Dear Friend,
According to data retrieved from a Freedom of Information Request (FOIL) by Queens Quiet Skies, airplane traffic above Jackson Heights has risen by nearly 80% since 2008. Queen Quiet Skies is concerned that the Federal Aviation Administration has been misleading residents by claiming that airplane traffic has merely changed, and not increased, due to variations in wind patterns. To read DNAinfo and NY1 News coverage of the release of the Queens Quiet Skies report, click on their links.
As an elected official and long-time Jackson Heights resident, I take these reports very seriously. I have worked closely with Queens Quiet Skies over the the past several years in order to understand and address the increase in airplane noise in our community. If you would like to donate time or resources to the organization or would simply like to learn more about this issue, please visit
www.queensquietskies.org. This site will also explain what we have done here in Jackson Heights to organize our community against airplane noise abuses.
I will continue to work with Queens Quiet Skies on this issue to ensure that airplane noise is reduced as much as humanly possible. My office will continue to answer any questions you might have. Complaints about noise should be directed to the Port Authority at (800) 225-1071 or online at
www.panynj.gov.
Your complaints have made a difference in tracking this airplane noise issue. Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Daniel Dromm
NYC Council Member
25th District
Topic: La Guardia report from Councilmember Dromm (Read 803 times)