This is a beautiful old house. It is in Park Slope which is a really nice part of Brooklyn. We put our car in a paid garage for $100 for 3 days. It was easy to get to Manhattan by subway and it was about 20 to SoHo. Laurie has a depth of knowledge about the restaurants and bars in Park Slope and is happy to make recommendations. We had to go a little further for a restaurant that serves organic and it's generally very pricey here. We enjoyed walking around Brooklyn and even caught some music in the nearby park.