TESTIMONY
Stephen Tanenbaum, Prospect Park South Resident, on Helicopter Noise Pollution Impacting Central Brooklyn Neighborhoods and Public Spaces
2:22:04
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Stephen Tanenbaum testifies about the issue of helicopter noise pollution affecting central Brooklyn communities like Prospect Park South, where he resides and works.
- Helicopter noise is not just confined to waterfront areas, but impacts inland neighborhoods, including the historic landmark district with primarily wood-framed houses where residents cannot escape the sound even inside.
- Helicopters are deviating from the designated FAA route along Flatbush Avenue and taking shortcuts over Prospect Park, the parade grounds, local schools like the Caden School playground, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
- This deviating flight path causes disturbances in civic spaces and crown jewels of the city like Prospect Park.
Stephen Tanenbaum
2:22:04
There we go.
2:22:05
Stephen Tanenbaum.
2:22:06
I live and work in prospect Park South in Central Brooklyn.
2:22:11
And here, it's bringing news from from out there that it's not just a waterfront issue where The JFK route passes through our historic landmark district the mainly wood framed houses.
2:22:28
So the residents can't even escape the sound by going inside.
2:22:32
The other issue in Central Brooklyn is that these helicopters are veering off the FAA helicopter route that's Flatbush Avenue, and they're basically making a shortcut to the tip of Manhattan and then to the West 30th Street, Heliport, and that path takes the helicopters over Prospect Park.
2:22:57
Over the parade grounds, where all the ball fields are, over the Caden School, playground, and and it's adjacent to the Brooklyn Potanic garden.
2:23:08
And I just think that in a, you know, a a civic place.
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There's, you know, no reason to be ruining these these crown jewels of the city.
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Thank you.
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