38 Comments

1. Jef makes this comment

   Wednesday, 08 February 2012

   The planes are awful to listen to one after the other after the other after the other, non stop. why cant they be re routed over the water? The planes flying so low over pS, I can almost wave to the people. This isnt right and it isnt fair we need to do something about this.

2. Rachel White makes this comment

   Friday, 14 October 2011

   I'm a Bed-Stuy parent, home owner, and registered voter, and I'm OUTRAGED by the health risks my family is forced to take every day. The noise and air pollution created by planes flying over Bed-Stuy is intolerable. Elected officials: support an independent noise study for the benefit and well-being of your constituents!

3. Lisa Caswell makes this comment

   Friday, 14 October 2011

   I support an independent noise study on air traffic over Bed-Stuy and Brooklyn. My child plays outside on a regular basis and I want her to be able to play without the health risks imposed by constant air traffic.

4. Jacob First makes this comment

   Thursday, 13 October 2011

   This would never be allowed over Manhattan. Enough said.

5. Maura Obercian makes this comment

   Wednesday, 12 October 2011

   I'm going crazy hearing low-flying planes every minute of the day in my work and home neighborhoods. At first it was great, because my young son loves planes and liked to count them. Once I realized the implications of such air traffic, I became sickened by the idea of air and noise pollution in the places I spend all of my time, especially in the park, which is supposed to be a place of relaxation. Please do something to improve the health and well being of Park Slope and Bed-Stuy residents!

6. JJ makes this comment

   Tuesday, 04 October 2011

   I live near Grand Army Plaza.......the increased air traffick is affecting my health very negatively. I learned from this website that it is TOTALLY REMEDIABLE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING

7. Flora Eugene makes this comment

   Thursday, 08 September 2011

   As a long time resident of Park Slope I am alarmed at the number of low flying planes that pass over my neighborhood and the amount of noise they make. I find it hard to believe that a study done by the port authority says that the level of noise is acceptable because at certain times when a plane is passing over my home the noise is VERY loud. I ask that an independent study be done when the FAA is not aware that levels...

8. Sarah Lewis makes this comment

   Tuesday, 16 August 2011

   There is a continuous sound in our Bed Stuy neighborhood that sounds like the universe forgot to eat lunch and is holding a mic up to its rumbling stomach. There is a high probability that this long-term noise AND air pollution combined will have an affect on the population. It is just a matter of whether or not legislators care enough to do something about it.

9. carsten vogel makes this comment

   Monday, 15 August 2011

   Dear legislator, By allowing air traffic to be focused over the same communities over and over you are allowing our physical and financial health to be damaged. Do you want to: 1) poison all the babies in Park Slope with air pollution and damage their sensitive ears with dangerous levels of noise? 2) halt home sales in Bed Stuy and put a damper on new businesses opening up? 3) spoil a peaceful picnic in Prospect Park? 4) all of the above? You have chosen unwisely. I will be looking to see who discusses this topic before I cast my next ballot.

10. Amy Clark makes this comment

    Friday, 12 August 2011

    I support the independent noise study, it is time to finally acknowledge the noise problem and seek some kind of resolution.

11. Joni Tonda makes this comment

    Thursday, 04 August 2011

    I just bought a house in Bed Stuy and now that we have a yard and A/C window units I can hear plane after plane fly over very close above. I can pretty much hear at least 1 plane every minute. It is amazing. Planes need to take a variety of routes - not the same one OVER & OVER!!! Plane after plane after plane... there goes another one.

12. Sara Stewart makes this comment

    Monday, 01 August 2011

    I moved to Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn because I wanted some peace and quiet. This otherwise sleepy neighborhood is constantly disrupted - and I mean constantly, every minute or two - by low-flying aircraft which, it turns out, are violating federal noise pollution levels. I demand an independent noise study of the entire area, and that the FAA provide a solution that does not involve subjecting one line of residents to a nonstop air pollution highway.

