tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post389002608790393915..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: A classic Urban Etiquette Sign for the 'Birthday Girl on the Second Floor'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51531422605466261452013-06-04T00:15:33.858-04:002013-06-04T00:15:33.858-04:00311 does work. And if that doesn't work, also...311 does work. And if that doesn't work, also call the local precinct. No reason to be nice. There are noise ordinance laws and your neighbor is violating them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89739454861692021562013-05-29T22:40:08.915-04:002013-05-29T22:40:08.915-04:00I'm the guy from Clinton St (above). You'...I'm the guy from Clinton St (above). You're wrong about 311, make a noise complaint and they send the cops, that night, who will shut the crap down. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7501041215809157602013-05-29T20:39:18.840-04:002013-05-29T20:39:18.840-04:00If you think Mr. Ivanka cares about the tenants yo...If you think Mr. Ivanka cares about the tenants you are nuts. They won't even keep the electricity on in this building or have a clue about all the illegal shit the contractor is doing building out that 7-11. The super looks dumbfounded all the time and mostly just stands around answering his never ending ringing phone lying to every caller that he's on his way over. 311 only works if the landlord cares.. It takes weeks for someone to come file the official inspection, and then most of the time it's dismissed because the govt worker doesn't even try to get access to the building. And if the thing isn't fixed? The fines are pocket change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-11967887223823005142013-05-29T19:45:48.667-04:002013-05-29T19:45:48.667-04:00All these comments are great, but what if the seri...All these comments are great, but what if the serial offender is the super who has people over for bbq parties in the backyard every summer weekend until 2am?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81165027058696184692013-05-29T10:50:53.797-04:002013-05-29T10:50:53.797-04:00Occasionally i had the same problem when i was on ...Occasionally i had the same problem when i was on Clinton St in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The note is useless, she just laughed at you when she read it. Here's what you do:<br /><br />1) Call 311 to report the noise. It takes them a while to respond so in the meantime- <br /><br />2) Go over to the party, preferably not wearing a shirt or shoes. When the door opens say - "enough all fu--ing' ready. Shut the f--k up, i got to work tomorrow." (it helps if you have some size and a NY accent). Then -<br /><br />2) Get up at 6:30am and place a pin in their buzzer. Do this off and on for a few weeks.<br /><br />In other words, prove you can be a bigger a-hole then they can.<br /><br />Also, if anyone ever said to me, while blasing music on a Tues at 3:30 am, "If you don't like noise why do you live in the city?" My head might just explode. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57886510729552727872013-05-29T04:04:26.846-04:002013-05-29T04:04:26.846-04:00. . . an adult/parent reaction that only makes the... . . . an adult/parent reaction that only makes the culprit feel more rebellious . . . <br /><br />Nonetheless, that note is a beautiful act of public love. If it only works once in a dozen times, it's still efficient. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-13828128383373854512013-05-29T00:40:52.795-04:002013-05-29T00:40:52.795-04:00I don't know why all of you are being so polit...I don't know why all of you are being so polite with these twerps. I've been living in the East Village nearly 30 years and whenever shit like this happens I just grab my baseball bat and go and knock on their door and when they open it I introduce myself and say "the party's over now".My girlfriend won't let me use my real namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32280965464231522522013-05-28T22:50:05.668-04:002013-05-28T22:50:05.668-04:00If people are up on the roof (implicitly permitted...If people are up on the roof (implicitly permitted by landlord or not) the parapets must be higher than about 3'. S you call 311 to file a complaint with Dept of Buildings. You will be connected with DOB. tell them that there are tenants/parties on the roof, that there have been improvements to the roof wo raising the parapet. The landlord will then prevent tenants from using the roof because it costs a lot to raise the parapet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39670813078352523942013-05-28T21:45:08.327-04:002013-05-28T21:45:08.327-04:00My landlord has tried to reign in disruptive tenan...My landlord has tried to reign in disruptive tenants. His efforts don't always work, but he tries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80850829143588349102013-05-28T21:15:58.811-04:002013-05-28T21:15:58.811-04:00Who are these landlords people speak of who care a...Who are these landlords people speak of who care about resolving complaints as formidable as a nuisance tenant. Yet to ever meet someone who had such an experience. <br /><br />Interestingly my robot word is "tenants."Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4281507051191992272013-05-28T17:36:22.298-04:002013-05-28T17:36:22.298-04:00in the mid-nineties, i interviewed for a job with ...in the mid-nineties, i interviewed for a job with the dance label strictly rhythm. at the interview, they gave me a bunch of cds, including the almost 10 minute long "fever" mix of george acosta's planet soul hit, "set u free." this is the kind of techno that's pretty stripped down and 90% base. the kind that you can hear from two blocks away on a car stereo.<br /><br />a few years later, when some nyu frat boys moved in upstairs from me, i tolerated their clodding steps overhead and their loud, drunk banter at 2 a.m. <br /><br />but then, on new years' day, when at 2 p.m. i cranked up some tunes, the frat boys pounded on the floor and wouldn't stop... i guess in their world, it's impolite to play music before the neighbors' hangovers have worn off.<br /><br />then it happened again.<br /><br />and again.<br /><br />finally, i came up with a solution. the next time they pounded on my floor DURING THE DAYTIME because i was playing my stereo and they were still sleeping off the night before, i put that "set u free" cd on repeat, set the volume to 8, pointed the speakers to the ceiling, and left the apartment.