This is an excellent place to stay while visiting New York. It's super close to restaurants, a few coffee shops, and a grocery store but residential enough that it's quiet enough to sleep, relax, and or work. Shaila and Alex provide a full suite of amenities - bathroom toiletries, kitchen appliances, and cleaning supplies -, and I really love the fact that they are just upstairs, making the place seem safer and them available if needed. They were extremely responsive to my messages as well. Oh, also, if you're staying during the summer months, the place is actually quite cool, meaning using the AC isn't necessary. I didn't have to use it once during my stay and it was almost 80-85 degrees during my visit.
Side note: It's about a 10-15 minute walk to the subway station (more like 15 min if you have luggage with you). The distance might be a bit much for non-New Yorkers but you get used to it. However, if you're not up for the walking, there's a bus stop that's 1.5 blocks away (90 sec-2 min walk) and it will take you into downtown Brooklyn or any of the connecting subways stations if needed.