there were fans offered for the rooms and it was fine to just open the window, although it was a bit noisy outside in the morning as the road is busy. There was a fridge packed with water (and beer!) and a microwave and kettle. It was a great base for a short stay in NYC.