Firework sales skyrocket in the US as noise complaints increase nearly 4,000% in New York City
Illegal fireworks illuminate the sky over the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonSome firework suppliers saw as much as a 400% increase in sales and fireworks-related noise complaints in New York City saw a 4000% increase, according to recent reports.
Large pyrotechnic displays in New York City are drawing concerns among community members but officials are turning to non-police forms of intervention.Suppliers such as Ohio-based Phantom Fireworks, a popular firework company, experienced a 200% to 400% increase in sales every day compared to the past year,during the past two weeks of June. Since then, Juneteenth saw the highest number of calls, with 1,700 complaints.The reason for the sudden proliferation of firework displays is not clear.
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