New proposed legislation in the state Assembly would impose sound limits on the NYPD shooting range at Rodman's Neck in the Bronx, and ensure the city and the NYPD answer the decades-old pleas of nearby residents for peace and quiet.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.In the nearly 50 years Barbara Dolensek has lived on City Island in the Bronx, she has grown to expect the sound of frequent, booming gunshots.
It’s an ear-blasting interruption that could soon come to a halt. New proposed legislation in the state Assembly would impose sound limits on the shooting range, and ensure the city and the NYPD answer the decades-old pleas of nearby residents for peace and quiet. If it passes, the bill could end the sound-fueled saga that began when the NYPD first opened the shooting range on the northeastern Bronx peninsula in 1960, and has since troubled several mayoral administrations.
But nearly six years later, community members say the noise is just as loud. And without legally-binding rules to limit the shooting range’s sound, some have grown concerned that the even the suggested upgrades won’t fully abate the noise. Questions remain over whether the range the NYPD plans to build will be fully enclosed and if a request for proposals has gone out to developers, said John Doyle, a long-time City Island resident and a legislative aide for Benedetto.
Construction is expected to start in the summer of 2023, according to minutes from Bronx Community Board 10's public hearing on the new facility.
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