I had an wonderful experience staying at Ada's apartment. She is an amazing and a very friendly person. I was staying with her for a little less then a week; and It was so comfortable and cool. Her house is very clean; and has everything that the traveller might need. The kitchen is available as well; I didn't cook though. The area is pretty safe, even coming back home late at night I was fine. There are lots of restaurants and cool places nearby, shops, etc. There is a bus coming every 10 min (and 30 at night) to the subway station, or 7-10 minutes of pleasant walk especially in the morning. I didn't have enough of time to explore Astoria but otherwise it has great park and art galleries, there are lots of places to visit nearby. I enjoyed my time at Ada's place and I'll definitely stay again with her when coming to NYC in future.