The roar of the elevated "D" line in Brooklyn has some people covering their ears. They say new tracks have turned the D-line into the loud line. Louis Gellman said the new tracks installed above his tire shop at 26th Avenue and 86th Street in Bensonhurst have created a new noise level -- even for an el -- that's through the roof. "And I'm gonna lose my hearing because of it. I can't even talk to my customers. I have to walk inside there to talk to them; because we can no longer talk outside," Gellman said. Gellman has been at the same spot 30 years. And he said the noise has never been like this. He's complained to the Transit Authority. They said they had stopped lubricating the tracks because drivers complained about the grease damaging their paint job below. And in a statement, Metropolitan Transportation Authority transit told CBS 2 HD: "In response to the noise complaints, track supervision inspected the site on Dec. 21, 2009, and extra track lubricators were installed and adjustments were made for additional lubrication. Subsequent inspections have found that these corrective measures have greatly reduced the noise level. We expect further noise reductions as the new track wears in," spokesperson Deirdre K. Parker. CBS 2 HD got its hands on a sound level meter. It records noise decibel levels. The noise level at Gellman's spot fluctuated between 88.1 and 90.9, peaking once at 92.8. Federal guidelines say regular exposure to levels above 85 can be harmful. As a ...
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