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Definitely this. As someone born in NYC who moved away as a teen and later moved back after a year, the NYC sirens are insanely louder compared to other city si
by dayvid 4y ago
Definitely this. As someone born in NYC who moved away as a teen and later moved back after a year, the NYC sirens are insanely louder compared to other city sirens. I'm not sure if it's due to the density of buildings, but I think they just set the volume louder. It's incredibly annoying, affects far more people than necessary and could be handled better.
- ericbarrett 4y agoYou can always see multiple people plugging their ears when an ambulance goes down a busy street in NYC—it's a painful and resonant buzz in your skull if you don't. The sirens must be well past the level that causes damage.