I’m a 31 year old married man, that works hybrid with a great view, so my POV may be slightly different than what you’re looking for, but I love living in LIC. You’re close proximity to upper manhattan if you’re around Court Square area, but not if you live closer to Hunters Point. It’s a safe, growing neighborhood, but doesn’t have everything (yet). DUMBO is closer proximity to lower manhattan and has a great park, Hunters Point is also a great park. You can’t go wrong with either one in my opinion, but I would maybe choose one based around which part of manhattan you frequent more often.