noise

These three Upper West Siders live next door to a hellish construction project. Here's what it's like

By Marjorie Cohen |January 8, 2020 - 1:00PM

… Whether Brooklyn looks like a peaceful quieter alternative to Manhattan or the raucous playground of developers and … Bay was one of the best neighborhoods for firsttime buyers in 2019 That was mostly because of its affordable … homes but you can add peace and quiet to the list of reasons to consider buying there Its neighbors to the east …

By Phillip Pantuso |December 26, 2019 - 10:00AM

Neighborhood Intel

I lived near an assisted-living facility for the mentally ill. It was affordable—and often scary

By Kelly Kreth |December 10, 2019 - 9:00AM

Neighbors

I love noise and so should you—if you want to live in my NYC building

By Dianne Ackerman |November 14, 2019 - 10:20AM

Buy

Are postwar buildings from the 1950s and '60s constructed better than ones built later?

… in the 1950s and 60s says Tiger Koehn a broker with Bond New York and a soundproofing consultant The materials used for … it was pindrop quiet Later I moved to another building on Seventh Avenue that was the noisiest apartmentyou could hear …

By Alanna Schubach |November 11, 2019 - 10:00AM