Photo credit: Abraham by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies My mother came to New York City from Toronto, as a young woman, married here, and had two children. When I was...
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With helicopter noise complaints on the rise, governments must act
Photo credit: Charles Parker by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies With all the negatives COVID brought to New York City, the one positive that I heard from people who live...
The inconsideration of the noisy
Photo credit: Darya Sannikova by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Michael Moynihan, The Irish Examiner, asks “Why is it that noisy people show no consideration for...
Protecting infants’ and children’s hearing
Photo credit: Burst, released under Creative Commons Zero License by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition With coauthor Sophie Balk, we are proud to announce the publication of our latest article in The Hearing Journal on protecting infants' and children's...
More proof that noise affects children’s cognitive development
Photo credit: Aleksandar Pasaric by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies “Children who attend schools with more traffic noise show lower cognitive development,” reads the...
How to protect your hearing as a live musician
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition HypeBot discusses what musicians can do to protect their hearing. Ron Hart, Spotify for Artists, spoke with some musicians and also with New York-based otolaryngologist Dr. Lloyd Loft, who...
Aviation, Noise, Pollution and Health: Connecting the Dots
On June 16th, Quiet Communities will host the second conference of its Quest for Quiet series entitled, Aviation Noise, Pollution, and Health: Connecting the Dots. To register, visit the conference web page. Aviation Noise, Pollution and Health: Connecting the Dots...
Quieter boats, snowmobiles, and more coming
Photo credit: Asurnipal licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Quieter boats, snowmobiles, and lawnmowers are coming, reports The New York Times. The TImes headline, at least in the online version, calls it the Tesla effect, but it...
Enforcement of noise legislation is key
Photo credit: Markus Spiske 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 is taking additional action to limit the excessive noise from the loud motor...