Can Anything Stop City Drivers From Honking?

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 NOISE [I Tried to Fix My Block’s Honking Problem]( Instead I went insane. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty, Google Earth, Flickr The honking outside my apartment is incessant. It happens like this: A person driving a truck will get stuck behind a double-parked or idling car on my narrow street, and they will honk. A person stuck behind the truck will also honk, as will the Amazon van stuck behind the person behind the truck. (Sometimes another person gets stuck behind the Amazon van and starts to honk, oblivious to the line forming in front of them.) None of this accomplishes anything. The second layer of noise on my block is the sound of people screaming at drivers from their apartment windows, which at first I did not participate in but now do. Like the honking, screaming at the honking doesn’t accomplish anything, but at least it feels good. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [‘They’re Gonna Hang Out in Whole Foods’ A Monday night with the residents fighting a proposed shelter for migrants in Gowanus.]( By Clio Chang [Get Ready to See the National Guard on Your Commute Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 750 guardsmen will be placed in the MTA system as part of a five-point plan to address subway crime.]( [There’s a Two-Bedroom at the Osborne for $875,000 Plus a perfect East Village studio and a thoughtfully renovated prewar two-bed in Crown Heights.]( By Kim Velsey [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved