The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity.
Under the new rules, Adams said, mosques will not need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. Friday is the traditional Islamic holy day, and Muslims break their fast at sunset during Ramadan.
The police department’s community affairs bureau will work with mosques to communicate the new guidelines and ensure that devices used to broadcast the adhan are set to appropriate decibel levels, Adams said. Houses of worship can broadcast up to 10 decibels over the ambient sound level, the mayor’s office said.
I’m picturing some angry dude in an apartment near this place just blasting death metal out a, window to drown the prayer out.
It’s a start.
When I was in college there was a culture of blasting out music from the windows of the dorms.
Mostly hip hop and pop, not really my genres at the time (though I got into some niche hip hop years later)
At the time, a metal guitarist had recently died violently. They were a local band with a global reach, well local to me, about 2 hours from campus.
That day everyone knew their music, lol. Had my “metal” friends come up with speakers and any other audio gear they could muster.
In my defense, unlike other noise polluters, I observed quiet hours.
RIP Dimebag