Thank you Helen and Alfred for opening up your home to us! This apartment was very quiet and comfortable. We really enjoyed our stay and only wish we had had more time to hang around the area. Unfortunately, due to crazy track work on the subway the week we were there, it wasn't feasible to go back and forth once we were out. The subway took about 45 min - 1 hour into midtown each way. But transportation into other parts of Brooklyn were really easy and quick. We highly recommend getting citibikes which are right around the corner! You can really explore Brooklyn and especially the waterfront that way. Helen and Alfred have an awesome, very thorough, binder of all the things you can do and see nearby and around NYC. Lovely to meet them and their dog Gracie!