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Homes see value jump near highway sound barriers

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Homes see value jump near highway sound barriers

Silence really is golden — and homeowners are willing to pay more for it.  Specifically, when traffic noise fades, home values tend to creep up. A new academic study by the National Bureau of Academic Research suggests that the simple act of quieting a highway can deliver an outsized payoff for nearby homeowners.  A recent … Read more

NYC residents ‘hellish helicopter highway,’ lawmakers seek ban on ‘non essential’ choppers

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NYC residents ‘hellish helicopter highway,’ lawmakers seek ban on ‘non essential’ choppers

Big Apple residents are fuming at the city’s so-called “hellish helicopter highway” they say is causing excessive noise and pollution as lawmakers seek to ban “non-essential” chopper flights. “We can’t take it anymore, It’s too much,” Dororta Lukaszynska, who has lived in Tribeca for two decades, told The Post on Tuesday.  “Noise pollution is a … Read more