I was at Kat's with my son. It was our very first time in the USA. It was a very nice and clean apartment. We didn't have a car while we were there and we used a taxi to the Staten Island ferry which was 14$ one way and that was absolutely ok. A dunkin donuts and a grocery store was only a few minutes away so we had everything we needed just around the corner. The area was very nice and we felt safe the whole time.
Kat took care that we had everything that we needed and she was a great host even we didn't get to know her. We met her daughter and she was very kind and friendly as well. I would definitely stay here again and my son was so happy about this place that he said he wishes we can buy the apartment and stay forever 😉