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About 4,300 complaints about noise in Community Board 1 came into the city's 311 line during the first six months of the year.
Most of those people were irritated about noise coming from their neighbor's homes.
The cause could be loud music or TV sets. But in these neighborhoods where young hipsters share the walls with older, longtime residents and working-class families, the culprit could even be the wail of an electric guitar.
Complaints were even higher during the same period last year, when 4,429 calls about noise were logged at 311.
"Until six or eight months ago, the overwhelming number of complaints were about construction sites," said Councilman David Yassky, who represents the area.
"People were complaining that the construction was starting too early in the morning and on weekends. In this neighborhood, every three blocks there's a construction site."
When the city revamped its noise code two years ago, officials said the new regulations would make it easier to crack down on noisemakers. It set lower decibel levels and required all construction sites to have noise abatement plans.
For example, cops can fine drivers if the music blasting from their cars is "plainly audible" from 25 feet. And ice cream trucks are not allowed to play jingles endlessly while parked on the street.
But most of the time, New Yorkers call 311 to complain about noise coming from their neighbors.
They're also griping about noise from the sidewalk, whether its loud boomboxes, arguments or people leaving bars and clubs.
Community Board 14, which includes Flatbush, Midwood and Kensington, came in third with 3,362 noise complaints for the first half of the year.
"People in this area like to play music on the street and there are always sirens," said Donald Fequiere, 27, who lives in Flatbush.
"The noisiest thing in the neighborhood is the traffic - loud sirens going on all the time," said Bernard Lewis, 68, also of Flatbush.
"And those container trucks hauling large cartons on Flatbush Ave., those make a heck of a lot of noise."
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Jul 26, 2009 at 08:22 AM Avrohom Abba Says:
There is only one solution to all the noise complaints.
Just look at Mr. Bloomberg's behavior and copy it. Whenever he has a problem, he gives tickets. Mr. Bloomberg is the King of Tickets.
For the next six months, constantly give tickets for noise above a certain acceptable decibel level.
The noise complaints will greatly diminish and more middle class people will leave the city, and Mr. Bloomberg will again be able show how he so beautifully handles the budget.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 08:58 AM Anonymous Says:
I Just Have To Give Out My Opinion On Mayor Bloomberg At This Time. A Friend Of Mine Had A Robbery Several Weeks Ago And The Police Marked It As A "Claim" Instead Of A "Crime". Now When It Comes To The End Of The Year, Bloomberg Comes Out And Says That There Are Less Crimes On The Street, You Already Know Why, Cuz Thats His Trick, He Doesnt Mark It As A Crime So That Robbery Was Never A Crime And So On. Same Thing With Education, He Lowered The Minimum Marks On Tests So Automatic We Have More Good Marks On Tests So Now Big Bloomberg Can Say "Our Education Went Up". Bottem Line Is That Our Mayor Is Full Of Belony And Does Nothing Except A Little Fundraising For The City By Giving Us Some Tickets, Thanks For Reading My Comment.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 08:45 AM Dov Says:
“ There is only one solution to all the noise complaints.
Just look at Mr. Bloomberg's behavior and copy it. Whenever he has a problem, he gives tickets. Mr. Bloomberg is the King of Tickets.
For the next six months, constantly give tickets for noise above a certain acceptable decibel level.
The noise complaints will greatly diminish and more middle class people will leave the city, and Mr. Bloomberg will again be able show how he so beautifully handles the budget. ”
give all those tickets and you will complain about anti-semitism
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Jul 26, 2009 at 09:19 AM Anonymous Says:
The fbi should make a sting operation to get people to make noise then arrest them and lock'em up throw away the key forever
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Jul 26, 2009 at 09:27 AM Anonymous Says:
Huh 311 it's all publicity. This many calls came in. But, what did they actually do about these complaints? It was 12:30 at night and loud music was blasting from a school across the street I called 311 to complain and they started yelling why I'm calling. Is this why it was installed? It's just for the city to be able to see look how many complaints came in. But actually doing something about it NO.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 09:44 AM neighbor Says:
“ Huh 311 it's all publicity. This many calls came in. But, what did they actually do about these complaints? It was 12:30 at night and loud music was blasting from a school across the street I called 311 to complain and they started yelling why I'm calling. Is this why it was installed? It's just for the city to be able to see look how many complaints came in. But actually doing something about it NO. ”
They yelled at u???? Would u please tell us what was said in that yelling don't get me wrong I HATE bloomberg as much as u do, but as far as I know 311 works fine
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Jul 26, 2009 at 10:05 AM MuserDrek Says:
That's Because The Residents In Williamsburg Living Like The Sardines Fish.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 10:14 AM Anonymous Says:
I agree, 311 works fine. However, the way the agencies such as police to whom the info. is forwarded deal with it, that's a whole other story.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 11:23 AM Anonymous Says:
“ That's Because The Residents In Williamsburg Living Like The Sardines Fish. ”
To make it clear, this entire complaint is against the hipster community, the yiddishe area is very quiet, read the article.
Besides the very few hipsters or yuppies that do live amongst us, when they decide to party in some summers eves till 5:00 am, but I don't mind I close my window, and let them have a good time.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 12:34 PM chusid Says:
“ give all those tickets and you will complain about anti-semitism ”
From your comment I can see how you love the willy people keep in mind the next time you are chas veshlem in need of any chesed I.e. Hatzalah,chaverim,chesed room in hospitals,rides for free to hospitals 100 miles away--which are all orgizAtions created by chasidim you should say no thanks I hate chasidim -- I had enough of this chasid bashing , specialy now with this whole arest story , yes there bad apples among us , but the good out number the bad 1000 fold...