BLAME the extra sirens, cars or just people, but many New York streets are noisier than they’ve been in decades, according to experts.
Residents seem to agree. In 2006, for example, 285,681 noise complaints were lodged on the city’s 311 line. That was the most since the line was established four years ago, according to the mayor’s office, which last July revised the noise code to tackle the problem.
City developers are trying to respond to the issue from their end, too.