Edmund's place is the perfect retreat from the city. It's so easy to get from the train that brings you either out to Brooklyn from Manhattan or into Brooklyn from JFK. But once there you're in a pretty quiet neighborhood, a great bodega right down the street on the corner had most food supplies you might want, a Walgreens is just a little further, McDonald's is two blocks away. Edmund's suggestions for things to do in the city were great. He helped us get to his place as well as how to get out to the airport, he made it so easy!