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Keyword: Town and Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee

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Jetliners like this one, over Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, have flown low enough to concern village leaders in Cedarhurst and Lawrence.

Sounding off about aircraft noise [Photo gallery]

For more than three years, the Village of Lawrence has been requesting that a monitor that tracks aircraft noise be returned to its location at Village Hall. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/4/15

Aircraft noise will be the major topic of discussion at a meeting next Wednesday at the Radisson JFK Hotel in Jamaica. Above, a jet departed over Inwood Park.

Making a racket over aircraft noise

Residents of the Five Towns and other communities close to John F. Kennedy International Airport will have the chance to air their complaints about aircraft noise at a public workshop at the Radisson JFK Hotel in Jamaica on June 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. more

By Vanessa Parker | 6/10/15

San Francisco-based Environmental Science Associates will conduct the aircraft noise study known as Part 150. Above, an airplane flew over Lawrence on its way to John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Airport noise study moves forward

The Port Authority announced at an Oct. 27 meeting with the Town and Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee (TVASNAC) that they have officially signed a contract with San Francisco-based Environmental Science Associates to conduct a federal aircraft noise study known as Part 150. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/5/14

Port Authority noise monitors measure sound levels from arriving and departing aircraft. At right, the one on Peppe Road in Inwood, by the Inwood Country Club.

How loud are those planes, anyway?

Aircraft noise from John F. Kennedy International Airport has been an issue for Five Towns residents for years. WebTrak, an online method the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has developed for measuring and reporting sound levels, has been available to the public since March. Residents can see noise levels recorded in real time on the website. more

By Vanessa Parker | 6/18/14

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