I originally moved to Yorkville, a small neighborhood on the far east side of the Upper East Side, because I was still in school at NYU and really wanted to stay in the borough. Plus it's one of the more affordable options in Manhattan. I lived on East 82nd Street and York Avenue for two years, just a couple of blocks from the FDR and East River. Yorkville was a safe and quiet neighborhood, albeit a bit boring and homogenous. The area was mostly full of little old ladies and children with nannies.