"Among the world's cities, how special is New York?" A panel of experts discusses diverse aspects of this question. Chair: Harold Takooshian, PhD, Fordham Urban Studies Program & SPSSI Discussant: Lee Michael Klein, Gothamist The NYC noise code: Arline L. Bronzaft - Chair, Comm. on Noise, GrowNYC Reducing urban din: David Vassar - Quinn Library,