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Port Jervis resident tells council honking on Kingston Avenue has become "unlivable"; city pledges follow-up

3031241 · February 10, 2025
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Summary

Samantha Kingston told the council that persistent honking near her Kingston Avenue home is affecting health and safety, that a requested ‘no honking’ sign was declined by police, and that follow-up meetings with a police social worker did not resolve the issue. Mayor Dominic Sickles and Councilman Picariello said they would follow up with her.

Samantha Kingston, a Kingston Avenue resident, told the Port Jervis Common Council during public comment that persistent vehicle honking outside her home has made living conditions "unlivable" and is affecting residents’ health, safety and well-being.

"The issue is becoming very, unlivable at this point... Our health is being affected. Our well-being is being affected. Our safety is being affected,"…

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