For what it's worth, the "imposing canyonscape and non-stop noise of New York city" applies only to certain areas and can be largely avoided if you work from ho

For what it's worth, the "imposing canyonscape and non-stop noise of New York city" applies only to certain areas and can be largely avoided if you work from home... from where I sit writing this comment in my apartment in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, all I see and hear through my open windows are birds chirping and a quilt of fall leaves. Catalytic converter theft does seem to be a problem, though, for those who own a car and park on the street.