The location: Located in a shady neighborhood, far east of Brooklyn near New Lots subway station. Takes a 5 min walk to get there. Easy to get around during day time but after sunset becomes very shady. Even though we did not have any personal untoward experience, made us feel very uncomfortable to walk from the station to the apartment. Cabbies, Subway train drivers and anybody we spoke to rolled their eyes when they heard we were living in New Lots Avenue area. They warned us multiple times and asked us to play safe.
We were provided with one open spot for parking in the backyard.
It takes at least an hour to get to Manhattan (No. 3 train) and even longer on the weekend when many trains get canceled.
I would not recommend staying here with family (women and elderly) if you are planning to commute via subway only because of safety issues and the longish commute.
The apartment: Excellent, clean, spacious, great amenities. Felt like home while we were inside!