We had a wonderful stay and Kent and Damon were excellent hosts! The apartment was perfect for our family of four and the subway was only a couple blocks away. The ride to Midtown was maybe half an hour on the A train (yes, we Took the A Train!) The supermarket was a bit far - a fifteen-minute walk or one subway stop - but we felt perfectly safe walking there after dark and it was part of immersing ourselves in the culture. If we make it back to NYC, we'd happily stay there again.