I highly recommend staying at Sam and Emily's Air BnB.
The apartment itself was cute and comfortable. Very clean with homey and charming touches.
Sam and Emily were extremely welcoming hosts who communicated perfectly. As someone who often gets anxious when traveling, I found it a relief to have this aspect of the trip in capable hands.
Most of our time was spent outside the apartment exploring the vibrant neighborhood in Brooklyn. Sam and Emily were well prepared with a binder full of recommendations for places to eat, drink, shop, walk, explore, etc! We did all of the above.
At their suggestion, we had coffee from Tugboat and bagels from Nagel, the latter of which we took to beautiful Prospect Park to enjoy. Both places were excellent- high quality and trendy, as one can expect from a Brooklyn neighborhood.
For dinner we ate from a very casual spot called Bamboo Express- Serving up Chinese-Caribbean fusion. This place is definitely an "only in New York" type of place, and a weird enough combination to work. We enjoyed a massive helping of Jerk Chicken over Lo Mein with a side of Chinese vegetables.It's really a counter-service and take-out kind of spot, but we ate-in and enjoyed the blaring Caribbean dance music they were playing.
Again, I recommend this lovely spot! I would definitely stay here again in a heartbeat. Thank you, Sam and Emily!