THE GOOD:
(1) It is cheap (2) Safe area (3) Close to Long Island Rail Road (LIRR): a 20-minute walk or $9 by Lyft to the LIRR Queen's Village station, which makes it convenient to get to Manhattan

THE BAD:
(1) Extremely noisy: sounds from the above apartment is very loud, such as footsteps, piano/keyboard and voices. There were several days I couldn't sleep because of the constant noise
(2) Smells: there is a sewage-like smell in the unit, it is masked by the heavy electric air freshener, which I find a little suffocating
(3) Toilet rules: within the unit, there are warnings not to flush anything in the toilet, even toilet paper! And they state there are "sewage bags" for disposing toilet paper. This is just a disgraceful thing to even tell anyone. If your toilet cannot handle flushing toilet paper then you should change it, not ask inhumane and shameful things of your guests
VERDICT: I will definitely not stay here again. That said, I give it 3 stars because, let's be honest, it is pretty cheap and is in a relatively safe area close to the train. So weigh the negatives against that. The hosts would do well to address the negatives. I did not have any clash or interaction with the hosts, this is just an honest review. May the wind be always at your back.