Nadya's house is beautiful, and in a lovely green and quiet neighbourhood. Her flatmates were friendly and very helpful when I needed to find my way around. I did misjudge the distance from the house to the ferry stop, it is a bit over 2km, so about 30 minutes walk. The ferry journey to and from Manhattan is really a perk of staying in Staten Island, and I highly recommend it, not just the Staten Island ferry, but also the smaller ferrys to midtown.