Photo credit: Murad Murat by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies That noise complaints, including those made against neighbors, have increased over the past years in the UK...
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UK Noise Association’s summer newsletter
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition We are merely forwarding an email from our UK noise colleague John Stewart about the Summer 2023 newsletter of the UK Noise Association. Among the items covered are the Noise Association’s James...
Link shown between transportation noise and higher suicide risk
Photo credit: Liza Summer by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Swiss researchers looking into the impact of environmental factors on mental health have found that...
Fighting noise in St. Petersburg, Florida
Photo credit: John O'Neill licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 by Judy Ellis I have lived in Florida for over 40 years. The three main sources of noise I have noticed living in St. Petersburg are “boom cars,” loud parties, and downtown bars and restaurants disturbing nearby...
Noise complaints take deadly turn
Photo credit: Kat Wilcox by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The Quiet Coalition readers are well aware of the harmful effects of noise on our mental and physical health....
Noise compels nuns to move out of Brooklyn
Photo credit: Marqués de la Force licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As I say often, noise does not discriminate-–it can affect everyone:...
Open Streets program spurred sidewalk noise complaints
Photo credit: New York City Department of Transportation by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Open Streets is a program that uses urban spaces for physical activity and...
Amsterdam to ban pot smoking in red-light district to reduce noise
Photo credit: Skitterphoto by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Jenny Gross writing in the New York Times, reports that Amsterdam will ban pot smoking on the streets of the...
UK Noise Associations’ “The Bottom Rung” is a worthwhile read
Photo credit: cottonbro studio by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The UK Noise Association has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Bottom Rung.” Members...