13. Courtney Pyle Chilov makes this comment

    Monday, 23 May 2011

    We recently moved to Clinton Hill (from UWS) and the ONLY drawback we've encountered has been the crazy noise from the planes and helicopters. I thought it was a fluke our first day and now I realize it's constant and maddening, With a young son and another on the way, I hope it will be taken seriously as a quality of life issue by our representatives. It literally spoils otherwise lovely and tranquil neighborhoods!

14. Sherman Green makes this comment

    Saturday, 14 May 2011

    The awful sound above our neighborhood is unbearable. It is time for our elected officials to do something about this noise. I will not vote for anyone that does not take action on this. It is probably about time that we get rid of these perpetual incumbents like the borough president.

15. Marilyn makes this comment

    Tuesday, 10 May 2011

    My head is throbbing, my shoulders are tight, my jaw is clenched all because the constant, always-present roar of jets over my home. Now, it's nearly summer again which means I'll need to barricade myself in the a/c whether I want/need to or not. How long until a goose incapacitates one of these planes or an air controller is asleep in the tower or any number of catastrophes could occur while they're flying overhead?

16. Stana Weisburd makes this comment

    Tuesday, 03 May 2011

    We want a study & we want things to be fair. I've lived here all my life & in recent years the noise has been much worse. I live near the park & it sounds like they are flying low outside my window. It also makes it hard to enjoy a quiet day in the park with my son.

17. S. Bhola makes this comment

    Wednesday, 27 April 2011

    The aircraft noise is unrelenting over prospect park. The FAA should distribute the flight paths so we don't hear an aircraft every minute from 6.30am to 11pm.

18. John S B makes this comment

    Monday, 25 April 2011

    Here in Windsor Terrace on the southwest corner of Prospect Park we frequently have ear-shattering aircraft noise as early as 6:30AM until as late as midnight. It is outrageous that we have to live with low-flying jet noise night and day. I have written letters to elected officials for seven years and the situation has only gotten worse. We neeed an independent noise study and we need it now!

19. Kelly Greene makes this comment

    Saturday, 23 April 2011

    PLEASE do something to decrease the noise from low-flying planes. It's noticeably worse than it was when we moved here three years ago. Sometimes it wakes our small children, who can sleep through thunderstorms. And the windows are closed. Thank you.

20. Stephanie K makes this comment

    Saturday, 23 April 2011

    The FAA's "Noise Exposure Tables" spreadsheets projected a decibel increase of .1 decibel for those in the direct redesigned flight path - based on what? This is clearly not the case! There's been a marked and LOUD increase in airplane noise in Bay Ridge, and I find it infuriating (though perhaps unsurprising)to discover that the FAA made these changes without doing any kind of environmental impact study to see how residents in the flight path would actually be affected. We absolutely need an independent noise study to prove the FAA's violation of the National Environmental Policy Act order 1050.1E, so that we can demand a change with the force of science behind us.

21. Ioanis Papavassiliu makes this comment

    Saturday, 23 April 2011

    I would certainly like to live in a quieter environment and air traffic is one source of noise pollution but not the only one. If possible it would be informative to get an idea of the overall pattern of planes flying in and out the city then it would be more clear what percentage of air traffic is affecting Brooklyn residents. At the very least we should have a discussion about the options available to us as residents and as travelers.

22. Bonnie Loewenstein makes this comment

    Saturday, 23 April 2011

    We need an independent noise study as the first step in addressing the awful, longstanding problem of planes flying low, in a continual parade, over Park Slope and Prospect Park!!!!

23. Rachel makes this comment

    Saturday, 23 April 2011

    Please conduct an investigation on the TRUE noise levels over Brooklyn. I know planes must land, but there has to be a better solution. Can the neighborhoods take turns getting the planes overhead? It seems Park Slope bears the brunt of air traffic.

24. jennie makes this comment

    Friday, 22 April 2011

    Please help us with this noise! Thank you

25. Jaime makes this comment

    Friday, 22 April 2011

    I support an independent noise study. The noise is unrelenting.

26. Reggi makes this comment

    Thursday, 21 April 2011

    PLEASE, the noise is so bad, at times my windows rattle. As far as LOW flying, I feel I could just about get a bag of peanuts from the passengers. I mean, really planes should not be flying so low you can see every detail. I also once noticed a plane discharging water? flying just over Prospect Expressway Fourth Avenue area. Something must be done. It's no party. It is dangerous and really takes away the joy of enjoying a peaceful afternoon. The plane traffic is heavy almost constant high or low.

