If you need somewhere to stay that has lots of light and space; that is great for families [we had a 16 yr old and a 12 yr old]; that is in a great location for tons of places to to eat and indie shops; that is easy to get into Manhattan from; that is in a great Brooklyn neighbourhood a very short walk away from Prospect Park .... then look no further!
We can highly recommend staying at Julie's apartment - it was comfortable and cool - we had everything we needed - sitting out on the balcony on warm evenings; plenty space for us all to spread out; we cooked one evening so there's everything you need in the kitchen to easily do that.
It was a wrench to leave - we LOVED it and really hope to be back one day!