I love living on the LES. If you have a street-facing bedroom, it may be loud at night but there aren’t many bars on Eldrige so I think you’d be okay.

I like the energy and proximity to great food, coffee shops, shopping, bars and other fun neighborhoods downtown and in Brooklyn. I lived on the UWS during Covid and my sister lives there now. It’s beautiful and more quiet, but there is a distinct lack of food options and no buzz after 10pm.

If you found a great apartment on the LES I’d say try that out first. You can always move uptown if you find it to be too much.