I chose Claudette's place as a place to stay after getting in from a long late night flight into JFK. It was $17 in a yellow cab - or cheaper if you have Uber.
Claudette is lovely and waited up for me. She was very attentive in ensuring I had everything (including bagels and cream cheese!) and knew where everything was. The sitting room, bedroom and bathroom are all in the basement under her house so it was nice and dark and very quiet for a good night's rest. Claudette helped advise me for my onward travel even making sure I had the correct change for the bus! She's a lovely lady :)