New York never sleeps, they say, but now Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hoping to change that with strict new laws to combat noise pollution.
Introduced on 1 July, the new rules update the existing 30-year-old Noise Code to take account of modern sources of noise such as loud stereos, car alarms and the spread of air conditioners.
“Of course it’s an exciting city, and we don’t want parades and live music to stop,” says Arline Bronzaft, chairwoman of the noise committee of the city’s Council on the Environment. “But we want people to have the peace and quiet they deserve when they get home and close the door,” she says.…
