Quality of Life

You got mud in yar tires.

I live not far from there, but don't know that particular area because I don't have much occasion to go to that side of the subway tracks. For amenities, take a look around on Church Ave. - that location is very convenient to the Church ave Subway. Also check out Cortelyou Rd between E18th and Coney Island Ave where you'll find a several good restaurants, etc. See what people in the neighborhood are talking about at http://ditmasparkblog.com/ (though that will have a lot of stuff about the area south and west of the location you're talking about with more single family Victorian houses). For safety, it's probably OK - I think it's mostly regular working folks living in larger apartment buildings. You'd need to take the usual precautions that go with living in an urban area.

Actually, sounds pretty standard to political campaigns - I remember during the initial part of the Obama campaign, a good part of the work was to confirm that registered democrats on voter registration lists were still at their listed addresses so that once it was time to get out the vote, we wouldn't waste our time targeting folks who wouldn't be interested.

I would think a set of thick drapes might muffle the sound..