A definite violation. Now you're not. The noise patrol hands out a summons only once every four calls. Part of the problem is the noise may be absent when the inspectors arrive a month or so later. Often they get air conditioner complaints but by the time they call snow is in the air.
Inspectors say they are short-handed.
No one works on Sunday. The department is now currying the support of community boards to lobby for five more inspectors. Acoustics experts suggest hundreds, if not thousands, of noise inspectors might quiet the city. Since the code specifies that noise readings must be taken from a residence, inspectors hardly ever visit a business complaining about noise. Over at the Police Department, Capt.