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SpaceX brings jobs–and noise–to small town Texas
by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Over the many years I have been involved with trying to lower the decibel level in our world, and many of my writings have focused on the growing din in urban communities....
Memorial Day
Photo credit: Kevin Menajang from Pexels Wishing you a peaceful Memorial Day.
Petition to the EPA to Implement the Noise Control Act
Following enactment of the Noise Control Act of 1972 and the Quiet Communities Act of 1978, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established an Office of Noise Abatement and Control (ONAC) to promulgate noise emission standards, require product labeling,...
The COVID vaccine doesn’t cause sudden hearing loss
This photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte is in the public domain by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I’m a big advocate for preventing illness rather than treating it. Prevention is almost always both better and cheaper than treatment, which in turn is...
NYC mayoral candidate makes noise an issue
Photo credit: Thomas Good licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Shant Shahrigian’s article on New York City mayoral candidate Scott Stringer's recent press conference to discuss city...
More about cicadas: Are they making music or noise?
Photo credit: Cher Amio licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In this wonderful essay, philosopher and musician David Rothenberg writes about the wonderful cacophony of cicadas. Brood X is emerging on the east coast this month....
NYC’s growing helicopter problem
Photo credit: Matthis Volquardsen from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Melissa Elstein, Board of Directors, Stop the Chop NY/NJ A recent article by Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed, examines New York...
Protect your children’s hearing
Photo credit: IXQUICK licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This health column from the University of Kentucky communications office discusses protecting children’s hearing. They chose this topic because May is Better Hearing...
Just how loud will the cicadas be?
Photo credit: Martha Nelson licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In many parts of the country, everyone is waiting for the emergence of Brood X cicadas. Cicadas have adopted an interesting survival strategy: They develop...
Hearing loss crisis among musicians
by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist A recent article about the hearing loss crisis among musicians reports hearing loss as every musician’s worst nightmare and as devastating for a musician as losing a hand. Many professional musicians have permanent hearing problems...
Loud motorcycles ignored by NYC cops
Photo credit: Nicolas Mirguet licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Since last spring, I have been working with two community groups in Inwood/Washington Heights who are complaining...
Worst noise ever
Photo credit: Rob Knight licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist What is the worst noise or noises for you? Mine range from opera to loud aircraft flying over my house. But the consensus on social media is that the iPhone alarm is the worst...