If you want to feel at home, if you want to feel welcome, if you need help finding out how to get where you need to go, if you want an authentic NYC experience; I recommend you stay with Erica! It was my first time in the city and I feel that they went far beyond what was needed to make me feel like I hadn't left home, something I can't thank them enough for. They have tips on amazing eateries, I recommend the 12th street bar and grill for brunch...Erica can explain the rest :D. The neighborhood and neighbors give you a small town sense of community, which I couldn't get enough of..being from a small town myself. The subway is just down the road for a quick commute to either Coney Island or Manhattan (opposite directions so I felt the location was prime). Prospect park is beautiful and would make the perfect picnic location (Insert picnic store here). I invite you not to take my word for it but experience it for yourself. I can't wait for my next trip back to NYC and Brooklyn and I owe a lot of that to the Artist Apartment in Park Slope and my wonderfully hostess Erica.