From the Queens Chronicle: Advertisement for single-family home says 13 people can be accommodated State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) stood with members of the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association last Friday to call on Airbnb to remove a listing for a single-family home that says the house can accommodate 13 people. “Here we have a situation where, […] Read More
In The News
From NY1: State Senator Tony Avella was joined by members of the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association on Friday during a press conference on “illegal home rentals” listed on Airbnb. Members of the group say that local property owners are illegally renting out their homes to tourists. They say property owners have listed their homes as […] Read More
SCHUMER CALLS ON PORT AUTHORITY TO ACCELERATE COMPLETION OF NOISE STUDIES IN COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING JFK & LAGUARDIA AIRPORTS ; COMPLETION OF ‘PART 150 NOISE STUDIES’ COULD HELP REMEDIATE AIRPLANE NOISE & PROVIDE LONG - SOUGHT RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES Part 150 Studies Will Better Evaluate Noise Impacts to Communities Surrounding JFK & LaGuardia Airport & […] Read More
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
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
http://broadwayflushing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Aviation-noise-ltr-to-FAA-5-19-16.pdf […] Read More
From NY1: By Shannan Ferry Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 05:46 PM EDT One Queens community that's struggled to obtain landmark status is hoping a new bill will help them protect the neighborhood's architecture. NY1's Shannan Ferry filed the following report. Janet McCreesh describes Broadway-Flushing as an oasis full of charming homes in bustling New […] Read More
