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.
“please feel free to post your address so a few of us can park ourselves outside your bedroom windows for a fortnight while blaring music through some speakers.”
Visit Ocean Avenue & Parkside. Let’s see if your system can compete with the others in the neighborhood.
I doubt it.
Restaurant or not, there are LAWS in this city regarding acceptable noise levels and hours, but good luck getting the police to enforce them!
but scarter….restaurants are not supposed to have outdoor events and probably only recently decided to this.
There are regs and the business is not following. We all live near restaurants and businesses. If a developer/builder were violating noise law/working after hours there would be 100% condemnation here. But certain people think restaurants and bars are the cats meow and whatever they do is wonderful and we should thank them for existing.
I don’t think that ppl are saying that it’s typical city noise..or at least I am not saying that.. but what I am saying is that when u live by a restaurant that has outdoor events this is going to happen..sure the restaurant manager should be alot nicer and sure they should bring the speakers in and do different things to lessen the noise but are they?? probably not. I live 2 doors down to a church that does loud and i do mean loud saturday night services which not only mess up parking but at times can go to after 1am.. approaching ppl who are making noise is such a touchy situation.. in the end..good luck..maybe if u can post flyers in adjacent building about it and get a group together.. i think u will have more success than u are having alone : (
Since some of you are taking the attitude that the OP should just deal with this as typical city noise, please feel free to post your address so a few of us can park ourselves outside your bedroom windows for a fortnight while blaring music through some speakers. And to make it even more Brooklyn-like, we’ll also bring along a powered subwoofer and a microphone to be sure you hear our voices as well as the music. And when your little ones are awakened from the noise and start crying, just tell them “Welcome to Brooklyn, honey!”
TWSS and fire guy, you are just being dicks. Or you didn’t actually read and comprehend the complaint. Or both.
“…yet another rousing Sunday night party in their back garden last night, complete with DJ’s and speakers placed outside.” Or is that just ‘standard’ restaurant noise now and we should all move t te burbs or back to Ohio?
a free market analysis would say your apartment’s rent is adjusted due to both a restaurant in your vicinity (pro) and noise from the establishment (con). you knew there was a restaurant there when you moved in. if you didn’t perform the proper due diligence before signing your lease, tough. however, a free market analysis would also say mothers in park slope could regulate themselves and keep their children from careening off rush hour commuters, so there goes that logic. the balance these areas need to take into account is with the people who want to make noise and don’t want your goddamn kid in the middle of the sidewalk screaming with you (not you, but mostparents which are on your side of the duel). why should we oblige to your requests without receiving some quiet from you as well?
Either have a dinner party and invite ur own friends over to take advantage of the free dj when they have a party or move to a quieter section…not much else u can do given that u live near a restaurant. It comes with the territory don’t u think? I live on a main street in brooklyn..
wyckoff, I believe Pane E Vino is in Community Board 2. I heard they are working on similar back-yard noise complaints at Camp.
Just for the record, I’m with herkimermaid and woodys. Yeah, it’s a city and yeah, it’s gonna be noiser than the ‘burbs. But it is possible to have a lively metropolis without an ‘anything goes’ attitude.