The Pin Stripes brass band leads the French Quarter Festival Second-Line Kickoff Parade on Friday, April 11, 2014. The City Council will take up a proposal Thursday (April 24) looking to regulate ...

Decibels (dB) are a unit for measuring sound. Since sound reproduction is critical for the home theater experience, it's important to understand the meaning of decibels when it comes to music.

If you think New York City is too loud, you're not alone. Noise complaints top the list of complaints to 311 citywide, ...