Talk Bronx New York

 Bronxite John Melton checks out audio equipment at Bronx Speakers Store on Boston Road and says he likes to blast car stereo, to the chagrin of many.

 You wouldn’t know it from all the noise, but the Bronx has gotten quieter this year.

Bronxites logged almost 8% fewer noise complaints to the city’s 311 hotline during the first six months of this year than they did over the same period last year.

There were 28,915 noise complaints from Jan. 1 to the end of June, compared with 31,411 last year.

“I have to give some credit to the weather,” said Councilman James Vacca (D-East Bronx). “We’ve had a mild summer so far and a lot of rain and those are both circumstances that are detriments to noise. That’s got to be a contributing factor.”

“I’m not surprised. It seems to be less noisy,” said George Dallas, 72, of Morris Park. “It’s just people blowing their horns. But that’s New York drivers. You have to live with it.”

For the second year in a row, Community Board 7, which includes Norwood, University Heights, Jerome Park, Bedford Park, Fordham and Kingsbridge Heights topped the list with the most noise complaints in the borough.

Read more..

(No Ratings Yet)
 Loading ...
 Email This Post

 Authorities say a children’s roller coaster has derailed at a Bronx carnival, leaving seven children with minor injuries.

Firefighters say the ride ran off its tracks around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at a neighborhood carnival on Westchester and St. Theresa avenues, near Pelham Bay Park. Police say the roller coaster stood no more than three to four feet off the ground.

The seven children have been taken to a hospital. Police describe their injuries as bumps and scratches.

It’s not immediately clear how many children were on the ride or who was running the carnival. Read more..

(No Ratings Yet)
 Loading ...
 Email This Post