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Though the urban cacophony can be vexing, it is also intrinsic to the frenetic character that draws many to the city. Some level of noise has always been deemed an acceptable price to pay for living in New York.

For months last year, the bustling metropolis hushed, an abrupt shift that led New Yorkers to rethink their relationship to noise. And calls about helicopter noise have spiked significantly. Through the end of September, the city received 17, calls about helicopter noise, more than triple the number during the same period last year. Those calls already eclipse the helicopter-noise complaints made to in all of last year and in The overwhelming majority have come from Manhattan, with just under 3, from the other four boroughs.

Elected officials have reported a similar boom in calls as New Yorkers have shifted to working from home, away from office buildings that are better built to filter the din of the city.

The spike in complaints comes as legislative efforts at the federal and state level to limit such flights have failed to gain traction. It has also coincided with a resurgence of sightseeing flights.

Flights from the two heliports in Manhattan owned by the city plunged last year, but have started to rebound this year. Helicopter traffic from New Jersey is more difficult to quantify, but also appears to have picked up. While most companies offering aerial tours of the city have suffered financially, there is one exception — NYONAir. But they allowed doors-off tours to continue.

Since then, they have only become more popular. I love the New Victory's circus shows. You can also sign up for a circus workshop. The BlackTop Circus is premiering for the first time with its hip hop circus and variety show playing in the Bronx from March I called Barnum's parent company and they told me that it will be the night of Monday, March 22, so that is the source for the above info.

New York City. NYC Guide. Things To Do. Family Travel. Activity Calendar. American History. Hanns J. Library of Congress Trapeze artist Lillian Leitzel, one of the most famous acrobats of her time, helped fellow performer Dolly Jahn celebrate her birthday backstage.

Library of Congress A Ringling circus show in featuring elephants. CNN An elephant training for his act in Getty Images As people watch from a nearby rooftop, the family members of the Otaris aerial troupe balance upside down on a high-wire, Sarasota, Florida.

Getty Images Contortionist Salm the elastic wonder of the world sits atop a flower vase. Circa early s. Fritz, France. Wikimedia Commons Spectators gather on the sidewalks of New York City to watch the circus parade down the street. Circa s.