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
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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
The video below contains very serious information regarding the airplane noise situation in Palo Alto, CA. Their story is very much our story, and the story of many others around the country. The video runs seven minutes long. It is very well done, and is well worth the small time investment. Please watch the video […] Read More
From the Times Ledger: The U.S. Senate passed a long-term Federal Aviation Administration bill Tuesday that may require the Port Authority and the FAA to re-examine LaGuardia Airport’s flight paths and the NextGen satellite navigation system. The bill, which the Senate passed by a vote of 95-3, requires the FAA to review certain decisions to […] Read More
From U.S. Senator John McCain's website: Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) today applauded the Senate’s final passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which includes their language that addresses concerns raised by residents of Phoenix about recent flight path changes at Sky Harbor International Airport. The […] Read More
From the Queens Tribune: BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On Thursday, U.S Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced that she had called on a key Congressional committee to do everything possible to help fight the increased plane noise over Queens. Meng wrote a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on […] Read More
