I was 7 nigths in Lillian's apartment. The place is very close to the subway and it takes 15 mins to reach Manhattan, so it's very convenient. The building is a little old and there's no elevator (4th floor walk-up) but the neighborhood is very quiet and safe. Moreover, there are kinds of shops nearby, fruit shop, restaurants, coffes and 2 supermarket 24H.
Lillian was very friendly, we met her just once the night of our arrival but we kept in touch by phone during our stay and she was always kind and helpful.