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April 24, 2008
Noise at night near Carroll Park
I recently moved to President St. across from Carroll Park, and am extremely disappointed at the amount of noise at night.
It sounds like construction related truck activity, but I'm not sure what it is. It seems to occur at around midnight, and then around 4:00AM although I can't be sure about it as I do manage to sleep part of the night. Is this related to the 340 Court construction? Does anyone know what this is, and what, if anything, I can do?
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Based on some window watching last night, I'm thinking that its garbage trucks. At least garbage trucks are part of it. I'll post updates as I learn more.
Posted by: pootytang at April 25, 2008 10:48 AM in response to Noise at night near Carroll Park
It isn't just the bus traffic, there is a lot of garbage truck traffic on Smith that can be quite loud late at night.
I am suffering through it on President between Smith and Court, and still looking to see if there are other causes.
See the Noise at night near Carroll Park forum entries for more info.
Posted by: pootytang at April 25, 2008 12:32 PM in response to Union St in Carroll Gardens
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Based on some window watching last night, I'm thinking that its garbage trucks. At least garbage trucks are part of it. I'll post updates as I learn more.
Posted by: pootytang at April 25, 2008 10:48 AM in response to Noise at night near Carroll Park
I live on Union in PS also and don't find it too loud at all. My bedroom is in the front of the house and i've never had a problem sleeping because of noise. Buses don't run that often and never noticed much truck traffic.
Posted by: guest at April 25, 2008 2:34 PM in response to Union St in Carroll Gardens
What is it with the noisiness of the buses? The one's that stop in front of my house and accross the street are quite noisy. Plus they make the metal parts of my windows vibrate, more so than even the garbage trucks. Any solutions for noise and pollution from buses in PlaNYC?
Posted by: guest at April 25, 2008 2:50 PM in response to Union St in Carroll Gardens
who cares about you and your garbage trucks, what a waste of time
Posted by: guest at April 26, 2008 9:47 AM in response to Noise at night near Carroll Park
I live on Union St in CG (Hoyt/Smith) and the bus sucks. Have never gotten used to the noise and exhaust. Don't move or buy there, if that is what you are asking about. All the other blocks nearby are very quiet; Union St is the outlier.
Posted by: guest at April 26, 2008 7:58 PM in response to Union St in Carroll Gardens
Wow, I'm loking to buy in this immediate area of Union Street and thought that the only annoyance was going to be the school, but that is much more pleasant than garbage trucks and busses that are 24/7...how about the neighbors closer to Bond street, because as i was coming down union, there is a pretty quick shift in neighborhood - is this the border of CG & Gowanus? Can anyone please offer up some opinions on the block...Much appreciated!
T
Posted by: tsqprincess at June 8, 2008 6:32 PM in response to Union St in Carroll Gardens
Can anyone comment on the garbage truck noise specifically on President street btw 5th and 6th Ave? I am looking to move into a brownstone but the bedroom is in the front and I am very concerned about noise. Clearly a quiet street otherwise... Does anyone know what time collection takes place?
Thank you!
CG
Posted by: guest at June 26, 2008 11:49 PM in response to Union St in Carroll Gardens
Just to clarify, my wife and I have both lived in Brooklyn for many years. We have had apartments that ranged from extremely quiet, to fairly noisy, but nothing as bad as this. Maybe tonight I'll take a walk and see if I can determine exactly what is going on.
Thanks for the comments.
Posted by: pootytang at April 24, 2008 1:59 PM in response to Noise at night near Carroll Park