Photo credit: Max Bender by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com, calls our attention to a comprehensive study that links urban noise pollution to...
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Amazon drone delivery begins
Photo credit: Daniel Reche by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In an article titled "Look, Up In the Sky. It’s a Can of Soup," The New York Times reports on what it calls Amazon’s "much-hyped" drone delivery project. As the subhead states, Amazon is now...
Theme announced for World Hearing Day 2024
Photo credit: Belle Co by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The World Health Organization announced its theme for World Hearing Day 2024: Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all. The agency states that the annual event will:...
Electric planes take to the skies
Photo credit: Benjamin Suter by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies, and Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The lead story in the business section of The New York...
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...
Parents Magazine writes about noise and children
Photo credit: August de Richelieu by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Parents Magazine, a venerable publication established in 1926, recently covered the American Academy of Pediatrics’ new policy statement on noise and children. As reporter Melissa Willets...
Chicago Bears quarterback prepares for noisy stadium
Photo credit: 416th Theater Engineer Command Army Reserve, licensed by PDM 1.0 DEED by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Sports Illustrated reported on Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent’s preparation for a game in the New Orleans Superdome, one of the...
Blast injuries rattle gunners’ brains
Photo credit: Department of Defense by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times recently reported on brain damage to Marine and Army artillery gunners who fired M777A2 howitzers. These 35-foot-long guns are considered the military’s most...
Montreal suburb must compensate residents for excessive noise
Photo credit: Céline Chamiot-Poncet by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies A Superior Court judge in Quebec ruled that residents of a Montreal suburb, Brossard, will be...









