jim63
12th May 2010, 23:04
What will these people come up with next?
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WPIX) - Business leaders, residents and lawmakers are nearing a compromise to limit the number of noisy helicopters that crowd the skies over New York Harbor.George Prochnik is a writer from Fort Greene who recently published a book called "In Pursuit of Silence." He worries the constant vibrating din of helicopters could have physical and mental health effects for Brooklyn children.
"They're not learning English. They're learning noisy English as though from a single parent with a cleft palete. This slows down their whole ability to take in words. It can lead to different sorts of social isolation issues. One person even told me they suspected the spike in ambient noise in our society is a contributing factor to the rise in diagnoses of autism."
Chopper Stopper: Brooklyn Closer To A Deal On Helicopter Noise - WPIX (http://www.wpix.com/news/local/wpix-chopper-brooklyn-noise,0,2457441.story)
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WPIX) - Business leaders, residents and lawmakers are nearing a compromise to limit the number of noisy helicopters that crowd the skies over New York Harbor.George Prochnik is a writer from Fort Greene who recently published a book called "In Pursuit of Silence." He worries the constant vibrating din of helicopters could have physical and mental health effects for Brooklyn children.
"They're not learning English. They're learning noisy English as though from a single parent with a cleft palete. This slows down their whole ability to take in words. It can lead to different sorts of social isolation issues. One person even told me they suspected the spike in ambient noise in our society is a contributing factor to the rise in diagnoses of autism."
Chopper Stopper: Brooklyn Closer To A Deal On Helicopter Noise - WPIX (http://www.wpix.com/news/local/wpix-chopper-brooklyn-noise,0,2457441.story)