New York, NY. August 26, 2009.

Dear Neighbor:

I want to share with you a small victory in noise control in our neighborhoods.

Thanks to the hard work of many community members , we have, for the time being, convinced the tour buses that run along Greenwich Avenue to reduce the sound level of their loudspeakers.

I am delighted to share this news with you because I believe that it is possible to promote tourism in the city without compromising the quiet enjoyment of our neighborhoods.

To that end, we still have lots of work to do throughout the District with regard to both noise pollution and air pollution caused by traffic.

Yetta

Alternate link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LboiQ6nagFk