Although this was a little far to go back and forth to Manhattan every day, Suzette's place was great and the subway was right down the block and goes straight into the city. The apartment has plenty of room, the nice French press coffee, etc.
Bushwick is a cool neighborhood. There is a grocery store and laundromat just down the block. Plus an amazing hole-in-the-wall taco place, Taqueria Izucar. The immediate neighborhood is very diverse with some really cool graffiti art.