Great, quirky NYC apartment--especially for a small family--in my favorite NYC residential neighborhood. The building is old, but the apartment felt "fresher" than is sometimes the case in these nineteenth-century walk-ups. Plenty of space for all three of us. Quick in and out of Manhattan, but lots of diversions locally, too. (Lucali! Brooklyn Farmacy! Pok Pok Ny! Momofuku Milk Bar!) Having an animal companion was another plus (for us, anyway). Our kid was ready to abandon our three-bedroom home in California to move to South Brooklyn. We were late arriving, but getting into the apartment was no problem and very clear instructions awaited us inside.