Last month, two synagogues filed suit against the city and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz claiming the Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy Park was violating noise code. That code stated that the "use of electronic sound amplification equipment at any location within 500 feet of houses of worship during hours of worship" is not allowed. The city quickly moved to tweak that law. more ›

Last week, two synagogues filed suit against the city and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz over the Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy Park. The synagogues pointed out that the concerts violate the noise code, "which prohibit the use of electronic sound amplification equipment at any location within 500 feet of houses of worship during hours of worship" (the synagogues are 300 feet away). Now the city is looking to fast track a bill to get around the violation. more ›

Two Brooklyn synagogues have filed a lawsuit against the City of New York and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz over Markowitz's free summer concert series at Asser Levy Park in Brighton Beach. The suit contends that the concert series violates noise codes "which prohibit the use of electronic sound amplification equipment at any location within 500 feet of houses of worship during hours of worship." The synagogues are a mere 300 feet away! more ›

Earlier this year, the city's new noise code went into effect, and the city has definitely been enforcing it on Staten Island's Kinborn Street. The Department of Environmental Protection has fined Lucie Liebman $1,000 for a noisy ice truck jingle. The thing is, Liebman doesn't have an ice cream truck! A Lickety Split truck had parked outside Liebman's house and sounded its jingle. The DEP sent two summonses to Liebman, before dropping off the hefty... more ›