If you don't mind staying in Brooklyn, this is one of the best spots. The j-train is just around the corner, there's plenty of food and convenience stores around the block.. and nobody bothered us.
the train ride is pretty long, especially if it breaks down and makes your trip into Manhattan 2hrs, but I guess it could be worse.
Leesha made a great breakfast for us every day that we asked, and was flexible on the days we wanted to sleep in. she also provided us filtered water to drink (which is great, because water in Manhattan is like $5 a bottle????) and I just filled up my water bottle every day.
The place was very clean, especially the bathroom and kitchen, beyond my expectations.
The family lives in the place but weren't really loud outside of normal daytime hours and nobody bothered us. there were other guests staying upstairs (we took the downstairs) but again had no issues.
Overall the stay was great and I'd absolutely go back and stay again in the future and I recommend it to anyone interested in a short trip to the city (especially students on a budget).