Living in the Times Square neighborhood of New York City - whats it like?

Awful. God Awful. I don't know one New Yorker that can even mildly tolerate being in Times Square for an afternoon let alone live there. It's noisy, bright, always crowded and always dirty. It's nearly impossible to get around the massive crowds of tourists and everything in the area is catered to tourists, so forget a cool local bar or restaurant. It's really bad and the apartments aren't even inexpensive so what's the point?