<br /><br />(for an idea of the effect, have a quick listen here: http://youtu.be/9RtcMZGFgos)<br /><br />i had to do it again, but i promise you, they didn't pound on my floor a third time.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4872827764438036422013-05-28T17:17:59.425-04:002013-05-28T17:17:59.425-04:00@LWESTER - I did that same thing with the Ramones&...@LWESTER - I did that same thing with the Ramones' first album, Side 1, on automatic replay. I'd leave for work at 8 AM with the speakers directly against my neighbor's wall, get home 12 hours later, and it would still be playing. They moved out after a couple of months. Hey! Ho! Let's GO!Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10842287968746596532013-05-28T16:20:32.134-04:002013-05-28T16:20:32.134-04:00I had a neighbor at one point that put her speaker...I had a neighbor at one point that put her speakers in the air shaft so her sister who lived 2 floors above could enjoy the music. When confronted she only became more belligerent. Finally I fought fire with fire and put on Horst's Planet on continuous play with the speakers pointed into the airshaft and left the building for about an hour. She FINALLY got the message. Sometimes words do not work. You're obviously NOT dealing with a mature, considerate individual.<br />LWESTERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407867428739617747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17384786483273560902013-05-28T16:10:39.602-04:002013-05-28T16:10:39.602-04:00why do they post this on the front door as opposed...why do they post this on the front door as opposed to merely the offender's door? Pathological.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62752808692587147942013-05-28T13:05:44.674-04:002013-05-28T13:05:44.674-04:00Lobby trees are the shizz! U can keep so many thin...Lobby trees are the shizz! U can keep so many things in there... spare keys, banking passwords, the neighbors cat you stole by accident. They have em at Home Deport so bring a long wig and hide a yucca under that and say it's Lady Gaga. Ma boyz won't mess with you.<br /><br />THE NOTORIOUS B.Y.N.E.S.Not Amanda Bynesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7685537185136952352013-05-28T12:27:14.532-04:002013-05-28T12:27:14.532-04:00Joe Yoga,
Good point. It takes a while to separat...Joe Yoga,<br /><br />Good point. It takes a while to separate Anonymous A from Anonymous B!shmnychttp://quilas.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5507437458413767682013-05-28T12:13:24.305-04:002013-05-28T12:13:24.305-04:00I love how sometimes it's "This is NYC! I...I love how sometimes it's "This is NYC! If you can't stand the noise leave!" and sometimes it's "People live and work here! Be quiet and respectful!"Joe Yogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986608914934601081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22182067834328460052013-05-28T11:48:15.942-04:002013-05-28T11:48:15.942-04:00So sorry you have to deal with this. I live behind...So sorry you have to deal with this. I live behind you on 12th Street and have to listen to all of the "birthday girls" who hoot and holler in and in front of Doublewide all night. It's unbearable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6835558774961544232013-05-28T11:20:45.870-04:002013-05-28T11:20:45.870-04:00We did complain to Kushner's management compan...We did complain to Kushner's management company. They're located on 12th St. where Rawvolution used to be. They said they knew but apparently did nothing, because the next night was double the amount of party-goers and triple the ridiculous volume of the "birthday girl." They also said something about the landlord's daughter living in the building. News to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83598300170212989232013-05-28T11:20:01.331-04:002013-05-28T11:20:01.331-04:00@ Not Amanda Bynes- Oooh! I want a tree in my lobb...@ Not Amanda Bynes- Oooh! I want a tree in my lobby!Makeoutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86256297785492205062013-05-28T11:19:29.432-04:002013-05-28T11:19:29.432-04:00No, this calls for a photo of the culprit posted i...No, this calls for a photo of the culprit posted in the building lobby, so that everyone who passes her in the hallway can say hello... or whatever. Public embarassment always works better than scorn.bow boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49071176183204984762013-05-28T11:02:56.581-04:002013-05-28T11:02:56.581-04:00Will have to be THE hip-now headphones...and in an...Will have to be THE hip-now headphones...and in an appropriate color....and, right, she'll need about twenty pairs with the appropriate wireless gear....<br /><br />Good luck!DrBOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179469265158025584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86703403545872986112013-05-28T10:58:42.167-04:002013-05-28T10:58:42.167-04:00To John M.: As the writer of this note (and the pr...To John M.: As the writer of this note (and the previous one), I have to agree with you: It most likely won't make a difference. The pleading, coaxing, urging, and yelling didn't work; so, at 2:00 p.m., I tried another method. Yes, I doubt it'll work, but I needed to try something else. It's a terrible situation for several apartments and families... And I just found out from my landlord that these seeming "teenagers" were kicked out of their previous apartment. I wonder why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27664216866350702432013-05-28T10:32:43.105-04:002013-05-28T10:32:43.105-04:00So many rude people! Next you'll be saying she...So many rude people! Next you'll be saying she can't smoke pot in the hallway or keep a fresh pair of underwear in the lobby tree. #hatersgonnahate<br /><br />.|. <-- I made a peenNot Amanda Bynesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61940207084610463542013-05-28T10:21:29.796-04:002013-05-28T10:21:29.796-04:00I agree that these 5-paragraph, slightly too-cleve...I agree that these 5-paragraph, slightly too-clever-for-their-own-good letters never work. I'm thinking huge block letters that read SHUT THE FUCK UP would be more effective, but we all hate to turn into that hostile person, even when it's justified. Many, many times I have wanted to put STOP SLAMMING THE FUCKING DOORS! signs up in my building, but I hate the idea that these people would turn me into "that person." <br /><br />Just call the landlord/311 and remember that she'll probably not even be living there three months from now.<br /><br />Good luck, 500 11thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com