when we bought our first place here, in 1996, our broker worked for a realty in the strip next to Waldbaum's. with that as our base for looking, we saw and heard just how low and loud planes could be. we asked about regularity/annoyance, and she gave us a thumbnail look at how often we could expect it -- while acknowledging it could be horrible at times.
my current place, the second i've lived in since 96, is on 35th in the mid 70s. the planes bank directly above our block and can be deafening. been sick all weekend, so the situation was particularly annoying this weekend. does it make me think twice about living here? no. has it dissuaded the four or five friends i've had move here from brooklyn/manhattan? no. different strokes, i guess.