I recently spent 3 nights at Chris' apartment in Williamsburg in Brooklyn. It is in a lovely old house, 3 floors up, so you need to be able to climb stairs, and is spacious, homely and well equipped. The futon in the lounge was easy to pull out and comfortable and the bedroom was fine too. We liked the local area very much and felt quite safe wandering around in the evening. There are many local restaurants and it is close to transport- the ferry across the river was great! All in all it was a great stay and extremely good value.