We had a great stay at Meryl's place - it was clean and spacious, plenty of room for four adults. The apartment is between two subway stations, both around 15-20 minutes walk (with the G train at Bedford-Nostrand being closer), and around 30 minutes travel into Manhattan, also 20 minutes or so to the new trendy areas of Brooklyn. Reports of the area seemed intimidating before we left, but we encountered no problems and friendly neighbours whilst there. Staying here gives you a taste of real New York, and we would recommend it!