Great place to stay! Casey for sure has a taste for interior design and was really quick to answer every question we had on the appartement and the surroundings. We never met in person, but from the messages we exchanged he seems to be a really fun guy ;). Also the appartement was clean, really quiet - for NYC standards - and perfectly situated to the subway. There are grocery markets on every corner and some cool places for coffee and a quick breakfast pretty closeby. For dinner or going out I'd say you are better of taking a short ride with the subway, which is not a big deal as they are running all night. In my personal opinion the area is more Bedford-Stuyvesant than Clinton Hill and to me there are nicer areas within Brooklyn, but on the other hand we enjoyed staying where the "normal" New Yorker lives and...we never felt unsafe or uncomfortable at any time. So...stay at Casey's...his place is great value for money! I'd recommend it to friends any time!