New York City's Noise Code Goes into Effect July 1
41,856 Noise Complaints in 2006
According to the Associated Press, New York City officials are claiming that the new noise ordinance should result in fewer tickets, fewer arguments and much less noise. The ordinance covers jackhammers, barking dogs, barroom music, and other nosies. Even the ice cream chain Mister Softee is going to have to turn the music down when their trucks are stopped in residential neighborhoods.
Over the past years, the city's hot line has an increased amount of noise complaints. In 2005, 38,660 complaints were recorded. In 2006, 41,856 complaints had been recorded. Just this weekend alone over 4,500 complaints had come in, mostly construction noises, loud air conditioners and barking dogs.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, people should not be overly exposed to more than 75 decibels. In New York City, numerous noises go way over that mark. Traffic in the city is usually at 85 decibels, an ambulance with it's sirens on is 120, and the subway is 95. These things happen on a daily basis in the city that never sleeps, which means over exposure to high frequency sound is something that cannot be helped.
Under the new code that is going into effect, a bar or club can be fined if the music is "plainly audible" to and officer just 15 feet outside the business. If the bar is fined, first offenses can be anywhere from $3200 to $8000, however if the business submits a plan to muffle the noise the fee can be waived. Construction noises as well as developers are going to have to submit a noise mitigation plan on any project that they will be working on. The fine for their first offense will range anywhere from $875 to $1400.
As far as people like you and me, if your dog is barking for over 10 minutes during the daytime and five minutes at night, fines start at $75 to $175 for first offenses. Emily Lyold who is the City Commissioner of Environmental Protection told the AP, " We can"t turn New York City into Grover's Corners. Instead, we're trying to help create a good balance'.
SOURCE : Shhh: New NYC Noise Code to Take Effect - Colleen Long - Associated Press
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/New_York_Noise.html
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Try living in arms reach of The Actors Church on 49th Street and see if you get your fill of bells, pumped out by 5 loud speakers. Frankly, the pompous asses have NO RESECT for those who live nearby. If they want bells, technology is such today, they can record them and listen to them 24/7. I fail to see that it is OK that everything in my home must stop and walls shake because they're blantantly insensitive to others. That's the Catholic Church for ya. Burn in hell..in the mean time, I know exactly where I'd like to shove the bells and songs (show tunes) they play for 10 minutes at a time. There's no excuse for allowing it. I ought to visit their congregation and play MY MUSIC and see what they have to say about. I'm sure they'd cry foul and try to haul me off to jail for disturbing the peace. Noise regardless of where it comes from, does not discriminate. The city ought to make it mandatory that if they're played, at a VERY reasonable level.
Try living in arms reach of The Actors Church on 49th Street and see if you get your fill of bells, pumped out by 5 loud speakers. Frankly, the pompous asses have NO RESECT for those who live nearby. If they want bells, technology is such today, they can record them and listen to them 24/7. I fail to see that it is OK that everything in my home must stop and walls shake because they're blantantly insensitive to others. That's the Catholic Church for ya. Burn in hell..in the mean time, I know exactly where I'd like to shove the bells and songs (show tunes) they play for 10 minutes at a time. There's no excuse for allowing it. I ought to visit their congregation and play MY MUSIC and see if they what they'd have to say about. I'm sure it would be a different story.
I'm curios to know how many "NYC - noise = boring" proponents actually live in Manhattan.
I do. And this noise code is not only long overdue, but is relatively tame IMO.
New York without noise is like winter without snow: Dully and boring!
Yeah, the 90db daily ear-damaging subway noise is really the only one I'm worried about, and good luck waiting for that to ever change.
It'll be interesting to see how this pans out. Great reporting!
I'm not sure it's still New York without the noise??? Great reporting Jeanne!