From the Times Ledger: U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are pushing the Federal Aviation Administration to make some changes after Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Nassau County elected officials asked the two New York Democrats to push the agency to reduce the airplane noise threshold level. In a letter dated May 19 to FAA […] Read More
Airplane Noise
From DNAInfo: JACKSON HEIGHTS — A local lawmaker is looking for intergalactic help to fight noisy airplanes over Queens. Rep. Grace Meng met last week with officials from NASA, which is working to decrease aircraft noise in the hopes of making their findings available for use by commercial planes. “I'll talk to anybody who can […] Read More
From the Queens Tribune: Airplane noise is not just annoying, it is hazardous to our health, President of Quiet Skies Len Schaier told Community Board 8 last Wednesday. Schaier, whose organization advocates at the federal level to reduce airplane noise, said that their number one agenda was to lower the noise threshold that is currently […] Read More
From U.S. Rep. Grace Meng's website: May 24, 2016 Press Release U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) met with NASA to discuss ways to combat airplane noise over Queens. The space agency is working on technology to mitigate aircraft noise, and is seeking funding to test and further develop these initiatives so that they can be made […] Read More
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From the Times Ledger: Sharon Pinkerton (“Keep noise down, efficiency up at Queens airports,” March 4) says, “NextGen reduces noise overall.” Doesn’t that sound wonderful? Tragically, this is not true if you happen to live under a NextGen flight pattern. If so, expect your life to be turned upside down, without warning, without notification to […] Read More
In letter to Federal Aviation Administration, Assemblyman Goldfeder calls for agency to lower current airplane noise limits to improve quality of life for Queens families Goldfeder ask comes as Congress set to vote on legislation reauthorizing FAA Goldfeder: We deserve relief from earth-shattering noise Broad Channel, Queens - As Congress debates a new bill reauthorizing […] Read More
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The attached letter to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand is in support or position on a change to the DNL threshold from 65 to 55 DNL. The letter is a tribute to the tenaciously and dedication of two of our most responsive and effective elected officials, Assembly members Ed Ra and Ed Braunstein. Getting signatures during […] Read More
