Noisy NYC Restaurants

The New York Times takes an in-depth look at the noise levels of 37 businesses around New York, many of them bars and restaurants. They "found levels that experts said bordered on dangerous at one-third of them," including the beer garden at the Standard Hotel, Schiller's Liquor Bar, and The Brooklyn Star. The article points out how Andrew Carmellini and Alex Stupak respectively spent $10,000 and $20,000 to address sound complaints at their restaurants. [NYT]