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Photo credit: jlh_lunasea licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition A Boise State University study found that birds and bats avoid noisy areas and this includes natural loud sounds as well....
Photo credit: Kira Gallagher licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition John Stewart, lead author of our book “Why Noise Matters,” has long been an advocate for a quieter society. He...
Photo credit: Vova Krasilnikov from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times in a recent column on New York City mayor’s race notes that “quality-of-life issues take on growing...
Photo credit: Eden, Janine and Jim licnsed under CC BY 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Recognizing the difficulties restaurants faced during this horrific pandemic, New York City has provided increased...
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....
Photo credit: Matthias Zomer from Pexels by Tricia Glass When was the last time you were enveloped in quiet? Quiet moments have become a luxury, as have the silent backdrops that make it possible to detect wind rustling treetops or a whispered secret. In cities,...
Photo credit:Thomas licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Some of you may be aware that decades ago, an Indian scientist reported that music helped certain plants grow but this area of research remains controversial. Other...
Photo credit: Scott Teresi licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Quiet Coalition received this announcement about a new film, "Jet Line: Voicemails From the Flight Path," premiering on April 15. This 12-minute documentary film...
Photo credit: Jess Vide from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition A while back, I reported on legislation introduced by the New York City Council to amend the city's administrative code to reduce noise...