We stayed at Israel’s apartment for 5 nights, the apartment was exactly what we needed which was a base for us to stay so we could explore NY. We chose to stay in Brooklyn so we could get a feel for what the Williamsburg neighbourhood was like and it is considerably cheaper and nicer than Manhattan ( in our opinion). The Graham Av L train subway is literally around the corner and only a few stops from Manhattan so you get the best of both worlds. There are some great restaurants nearby and we particularly enjoyed eating at DeStefanos steakhouse a couple of blocks over. The apartment was clean and tidy and had everything we needed. Israel was around if we needed anything and was welcoming and friendly. We would throughly recommend staying here!