Noisy Neighbors in Bed-Stuy
So, every weekend on Hart Street between Marcy and Tomkins there is a city owned apartment building. Every weekend the speakers go in the window, the grills go out on the sidewalk and the noise, traffic and drug use is unbearable untill the wee hours of the morning. Last night at 11:00pm I called the…
So, every weekend on Hart Street between Marcy and Tomkins there is a city owned apartment building. Every weekend the speakers go in the window, the grills go out on the sidewalk and the noise, traffic and drug use is unbearable untill the wee hours of the morning.
Last night at 11:00pm I called the 79th precint to complain. I was told “what do you want us to do? Welcome to Bed-Stuy!” This is unacceptable behavior; by the tennants and the police. Any suggestions?
We live in victorian flatbush and have the very same problem…those streets with victorians are separated by long stretches of apartment buildings that BLAST music well into the night. It’s an urban problem/issue–not neighborhood specific. The only place to avoid it is the burbs…we aren’t willing to do that to ourselves or our kids.
These are actual crimes? Seems pretty far down on what I would expect the police to respond to.
Forget videotaping the original problem. Record that kind of comment from the police and send the tape to an investigative reporter. That response by the police to actual crimes is unacceptable regardless of the neighborhood.
Wow, Jas at 11:02, way to promote your own Victorian Flatbush neighborhood. If the OP was a panicky uptight suburban mommy type like you then they would not have chosen Bed Stuy in the first place, you’re right.
Here’s the truth OP, if you want to know it: homeowners and tenants absolutely are working on these issues in their neighborhoods. They’ve been doing it for decades now. Thus the huge progress in much of Brooklyn. As bad as some things might be it’s NOTHING like it was before. And the progress will continue. You can help out and be a part of it.
Jas, I am a long time Bed-Stuy resident…..I was born here. I am all too familiar with the area. The building in question has a backyard that is available to them. Cramped quarters is no excuse for noise pollution, street litter and drug use! Cramped quarters do not allow you to come and sit on MY STEPS and get upset with me when I try to walk up MY STAIRS (BTW, I live 4 doors away). Cramped quarters do not allow you to come and sit on MY CAR. I am in no way trying to suppress the “flavor” of “the hood”. I just want us to respect ourselves and our homes. I want the right to the peaceful enjoyment my home.
11:02 has a point – every neighborhood has a feel to it, and you have to check it out before you move in. But the noise ordinances on the city apply to everyone, including the low income renters. I used to live in a stuffy apartment, and I didn’t consider that license to create a disturbance on the street until late into the night – I considered it a reason to move to where I could afford more space. Call 311 instead on the police precinct, and keep calling. Enlist your neighbors to call if possible. The more complaints there are, the more likely that someone will take them seriously.
i agree with video taping them and give it to the next community meeting.
I am a homeowner, too, and typically find this behavior selfish. BUT – YOU MOVED TO BED STUY!
Did you do any research? Don’t you realize that your million dollar home is surrounded by lots of renters and too many people cramped into small apartments.
If you lived in a stuffy apartment, the street would function as an extension of your living space. Shame on you for trying to evict them from space that is rightfully theirs! Just because you move in doesn’t mean that you should expect your neighbors to stuff themselves into their hot, tiny apartments just so that you can enjoy yourself.
If you wanted peace and quiet you should have moved to a place with fewer low-income renters. Ever heard of Victorian Flatbush? Or Kensington? Or Windsor Terrace? All equally “affordable” options with less noise.
Videotape the goings-on for several weeks and present to a politician who is motivated to get the cops off their duffs.