We stayed for one week at Joseph's place and it was perfectly located to explore Brooklyn and Manhattan. The room and apartment were simple but had everything we needed. Joseph was very friendly and welcomed us nicely even though we unfortunately had some difficulties communicating our exact arrival time from the airport. Theres great restaurants, grocery shops and bars around and the river as well as the train station are very close!
We didn't see each other a lot due to our different schedules but I can recommend this place to anyone visiting for a holiday.