{"id":615,"date":"2020-04-07T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T09:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=12613"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:57:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T15:57:08","slug":"nyc-quiet-outside-noisy-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/nyc-quiet-outside-noisy-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City – Quiet Outside, Noisy Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"
Under normal circumstances, noise is bad. For many renters and homeowners, noise is their #1 enemy when it comes to living in the City of New York, whether it’s street noise, construction noise, loud music from the bar downstairs, or banging noise from your next-door neighbor.<\/p>\n
But things have changed in the past few weeks. Noise is now a good<\/i> thing, especially in the epicenter. Ever since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a state-wide “stay at home” executive order on March 20 (and later launched on March 23) to fight COVID-19, most New Yorkers have chosen to abide by the order and self-isolate in their homes. Of course, it’s not easy to physically distance yourself from others for a long period, especially if you are used to the party scene in Lower Manhattan or morning walks in Prospect Park, and so sometimes, you sing on the balcony. Some other times, New Yorkers fight with their roommates or partner for more fridge space to accommodate the dozen bags of food they get from Whole Foods.<\/p>\n
Regardless of the types of complaints, noise reflects the current state of New York City – most New Yorkers are practicing social distancing and staying at home. To better understand how lives have changed since the battle against the coronavirus and if people follow the self-isolation recommendations, we took a look at the 311 noise complaints.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n We started our research by looking at the number of noise complaints reported in each NYC borough from March 20 to March 28, 2020. As shown in Figure 1<\/a>, all boroughs experienced an increase in noise complaints. In the Bronx, the count jumped by 45.6%, from 1,763 to 2,567. Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, the number went up by 28.6% to 3,430.<\/p>\n
\nHere are our key findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nNoise Complaints by NYC Borough<\/strong><\/h5>\n