Melody is very sweet, kind and willing to help with anything. My stay at her place was great.
5 min walking from the metro, line D. 30 min to Manhattan by metro.
The flat was clean and I could use the kitcken so I saved on meals out.
I slept very well, really quiet on the nights, the bed was very comfortable (Mel how GOOD you made my bed the first day that I dind't have to make it again the rest of the 8 days!! lol).
I lived 3 months in NY before and nothing to be scared about the area, not a touristic neighbourhood but the Bronx is safe like similar neighbourhoods in our cities.
Stay well!, hopefully see you again soon!. Fatima.