Host could not have been nicer.
she'll make you food for dinner and breakfast if you're awake and home at that time.
you can't have your shoes in the apartment but there's a big shoe rack right outside the door.
neighborhood is fairly quiet by NYC standards. if it's too noisy just turn on the AC unit (with or without cold air).
location: walk for 20 minutes to the ferry (NYC Ferry Soundview route at Soundview station) or walk 40 minutes to subway (the 6 train at St Lawrence station)
you can take a bus to/from the ferry or subway but beware that they stop around midnight.
recap:
6 train (local only) to Soundview-Morrison station for the Bx27 bus.
or: 6 train (express or local) to Parkchester for Bx39 bus.
or: 6 train (local only) to St Lawrence station to walk down Rosedale Ave then Soundview Ave.
or: until 9 or 10pm, NYC Ferry Soundview route to Soundview station for Bx27 bus