We just moved into an apt. that was vacant for 8 yrs and although the people above us are awesome they walk like a bunch of elephants. When we moved in they said if there is anything that is annoying our music, etc. let us know b/c the apt. below us has been vacant for so long. Anyway, yesterday I was napping and thier walking woke me up! So, here’s the question… (and yes, I know we live in NYC but we are gonna live below these people a long time). Do we say something? If so, how? Again they are super nice people (with no kids if that matters). I’m just not sure how to bring it up… email, conversation or let it go?


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  1. Right on, northsloperenter. A neighbor merely asking somebody to not wear shoes and use rugs is hardly going too far in their requests. Every single person in NYC I know does those things for their neighbors. It’s basic consideration. YOU move to the burbs, jodie1028, if you want to live where you can make all the noise you want. That’s always my response to the situation. Seriously. If you never want to compromise the way you live your daily life then you should buy a freestanding house or move out of the city.

  2. We had neighbors once that complained about us walking. My roommate and I were 2 small females and we did not consider ourselves noisy at all. They asked us to always take our shoes off and to cover our floors with carpet. My response – as soon as you start levitating in your apartment I will start levitating in mine. You live in New York. If you want quiet, move to the burbs. In fact, two years later, they did.

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