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Hear No Evil: UES Residents Rally Against Audible Crosswalks

Last week, angry Upper East Side residents sounded off at Community Board 8 meeting. The cause of the controversy? Noise pollution from audible crosswalk signals that help blind pedestrians cross safely.

Residents argued that the crosswalk signals would exacerbate the existing “noise pollution” of the Upper East Side and amount to a waste of money, according to DNAinfo. Read More