Our family of four stayed for 8 nights at Raymond’s place. We enjoyed the large space and the three separate bedrooms. Raymond’s a friendly and available host. The apartment is indeed a bit noisy due to the traffic in the streets. One point for improvement was cleanliness in some parts of the apartment which Raymond committed to look at with the cleaners. The apartment is located very close to A and C lines (5 min walking to Utica station) with direct connections to JFK airport and Manhattan (A line brings you in 25 min to downtown Manhattan). Raymond has a grocery shop downstairs which is very convenient and the wider neighbourhood has a number of delicatessen and bio shops. We always felt secure in the neighbourhood and in the subway even at night.