We (my husband and our two young daughters) staid in the downstairs of Shelley’s beautiful brownstone for three months in the summer. The space is cool, clean, and comfortable. The area is lively, but in a good way, and felt safe and friendly. It’s well connected to different areas in NYC (especially by subway). The distance to downtown Manhattan for us was on average 45min from the apartment (with the kids about 1h). Shelley is very welcoming, warm, flexible and extremely helpful. Best host you can imagine!