Close to he M and the L (and some bus lines that I didn't explore). Definitely easy access to Manhattan and beyond. I was able to easily commute to midtown NYC. Beautiful inspiring murals everywhere. Great walking-around culture. Cheap food (plus a little pretention about cuisine, if you're into that) and friendly funkiness all around. I heard English, Spanish, Arabic, Creole, Mandarin and Vietnamese all on any given day. Safe to walk late at night.
House: Clean and mellow. Linens provided and laundered by host. Plenty of room. Comfortable common area and shared kitchen. Filled with folks from all over just happy to be in NYC. Plus two friendly cats who will kill you with kindness if you let them. Smoking is OK outside; 4:20 friendly.
All around a great place to stay