Hear
New
York

New Yorkers love to complain about how loud the city is. In fact, more than 4 million 311 noise complaints were made between 2010 and 2019. The HEAR recipe below takes the 15 sounds that New Yorkers complain about the most and composes them into a recipe for a 1-minute performance. The world premiere features Canadian soprano Rose Hegele. Recreate the soundscape of city living from your home with #bigapplerecipes.

Data

Rank Complaint Category # Complaints
1 Loud Music/Party 2,342,410
2 Banging/Pounding 616,072
3 Loud Talking 359,893
4 Construction 289,509
5 Car/Truck Music 184,270
6 Barking Dog 73,209
7 Car/Truck Horn 70,496
8 Engine Idling 65,524
9 Air Conditioner/
Ventilation Equipment		 44,865
10 Loud Television 41,356
11 Jack Hammering 35,330
12 Alarms 34,518
13 Other 21,745
14 Ice Cream Truck 17,284
15 People Created Noise 16,303
Source: 311 Service Requests from 2010 to Present

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Performance