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Helicopter noise in Battery Park City

Under the Statue of Liberty & Harbor. Here is an average flying day for the 25,527 people who live here.

15helicopters a day fly directly over Battery Park City
150loud flybys a day: 60+ dBA (a conversation close up) at homes somewhere in the neighborhood
127loud flybys a day on a typical street (half of residents get more)
138loud flybys a day on the loudest street
180helicopters a day heard somewhere in the neighborhood (50+ dBA)
8of the flights overhead are by the four big sightseeing tour operators

At one street (40.7115, -74.0160), the "listen" spot: 5 h 57 min of helicopter noise between 7 am and 10 pm on an average flying day, busiest around 10 am. Its worst day was Monday, July 20, 2026: 358 helicopters heard and 245 loud flybys, the loudest about 70 dBA.

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Averages are per flying day: 116 days from Thursday, April 30, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, leaving out 11 days when bad weather grounded most tours and 2 days with incomplete data. The neighborhood outline is approximate. Counted: every helicopter flight with a takeoff or landing at the 11 heliports and airports covered; other helicopters (news, private and transit flights) are not counted, so these numbers are a floor. Levels are modeled outdoor peaks from each aircraft's type, distance and height (the method of Chopper Noise by Allen Shaibani); they are estimates, not measurements. Indoors with the windows closed is roughly 15 to 25 dBA quieter.