I used to walk through midtown new york city every day. It's incredibly people-dense so there's definitely some baseline human noise, but I cannot emphasize en

I used to walk through midtown new york city every day. It's incredibly people-dense so there's definitely some baseline human noise, but I cannot emphasize enough how absolutely dwarfed by cars and delivery trucks it is. Construction work, shouting, music, etc. are almost a non-factor in comparison.