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Keyword: Airplane Noise

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The construction of runaway’s 13L and 31R at John F. Kennedy International Airport is causing an increase in noise in the surrounding communities such as Woodmere.

Jet noise and JFK work fuels Five Towns residents anger

The ongoing construction work at John F. Kennedy International Airport has caused issues for a portion of residents living in communities close to the airport. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 5/9/19

Sounding off for 50 years

With airplanes taking off over their heads and rattling their homes, three Inwood residents helped found the Town-Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee 50 years ago. more

By Diana Colapietro | 8/3/16

Five Towns residents near John F. Kennedy airport could be eligible for federal money to mitigate airplane noise. Above, a plane that flew over the Lawrence-Cedarhurst firehouse.

Mitigating airplane noise

Residents living near John F. Kennedy airport could be eligible for federal grant money to soundproof their homes from aircraft noise if the Federal Aviation Administration decides to lower the threshold for measuring noise from 65 decibels to 55. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/19/14

The FAA: a rogue operation?

The Federal Aviation Administration is up to its dirty tricks again. It is desperately trying to end the environmental impact study (EIS) being sought by citizens and civic organizations in the greater New York area, and nationally. more

Dr. John H. Humins | 10/28/13

Ed Knoesel, manager of environmental services for the aviation department for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, presented changes to the Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System at the Town-Village Aircraft Safety & Noise Abatement Committee meeting on Monday.

Changes to airport noise monitoring

Though the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey implemented the Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System in the 1980s, the organization will undertake technological improvements in the coming months. more

By Ann Friedman | 6/26/13

A plane flies over Southwest Nassau as it approaches JFK.

State seeks study of airplane noise

Local Assembly members have successfully fought for a bill that would require the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to study flight noise generated by planes at LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports. more

By Brian Croce | 6/19/13

A bill that originated in New York’s State Senate seeks to have the Port Authority study airplane noise every two years. A jet flies over Cedarhurst.

Increasing study of airplane noise

Airplane noise could receive increased scrutiny due to a bill passed in the New York State Senate on May 20 that would require the Port Authority to study flight noise generated by planes at LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports, as well as conduct public hearings on aircraft noise issues every two years. more

By Ann Friedman | 5/29/13

Plane noise needs to be addressed

Residents in communities surrounding JFK Airport know all too well the problem of jet noise. Over the decades, they have witnessed an increasing number of flights in and out of JFK. To accommodate the increase, the curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. was eliminated in the 1990s. Plane noise now occurs virtually at all hours. more

9/10/12

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