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  1. Oct 2018
    1. I’m sure that after a century of being “the noisiest city on Earth,” folks have gotten creative about it.

      Response

    2. Moreover, if we accounted for the history of zoning in the neighborhoods that have the most or the least complaints it would add another layer of analysis to the data.  Are some of these neighborhoods used as entertainment zones, for example? Is it easier to open up bars there than elsewhere in the city?

      Condition of Rebuttal/Evidence, depending on POV

    3. Although it may not be possible to gather who the 311 callers are, including factors such as race and class may lead to very different noise maps.  For example, what would a noise map of Manhattan look like if researchers brought income into the equation?

      Condition of Rebuttal

    4. This is where the data falls short. Can it be assumed that those who are calling about the noise are mostly people who live in the neighborhood?

      Condition of Rebuttal

    5. At a glance, loud parties, loud people, and loud car stereos seem to be the major complaints in those areas, according to Sluis’s visualizations

      Evidence

    6. This is key information because it reminds viewers that this neighborhood is a lot more ethnically diverse than other neighborhoods with a smaller number of complaints. It brings to mind: what role does race play in these complaints, in terms of those who complain and those who are the focus of the complaints?

      Condition of Rebuttal/New Claim?

    7. The city may be noisy, but “noisy” is relative. Sluis’s map shows some predictably noisy areas for those of us familiar with Manhattan’s soundscape (Union Square, Times Square) but it also draws attention to other areas not as predictable in the mainstream imagination (East Harlem South, Hamilton Heights).

      Condition of Rebuttal

    8. what stands out is that the major circles of noise complaints are also places where there are different racial and ethnic groups mingling (for example, Times Square) or places that are populated by mostly minorities (Hamilton Heights).  Whereas Sluis flattens out the noise complaints, demographic stats point to the racial/ethnic contours of each neighborhood.

      Evidence

    9. Drawn from 2010 census data, the CUNY map clearly delineates neighborhoods and color-codes the groups in each neighborhood per block: blue for whites, green for Latino, orange for black, purple for Asian, and grey for “Other.” Although the Center for Urban Research, CUNY Graduate Center’s maps cannot be superimposed on Sluis’s maps, they help give a general idea as to where neighborhoods are located in addition to racial demographics.

      Evidence

    10. We must remember that annoyance oftentimes stems not just from physical reactions to noise but rather one’s perceptions about noise

      Condition of Rebuttal

    11. 40, 412 complaints, to be exact

      Evidence

    12. but neither takes into account the fact that some of the areas with a higher concentration of noise complaints are not just densely populated but densely populated with racial and ethnic minorities

      Backing or Qualifier?

    13. New York City isn’t the only loud city out there

      Qualifier

    14. Although New York City isn’t the only loud city out there, there are many reasons it’s called “The City That Never Sleeps”—and sound has a lot to do with it, depending on which neighborhood you call home.

      Claim