In the City of Blinding Lights
Given how little sleep we get between the kids and the double life, we’re particularly sympathetic to our latest reader submission. Last Thursday, according to this gentleman, the management company at 111 15th Street (which he believes is called Pinnacle) put up flood lights to illuminate the area in front of the four-story building. “Perhaps…
Given how little sleep we get between the kids and the double life, we’re particularly sympathetic to our latest reader submission. Last Thursday, according to this gentleman, the management company at 111 15th Street (which he believes is called Pinnacle) put up flood lights to illuminate the area in front of the four-story building. “Perhaps the Port Authority contracted them to ensure these lights double as navigational aids to La Guardia-bound planes, because these lights are ridiculously bright ‒ and aimed directly into my bedroom window,” he grouses. “I can literally read by them, even with the blinds closed.” So he’s wondering what he can do. Are there any laws or building codes governing this kind of thing? Is 311 an option or should he try just asking nicely? GMAP
bb gun… iv dun it.. and alarms too. took a bat to em. cars and such. if the owners tha rude, git it. hes livin on li wit deer.
Yeah, SoCal road rages shootings. Real laid back. How about another stupid generalization.
take photos and video, call 311 but most importantly, call a lawyer. probably the only way.
you have rights – don’t need to put up with that. it cannot be legal.
a bldg across from me did the same. Got black, thick curtains from IKEA.
I’m inclined to agree with the anonymous poster a few lines up. Ask nicely. Especially if the landlord an actual person and not a corporate entity, you may be pleasantly surprised.
If that doesn’t work, though, it’s pretty much a choice between blackout curtains or a Louisville Slugger. The latter is probably more fun but could get you arrested, and isn’t recommended.
Maybe he needs spots, instead of floods, that are aimed lower. They should be hitting the walk in front of his building, not the windows across the street.
Try asking nicely first. Our neighbor lit up our backyard with his newly installed lights without shades on his parlor floor extension (I posted previously on the forum here). After agonizing, finally I wrote him a nice note and he responded by turning them off and leaving them off. He also promised to paint the glass partly black and use lower wattage bulbs.
Time for BB gun practice, if you ask me.
As Bono always says, this is the original “city of blinding lights”. Last tour he also said NYC was the definition of “coexist” – which to me means, he is not reading Brownstoner as carefully as he should. ‘Stoner, have you sent him a note? Maybe he will forgo his $14 million triplex in the San Remo for a renovation project in Brooklyn?