The apartment was great; spacious and very clean with all basics provided. Bellamy was very quick to respond and was more than happy to help out with questions or requests. The apartment is on the street level and the hosts reside upstairs; and it is moderately secure and usually quiet.
The closest subway station was quite a distance by foot, 17-20 mins at a normal pace which feels very far after a big day out exploring. Kingston-Throop was the preferred subway as it was cleaner and felt safer than some of the others that were a similar distance by foot.
We were two young female travellers and at times I travelled solo, the actual area itself at times did not feel safe. One particular day, there had been a shooting at the above mentioned subway and the whole area was closed off including use of the subway station.
Convenience aside, I wouldn’t recommend this area if you are travelling alone, I felt that other parts of Brooklyn felt safer, had a different social scene and had a better proximity to getting to Manhattan both easier and faster.