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JFK jet noise rattles Nassau communities

A plane flies over a Stewart Manor home.

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | A plane flies over a Stewart Manor home. (July 14, 2011)

The earsplitting roar of low-flying jets is fraying nerves and patience in 13 Hempstead Town communities.

Residents who have lived with airplane noise from Kennedy Airport for decades say it's gotten worse, especially at night, as use of Runway 22L -- the so-called runway of last resort for late-night flights -- has increased.

The number of arrivals on that runway have nearly doubled...

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