27. Louis Tufino makes this comment

    Thursday, 21 April 2011

    Please pass some legislation to help decrease the noise that airplanes cause in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

28. Andrew V makes this comment

    Wednesday, 20 April 2011

    For too long the health and quality of life concerns of the residents of Bedstuy have been ignored. Instead the interest of the airlines have been the focus of the Port Authority and FAA administrators. We cannot rely on these agencies to have our best interest at heart when it comes to the detrimental effects of constant low flying airplanes over our neighborhoods. We need and independent noise study to verify our ascertions and prove that we are indeed being harmed by inordinate decible levels and increased pollution.

29. Jennifer Urbealis makes this comment

    Wednesday, 20 April 2011

    The noise from the low flying planes in Bed Stuy is almost constant. It interferes with enjoyment of our outdoor space and my sleep. I have complained to the Port Authority and they have done nothing. We must have an independent study done to prove the impact it is having on community members lives.

30. J. Williams makes this comment

    Wednesday, 20 April 2011

    Asking the Port and the FAA to conduct noise monitoring is like asking the foxes to guard the henhouse. The FAA has lied to congress in claiming that their "NEXT GEN" technology will be used to lessen noise and air pollution. Quite the contrary, the FAA will continue to lie and manipulate to appease the demands of the Airlines at the expense of those living under the flight patterns.

31. Mary makes this comment

    Wednesday, 20 April 2011

    It is obvious planes are flying lower and more frequently. Health issues and economic issues for residents with regard to property values being lowered as a result should be addressed as well. Quality of life and the environment will be deeply impacted as a result of continued and excessive fight traffic into the city. This should be a priority.

32. Kathy B makes this comment

    Wednesday, 20 April 2011

    Do something about the airplane noise that consistently is affecting brooklyn residents.

33. alexandra hungerbuhler makes this comment

    Wednesday, 20 April 2011

    I am a Clinton Hill resident and increasingly concerned and fed up with the noice levels generated through extremly low flying air planes. We need an independant noise study, which will certainly proof that the noice is above the currently legal 65 decibel. I am very concerned about the health and environmental impact. airports should not be allowed to grow unsustainable without any independant studies on the impact of the surrounding communities. We need a nightime curfew for air traffic like so many international cities have imposed.

34. Pascal Marand makes this comment

    Wednesday, 20 April 2011

    For the past few years we have been living under constant airplane noise, from early morning until late at night. We must have an independent study on this air traffic noise which adversely affects the health and welling being of so many people in Brooklyn.

35. Josephine Fassari makes this comment

    Tuesday, 19 April 2011

    As a long time resident of Park Slope I am alarmed at the number of low flying planes that pass over my neighborhood and the amount of noise they make. I find it hard to believe that a study done by the port authority says that the level of noise is acceptable because at certain times when a plane is passing over my home the noise is VERY loud. I ask that an independent study be done when the FAA is not aware that levels...

36. Patrick Moroney makes this comment

    Tuesday, 19 April 2011

    The noise from jets above our part of Bed Stuy is consistently above safe levels. The awful sound is almost constant as one fades away another one starts. This will continue affect property values and quality of life in this historic neighborhood. The FAA and Port Authority must stop ignoring the human impact of their decisions.

37. Nicholas Plombino makes this comment

    Tuesday, 19 April 2011

    Brooklyn residents hear the airplane noise loud and clear every day but our representatives are not hearing us. The constant noise is harmful to the health and well being of Brooklyn residents and has continued and been ignored by our representatives much too long. This is unfair and solutions must be found.

38. Jeffrey Starin makes this comment

    Tuesday, 19 April 2011

    It is high time the politicians we VOTE into office take the responsibility of their office -- do something for the people they represent: I support an independent noise study because the FAA controls the flight paths over Brooklyn and can easily redirect traffic away from noise monitors the Port Authority puts in place. An independent study would eliminate this malfeasance and produce honest results.