Linda was gracious and her place was quiet, clean, warm and cute..it was all that we could have asked for and then some.
We didn't get to see each other much as it was the holidays and we all had family stuff to do but everything we needed was provided for and she was quick to respond to any inquiries.
We really enjoyed getting the opportunity to thoroughly explore Flushing for the first time as well and took advantage of some pretty amazing places in the neighborhood. For one, Ganesh temple, a block down Bowne, was quite the experience along with countless Korean and Chinese places.
The walk to the 7 or LIRR is short, 10 minutes tops, but if your feeling less adventurous there are plenty of buses that service the neighborhood, including the Q65 bus which stops literally next door and goes straight to the Main St #7 stop so it really couldn't be any easier. (Tip: use westbound express trains in the morning and eastbound at night, to save time on your trips in and out on Manhattan. Another is LIRR 'city pass' which costs only $4 on the weekends and gets you to Penn in under 20 minutes and in relative comfort.)
Thanks again Linda and family!