Our Apartment and NY living

The above is the street outside our apartment. We are located in a veritable public transport hub. Not only are two alternative route express trains to Manhattan on a corner 20 metres from our door, but two other "local" (slower, more stops) routes are a short walk away. Buses abound nearby for zipping around Brooklyn, but we have yet to try them. By contrast you can walk the soles off your feet in Manhattan (as I did yesterday) searching for a subway to convey you to the right part of uptown. Moral: don't leave home without both a subway route map and street map.
The sidewalk,as they call it here, just outside has been cutely decorated by the locals:

In their front windows our hosts have an American flag and changing political slogans about fairness to Iran: eg if the Americans want Iran to down nuclear tools why don't they ask Israel to down such tools as well?
We are also only a five minute walk from the apartment of X and J as well as the Underhill playground which is a very well loved and used piece of land. Nearby is a main Street with plenty of shops and cafes including one run by an Aussie. It is called the Milk Bar. We have not tried it yet but have been to the Bluestone Lane cafe which is one of several run by and employing Australians. This particular on was in West Village. It serves all the kind of food and coffee we are used to in Melbourne. Fantastic.
Yesterday we also walked along the Hiline which is a disused railroad extending from about 13th st to 34st on the west side of Manhattan. It has been converted into a very pleasant walk with plenty of shrubbery and seating. The view is a very different one from the usual Manhattan landscape.

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