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Share Your LaGuardia Noise Woes at Upcoming Town Hall Meeting

By Katie Honan | September 28, 2015 7:45am
 Elected officials are sponsoring a meeting for residents to share complaints about LaGuardia Airport.
Elected officials are sponsoring a meeting for residents to share complaints about LaGuardia Airport.
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JACKSON HEIGHTS — If you've had it with waking up to the sound of roaring jet engines above your apartment, you can vent to officials at an upcoming town hall meeting.

The area's elected representatives are sponsoring a town hall about LaGuardia Aiport plane noise on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. inside P.S. 69's auditorium, at 77-02 37th Ave.

Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Port Authority have been invited, but haven't yet been confirmed, officials said. 

Locals can sound off about their issues with air traffic from the airport and any concerns about its upcoming multi-billion dollar renovation.

Airplane noise is prevalent in Jackson Heights. More than 1,290 households in the neighborhood filed complaints about plane noise in 2014 and through June of 2015 — more than any other neighborhood in New York or New Jersey, data shows. 

The Port Authority tracks complaints through phone calls and its online system.