Ask anybody to describe New York City living and the word "noisy" will probably be mentioned. New Yorkers have found many ways to describe noise to make it seem less "noisy." They talk about the "soundscape" of the city, or how there's a "hum." Me, I used to tell myself (and anybody who would listen) that you get used to it and it eventually all becomes white noise. Then I moved to an apartment overlooking 141st Street and Convent Avenue in the historic Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Harlem.