cities should crack down on noise pollution, it's incredibly disruptive for everyone and degrades the quality of life. there have been some drag races or some crap that (i assume) kids do somewhere semi-near our house in fresno and it is loudly audible for miles. i'd support the death penalty for whoever is doing it.
assuming many of these have two stroke engines, those also put out insane (proportionately) amounts of chemical pollution that is pretty incompatible with people trying to live and breathe nearby.
in sum, it makes a lot of sense to prohibit these in cities, and i'd imagine most nyc residents support removing them.