24 | Helicopter noise over New York - with Stop the Chop NY/NJ

Soundproofist

Imagine if 160 helicopters flew over your home every day. That's what many residents of New York City experience. And the noise is disrupting their sleep, parks and recreation, and even pedestrian and bicyclist safety. Soundproofist talked with representatives from Stop the Chop NY/NJ -- an organization that's working to legislate guidelines to manage a growing number of non-essential helicopter flights over the most densely populated metropolitan area in the U.S. Join us in an informative conversation with Stop the Chop's Melissa Elstein, Andy Rosenthal, and Adrian Benepe.

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Melissa Elstein introduction (00:00:47)

3. Andy Rosenthal introduction (00:01:29)

4. Adrian Benepe introduction (00:01:53)

5. Description of the helicopter issues (00:03:11)

6. Did this change during the pandemic? (00:04:45)

7. There's been a surge in flights (00:06:15)

8. Some numbers and data (00:07:19)

9. Flight-tracking app (00:09:16)

10. Additional heliports outside NYC (00:10:36)

11. More numbers and data (00:12:38)

12. Some affected routes, parks, neighborhoods (00:14:17)

13. Regulations? FAA in 1990 (00:16:59)

14. Manhattan teleports are on public land (00:17:48)

15. People have been blown off their bicycles (00:18:45)

16. HR 1643, a pending bill in Congress (00:22:21)

17. Stop the Chop petition (00:24:05)

18. Carbon footprint (00:26:23)

19. These companies might expand into other regions (00:29:21)

20. What about terrorism and security? (00:35:04)

21. Disney World has protected airspace but NYC does not (00:37:00)

22. Impact on health (00:37:42)

23. Environmental impact on birds (00:42:29)