Some of Billy Joel’s neighbors on an exclusive Long Island community want to ban him and others from using helicopters to fly to and from their homes - even though it seems he's not the one bothering the other homeowners.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Mayor Lawrence Schmidlapp had received complaints from residents of Center Island in Oyster Bay, New York, that Joel and others were disrupting the location’s peace and beauty. The singer is thought to use his helicopter just a few times a month. Flying reduces the journey time from Oyster Bay to Manhattan from around two hours to about 15 minutes.