Lavonne is a very attentive and caring host who wants her guests to feel good. Do not hesitate to adress her when in need. Although Lavonne and her nice family is living upstairs, the communication is usually via AirBnB. Lavonne reacts very fast to any requests.
The garden apartment is situated in a calm neighborhood in St. Albans (Queens). A supermarket is just around the corner. So we enjoyed buying some breakfast stuff there in the morning and had a family breakfast outside in the back yard. Bus stop Q2 is a 1 minute walk. The bus takes you within 10 minutes to the metro terminal stop Jamaika, 179th street. From there it is a 45 minute ride on the F line to Manhattan.
To sum it up, the apartment is handy for families in many senses. We would definitely come back when visiting New York again.