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Pushing 'no honking' signs in Gramercy Park |
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23rd Street Association
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By Program Director on
6/26/2008
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By Esther O. Perez-Quesada
The traffic on 21st Street, between Third Avenue and Park Avenue South, is unbearable, not just to commuters but to the residents of Gramercy Park North, who according to Arlene Harrison, president of the Gramercy Park Block Association, have to live with cars honking at all hours of the day and night.
"For years traffic on Gramercy Park North has been a major quality of life issue," said Harrison, representing the Association's Traffic Committee that pushed a request to have "No honking" signs placed along that corridor.
Currently the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is conducting a series of tests that measure noise levels throughout the day, which will determine if their requests for the signs are warranted.
According to Toni Carlina, district manager for Community Board 6, the highest noise decibels allowed for the Gramercy Park area is 87, which is equival ...
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By 23rd Street Association on
3/28/2008 12:07 PM
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TOMORROW! VOLUNTEER WORKDAY IN THE PARK
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The Green Renter: A Conversation with No Impact Man, NYC's Own Web-Happy Abstainer Par Excellence Monday, March 31 at 7pm, FREE
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Bring the I Heart PV Campaign to Your School or Neighborhood!
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SAVE THE DATE! June 5 2008
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TOMORROW! Earth Hour 2008
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