SA HL Chicago office vs DB NYC 2020 (Corporate Finance)

I have offers at both and a very short time to decide. I would prefer to be in NY but I am under the impression that DB isn't a safe place to go if I have other options. On the other hand, I really like the culture of DB from what I've seen and heard people somewhat enjoy their intern program whereas I don't know much about HL's Chicago office. I would love to hear everyone's opinions / experiences with either.

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“Always proactive in responding and very accommodating in setting calls. Answered all questions and clarified the ones I was in doubt off. Super nice. Went out of the way to respond to my queries on slack chat and provide feedback even after our mentor calls were done. Same goes for the resume review, went back and fort multiple times and even provided amendments after the AI review scores. ”

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