i've been here for 19 years, and there are years when it's more prevalent than others. this spring/summer, so far, is a bad one. i agree that it's important to complain, but, not to beat a dead horse, until we invent planes that can shoot straight up like rockets, one area or another will be affected by takeoffs from LGA. we tend to get pummeled two days every three or four weeks. our neighbors to the north and east get pummeled the other 25 days. i'll take two days versus 25. and no airplanes is really not an option for nyc. any more than no cars pr no subways.