Summer is loud. Whether you are a noise maker or a noise hater, Gothamist has your survivor’s guide

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday June 19, 2024 [Donate now]( [How to navigate and negotiate the noise of NYC's neighborhoods in summer]( [Group of gardeners using leaf blowers, Queens, New York Group of gardeners using leaf blowers, Queens, New York.]( [We explain when to talk to your neighbor, file a 311 complaint or tune down the volume.]( More Stories From Today [New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally in 2021.]( [NJ Gov. Murphy says clemencies will affect thousands of lives]( [Murphy has never before issued any pardons or commuted sentences. He's launching an effort to change that on Juneteenth.]( [New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy standing in front of a podium delivering remarks.]( [NJ Gov. Murphy stands firm behind AG amid Norcross indictment]( [Powerful political boss, George Norcross, has famously said he controls governors, but Governor Murphy isn’t backing away from the attorney general.]( [A delivery person sits with his head down and his hands clasped in sweltering heat. He is wearing green shorts and a black shirt.]( [Disparities in heat-related deaths persist among Black New Yorkers, report says]( [A new report from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says systemic inequities in heat-related mortality rates, with Black residents of New York City twice as likely to die from heat stress compared to their white counterparts.]( [A baby stroller under the shade of a tree in a park with cloths over it to keep the baby cool in hot weather.]( [Temps set to soar but more than 40% of NYC cooling centers closed due to holiday, City Comptroller says]( [Public libraries make up a large share of the city’s designated cooling centers but are closed for Juneteenth.]( [A sign on a door reading "The Mother's Room."]( [NY workers are now entitled to paid break time to pump milk]( [Under a new state law, employees are allowed to take lactation breaks when needed for up to three years after childbirth.]( [The 227 Duffield St. building in Brooklyn as seen on Feb. 3, 2021. The property belonged to abolitionists Harriet and Thomas Truesdell and was used as a refuge for those fleeing slavery.]( [NYC could mark the start of a ‘Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Corridor’]( [The 500-mile, designated trek would stretch to Niagara Falls. It was the path to freedom taken by thousands of enslaved people.]( [A scene from Sybil's.]( [For nearly 50 years, Sybil’s in Queens has been a go-to spot for Guyanese soul food]( [This is the story of a family restaurant empire that started with a single mom and her nine kids in 1976.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.