We loved staying in Bed-Stuy in Kadisha's apartment! It is close to the subway stops Utica Av and Ralph Av with lines A and C (so easy to get to JFK!) and to Gates Av with the lines J and Z. All of those take you to Manhattan in about 25 minutes. We also really enjoyed exploring our neighbourhood: there are a couple of really nice (coffee) shops just around the corner and people were really friendly everywhere. If you want to experience the real Brooklyn vibe, don't go to Williamsburg, but come here :) Kadisha let us check-in early and we could leave our luggage in the hallway once we checked out, which was really helpful. Communication was super quick, too. All in all we had a great time and will hopefully be able to come back soon!