Photo credit: Lindsey Flynn by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition There are a lot of noise problems in the world, like noise at sports events and rock concerts, transportation noise from vehicles, trains and aircraft, occupational noise exposure and now,...
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New York City approves bills meant to decrease noise pollution
Photo credit: Alex Azabache by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The New York City Council has introduced four new policies, under the Stop the Noise Act, to address the...
“Eerie hum” from Virginia data centers keeps locals up at night
Photo credit: Robert Scoble, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Loudon County, Virginia can now boast that it has 175 data centers that...
The real costs of road traffic
Photo credit: Alex Pham by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In an article on The Atlantic’s "Work in Progress" series, writer Annie Lowery advises readers, "don't to drive into Manhattan." In her discussion of coming congestion pricing for motorists wanting...
The distress caused by noisy neighbors
Photo credit: Reynaldo #brigworkz Brigantty by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As the member of the GrowNYC Board of Directors who responds to New York City noise...
Restaurant noise is still a problem in New York City
Photo credit: Andrea Piacquadio by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition New York Post writer Steve Cuozzo recently reported on restaurant noise in New York City, claiming that restaurants are now "noisier than ever." From published reports, we know restaurants...
Aerial “stalker” banned from flying
Photo credit: Alexandra May by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The Quiet Coalition blog has cited many articles that deal with the adverse effects of aircraft noise on...
Will noise cameras protect all New Yorkers?
Photo credit: Kelly by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As the New York City Council debates extending its pilot project of installing noise cameras to detect loud...
New York City legislators propose seven noise bills
Photo credit: jimmy teoh by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies An earlier blog post informed our readers that the New York City Council was going to introduce two bills that...