Aurelien's place is great; it is clean, the bed is comfy, the kitchen is well equipped and the shower/bath is excellent.
It is only about five minutes from two subway stations. A slightly longer walk takes you to Flushing Ave and a different line into Manhatten.
Locally there are some great food shops and a place where they make raw chocolate. On Flushing Avenue is an excellent bookshop and a recommended Ethiopian cafe called Bunna doing great food and coffee. Champs is another cafe nearby and is a place with great reviews. The Squeeze is just around the corner from Champs and is another outlet for the health conscious.
I recommend Aurelien's place!
I'd try and book there first if I ever go to Brooklyn again!