Ruby has a large and beautifully well kept characterful home and an even bigger heart and personality! It's an easy 5 minute stroll from Parkchester metro station and Bronx Zoo is a 35 minute transit ride away although disappointingly no lions or tigers or bears seem to have made the journey despite Miguel's entertaining review :D
Ruby herself was extraordinarily accommodating: kindly taking a parcel for me prior to my arrival, preparing homemade breakfast every morning and taking me on an impromptu tour of City Island among other hidden local treasures. As well as being an attentive host she also makes a fantastically knowledgeable tour guide and with her being so well read there was never a dull conversation. I will definitely look her up again if I find myself in New York again!