This apartment is located in a beautiful neihborhood with lots of great conveniences and a very safe environment for most good and peaceful people. The area is surprisingly clean for NYC, and actually reminded me more of Boston in its cleanness and style. The hosts were outstanding and very flexible to let me add on a night at the last minute. They are very friendly and really make you feel like family by going above and beyond the expected, for example they offered to let me use their coal and supplies for the grill out back. The comparatively low price per day makes this place a real hidden gem for most people, and I highly recommend it for families and people who don’t go outside at night.
There is a large police and secret service presence because the mayor lives somewhere near by, so the area feels very safe during the day, but unfortunately, unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced in Brooklyn, police officers harass you if you go for a walk to catch some air or smoke at night. It’s really disheartening when the people who usually make you feel safe and secure in their presence decide to turn on you and make you feel threatened. For example, they pull up next to you and drive really slowly right next to you while staring at you for a couple blocks, others follow you around on foot and make a point to keep passing by you and veer towards you as they walk by, and others still try to scare you by speeding up extremely fast when they drive by you and then backing up to right where you are walking and then speeding forward again repeatedly. They do this in police cars as well as black windowed undercover cars until you feel intimidated and go home. Unfortunately, despite the excellent hosts and the gorgeous and convenient area, this behavior ruined my experience because I like to take walks at night. Not a good area for people who like to enjoy a peaceful reflective walk at night, but highly recommended for anyone who doesn’t leave the house after midnight.