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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Chelsea Ritschel

New Yorkers are making hundreds of noise complaints over loud sex

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New Yorkers may have a tolerance for the bustling sounds of the city, but they are drawing the line at loud sex.

According to a new report from Patch, hundreds of New York City residents have made 311 complaints about overly noisy sexual activity in the last year, with the outlet reporting that the city’s official helpline received 277 noise complaints between 19 February 2021 and 9 February 2022.

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