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I’ve lived in house around 4th Avenue for over ten years. Last year 4th Avenue pub opened up a beer garden. Nothing wrong with that – except they stay open all night long on any given day so long as it isn’t raining. What once was your only peaceful refuge from the the everyday noise of the city has been ruined. Since they don’t play music, the DEP won’t issue fines. And the 84th precinct just does the perfunctory visit, the noise stops and then it just stops back up again.

Now you may be thinking, “well don’t live the City”. Many of us have lived here ten, twenty, 30 years or more. Some are retirees, children, people who have to work in the mornings. None of us can sleep with the windows open. We all have to run our AC’s at night because of the noise. The owner unlike the owners of Cherry Tree refuses to work with the neighborhood and do anything to reduce the noise or the hours of operation of the “beer garden”.

Many must be thinking, “people like you hold the neighborhood hostage”. The reality is 4th Avenue Pub in its complete contempt for the surrounding neighbors holds us hostage. After work, I rarely hang out in my garden because it sounds like a party on any given nice day. I’d rather hear the sound of music than the sound of drunks. Some may think I’m over reacting. Until you’ve had to deal with this every day for the past year, don’t judge.

What I need is some suggestions on how to put an end to this contemptible behavior. I’ve never been the community activist sort, so I need some leads on how to begin.

Help.