Fighting Noise Pollution In New York

New York Mayor is tough Michael R. Bloomberg announced an initiative to address quality-of-life issues in the city.

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October 6, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The initiative, known as Operation Silent Night, is the city's most aggressive attack on noise since 1994, when the Police Department went after noisemakers, particularly in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, with summonses.The operation will focus on 24 neighborhoods several in each borough that have been identified as among the noisiest in the city, based on calls to the government's quality-of-life hot line.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: 'Hey, Keep It Down, Will Ya?' Mayor's Noise Plan Insists on It

Sunday, October 6, 2002 in The New York Times

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