Anne & Gary were the perfect hosts. Beyond a very warm welcome they very generously took me on a two hour tour around Brooklyn on my first day, which helped a great deal to understand different neighbourhoods and decide where to explore.
I was also given very help tips and links RE entertainment and places to visit.
A highlight was a night out together in Bushwick, ending at Robert's super popular pizza place.
Not only was the apartment perfectly comfortable, and the Bed-Sty area a perfect location to experience the 'real' Brooklyn, but Anne and Gary were the perfect hosts, exactly what I'd imagined a cool Brooklyn couple to be like.