Alisha's place is on a quiet residential street about two blocks away from a food market and the same distance from the J train which takes you to Brooklyn (Williamsburg) and on to Manhattan (Lower East Side and Village). We were there the week after Christmas so it was a relief to come back to a quiet place after the rivers of people in Manhattan. We took some combination of transportation daily - for dining out, museum visits, theater, etc. It takes 40 minutes to arrive on Manhattan island on the J train. The place is very spacious. We were six (my wife and I and our four adult children) and felt completely at home. We cooked in the apartment, ordered in a couple of times, watched movies if we didn't want to stay out late. Alisha responded quickly every time we had questions.