Scott and Cathy were excellent hosts. Nothing was too much trouble for them and their communication was excellent. They know the area well and provided loads of hot spots for us to check out. There are two really nice bars less than 5 minutes walk away. The location is a little out of Manhattan but the M J and Z metro lines are a 2 minute walk away. It takes approx 30 mins on the metro to get into mid town or about 20 to get to the wall st area. The flat itself is a beauty. Getting to it from JFK is really easy, the only thing I would add to Scott's directions is take the sky train towards Jamaica Street and I would recommend getting the weekly unlimited metro card, it was $31 but saves you quite a bit. Overall I would highly recommend Scott and Cathy's place.