Letters: Plane noise is harsh on community

Your article, "For flying out loud" [News, July 20] about the "earsplitting roar of low-flying jets" is right on target.

My once-serene neighborhood has increasingly become the victim of traffic from JFK Airport Runway 22L. Breakfast on my deck is now a nerve-racking, unpleasant experience. Nightly family barbecues have become unheard of because family conversation cannot be heard. At times I cannot conduct business over the telephone, even with doors and windows closed. The noise has become a major problem to the quality of life in my neighborhood.

This route has become overused and abused.

Charles Guy Raffo, East Williston
 

I live in Franklin Square and your article hit home. On a recent Tuesday, my husband and I counted 15 planes in less than an hour.

Thanks for publishing the article, but you should have included Franklin Square.

Theresa Meoni, Franklin Square
 

I understand the complaints from homeowners about jet noise, but they fail to observe the bigger picture. I strongly believe, after spending some 30 years in the health care industry, that air traffic-related pollution is a hazard.

Air traffic pollutants get into our lungs, our food, our land and our drinking water. Technology and clean air laws have produced cleaner more efficient-running cars, but the same technology won't work for a jet engine.

We are being dusted every time a plane passes overhead.

Bob Orosz, Garden City
 

Thank you for your article. As a former resident of East Williston, I experienced the constant jet noise to the point where I would have to close windows even on a warm summer day or night. The jets often started before 6 a.m. and usually went to 10 p.m. At times there were jets flying overhead every two minutes.

When I moved to Farmingdale, I knew I was going to miss my former home and friends, but at least I would get away from the jet noise. Imagine my surprise when I found out the jet traffic flies straight up Route 135 over Farmingdale, too.

When I'm ready to leave Long Island and retire, I will be sure to check out flight patterns before buying a home.

Tony Fleck, Farmingdale