Designed to be an idyllic neighborhood more than a century ago, Forest Hills Gardens is now a hub for music — and noise complaints.
Category: Noise
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How Pet Parrots Started a War Inside an NYC Apartment Building
How noise complaints in a Manhattan co-op led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship.
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Living Out Loud Without Headphones Highlights a Public Etiquette Debate
Welcome to their conversation. (Or YouTube video. Or baseball game.) For people bothered by the liberal use of speakerphones, the public sphere can be a circle of hell.
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Milan Cracks Down on Nightlife After Campaign to Lure Visitors
City officials worked to make Milan attractive to visitors, but now that some neighborhoods are overwhelmed by rowdy crowds and noise, they’re trying to scale back.
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Celine Dion ‘Siren Battles’ Prompt Complaints in New Zealand City
A subculture has developed among Pacific Islander communities based on who can blast music — often Ms. Dion’s songs — the loudest. Some call it too disruptive.
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Paris Makes ‘Summer Terraces’ a Permanent Part of Cafe Culture
The neighbors may complain about the noise, but outdoor spaces that bloomed under a pandemic program are now a permanent and vibrant fixture of city life.
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Why Do Couples Tie Cans to Wedding Cars?
Once used to show disapproval of a union, this clamorous custom now signifies a happy beginning for newlyweds.
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Shattered Nerves, Sleepless Nights: Pickleball Noise Is Driving Everyone Nuts
The incessant pop-pop-pop of the fast-growing sport has brought on a nationwide scourge of unneighborly clashes, petitions, calls to the police and lawsuits, with no solution in sight.
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The Best Place to Drink Is the Emptiest Bar in the City
When your hearing starts to go, you just want a place to sit, sip and have a talk: namely, a hotel bar.
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How to Coexist With The Animals in Your Garden
There’s a multicultural world outdoors — and even the gentlest gardeners often disrupt it. Here’s how to avoid that.
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Amsterdam Has a Message for Male Tourists From the U.K.: ‘Stay Away’
The New York Times – Travel:In an ad campaign aimed at British men between 18 and 35, the Dutch capital threatens fines for visitors who are looking for a “messy night.”
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Could I Survive the ‘Quietest Place on Earth’?
The New York Times – Travel:Legends tell of an echoless chamber in an old Minneapolis recording studio that drives visitors insane. I figured I’d give it a whirl.