After complaints from residents on LIE southside, New York State officials conducted sound tests and discovered decibel levels exceeding maximum sound levels. Most of the complaints are from residents living east of 71st Street. State Department of Transportation officials are in the process of polling residents to see how many want sound barriers.
Originally published in the September 1998 Juniper Berry Magazine
State performs sound tests on LIE
Long Island Expressway traffic rumbles by Maspeth with unbearable noise.
September 1998 Table of Contents
- Man of the Year: George Pataki
- New standards for light and medium duty vehicles
- Traffic Safety Measures for Maspeth and Middle Village
- Law to Stop Annoying Telemarketers
- LUTHERAN SEWER PROJECT UNDERWAY TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF NOVEMBER
- Governor Pataki visits Juniper Park Civic Association Town Meeting-Sept. 24th
- Juniper Civic's Conversation with Gov. George Pataki
- Letters to the Editor – September 1998
- Coming Soon: More L.I.E. Construction
- Spotlight on Youth
- Berry Book Review
- Flooding Juniper Ballfields Get Relief Thanks to Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington
- Juniper fields Saved!
- RED LIGHT RUNNING: A THREAT TO OUR COMMUNITY
- BRINGING THE ZONING LAWS OUT OF THE DARK AGES
- This Year Again, Ognibene Brings Millions of Dollars into Community
- Artie LaFres: Local Boy Makes Good
- Community Spotlight: Flora Gannon
- The History of St. Johns Cemetery Middle Village
- Cluttered!
- My Maspeth Memories
- Farewell to the Chairman of the Board
- My Maspeth?
- "That's My Brother!"
- State performs sound tests on LIE
The Juniper Berry magazine, first published in 1938 is an all-volunteer effort containing articles on crime prevention, neighborhood issues, meeting reports and notices, neighborhood history and photographs, guest articles, editorials and more.
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