Joyful Noise Unto the LordBRONX QUEENS BROOKLYNLast year, there were more than 900 calls to 311 about noisy houses of worship. “You can hear it 20 blocks away.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOne recent chilly morning outside the mosque, the muezzin’s rising call filled the air. “It does wake me sometimes, but it doesn’t bother me,” said Jason Rosa, a barber at Madd Cutz, down the block. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Spanish-speaking church, Congregación Cristiana del Bronx, features an amplified band with a full drum kit. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“With the Spanish church, sometimes you feel the bass through your bed,” said Ms. Acevedo, a nursing student.

Source: New York Times March 24, 2017 09:00 UTC