Noise Recourse?
Looking for suggestions on most effective tools to deal with a recurrent problem. Pane E Vino on Smith street had yet another rousing Sunday night party in their back garden last night, complete with DJ’s and speakers placed outside. DcB level was easily 65+. Called the restaurant twice; was immediately hung up on both times….
Looking for suggestions on most effective tools to deal with a recurrent problem. Pane E Vino on Smith street had yet another rousing Sunday night party in their back garden last night, complete with DJ’s and speakers placed outside. DcB level was easily 65+. Called the restaurant twice; was immediately hung up on both times. Went over to talk to the manager, who told me the music was “not really that loud” and even denied the fact that it was a Sunday evening. When I kept on insisting they turn down the music, the guy who had rented out the space got in my face and told me he could do whatever he wanted cause he paid “good money” for the place and if I didn’t leave “there would be problems”. Cops showed up shortly thereafter and made them move the speakers inside, but the noise/music was still at outrageous levels — there was no way anyone with windows facing the back could have possibly gone to sleep prior to 12:30am, when they finally closed down. Problem is, these events occur randomly and it is impossible to get a DEP inspection on the fly, and the cops can/will only do so much, as they seem only to address the noise coming from mechanicals, not people. Are there any effective neighborhood associations which have effectively dealt with this issue in the past? It would suck to have to spend $50K on soundproof windows because these a-holes have no regard for their neighbors.
E-mail or call the local politicians for the area, they are always a big help and like talking with the business owners.
http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml
“ts like the people families who moved to Ludlow St in the LES in the past few years and then bitch about noise”
???? No families move to Ludlow. Families have been here for 40 years and then have every single business around them turn into a bar or nightclub. Places like Club LIBATION have no business being on Ludlow. 3 floors of thunderous bass. This bar is notorious for serving alcohol to underage patrons.
“ts like the people families who moved to Ludlow St in the LES in the past few years and then bitch about noise”
???? No families move to Ludlow. Families have been here for 40 years and then have every single business around them turn into a bar or nightclub. Places like Club LIBATION have no business being on Ludlow. 3 floors of thunderous bass. This bar is notorious for serving alcohol to underage patrons.
Insertsnappy- leave the diaphanous tough guy shit at log-in. Someone might take you up on your jest, which you could easily bypass on such a nice day.
OP- this is still Brooklyn. It was when you moved here, it shall be when you apprehend that it isn’t the cookie cutter ignis fatuus you thought it to be.
The lingo sounds exhausted & unwelcoming- as it may be. We all need sleep and had we been neighbors, perhaps we’d of bumped elbows in this melee. Alas we are not, i still find you petulant, flaccid and although I would have never though to step foot in this hole, i now find myself second guessing-
Brooklyn 1, Fakes 0.
you might find this article interesting from brooklyneagle
about problem in BayRidge. Especially complaints to SLA
-state liquor authority…
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=31&id=31006
There are City regs that establish how much noise from music a bar, restaurant, theater or club can cause to be heard in a nearby restaurant at certain hours of the day. Late at night, I believe it is 45 decibels, tops. Get yourself a simple volume meter and keep a log.
BTW, although irrelevant here, that responsibility extends even to keeping the noise below legal thresholds even for apartments directly above.
311 won’t even answer the phone on a weekend. It’s a joke.
Why not let the market work its magic?
Boycott the restaurant, put up some signs
asking others not to go there, and set up a website.
After reading all this, I’m certainly not going to
go there again.
oh, and also contact city councilperson…Yassky is on way out running for another position…so looks like Mr. Levin will be elected in Nov…You can write as president of block association even if doesn’t exist. Makes it look like larger number. Since he is new to representing the area he should be looking to impress community so contact him now.