what to do with loud music blasting neighbors?

1. Attach large speakers to ceiling, face up (speakers facing ceiling).
2. Put iPod on shuffle.

You think I'm joking, but I'm not.

JamesonVandy wrote: Call the cops. Not 311. The police station, directly. Repeatedly if need be. If it's after 11pm on a weeknight or 1am on a weekend, they are definitely in violation. There's more info on the web about this as well. If you get the cops to come out there, your neighbors will get undivided attention. If they want to not take the cops seriously and you have to call a second time, your neighbors will get quite unwanted attention.

If you have already done all the things you described and your neighbors are just enjoying being assholes, the police can set them straight. Quickly.

I agree with this one. when I lived in Harlem I threatened some neighbors with the cops when I asked them to please stop playing along with slayer on a drum kit at 2 a.m. they got kinda huffy at first, and started playing again almost immediately. so I knocked on their door again and started dialing 911 on my cell phone in full view of the peephole. they stopped immediately and never did it again. can we all tell how angry I was?

I also like Andy's post but that requires a lot more work.

I am so glad I don't have upstairs neighbors anymore.

dailyheights wrote: 1. Attach large speakers to ceiling, face up (speakers facing ceiling).
2. Put iPod on shuffle.

You think I'm joking, but I'm not.

You forgot to mention to crank the Barry Manilow!

I had some loud upstairs neighbors at my old apartment. Not music so often, but a LOT of stomping and high-volume playing of porn movies.

One night I was being serenaded by several screeching girl-on-girl fake porn movie orgasms from upstairs when I had a moment of inspiration. I happened to have a gay porn video (left behind by an old roommate and kept mainly for shock value) so I popped it in and turned the tv all the way up. It only took about 90 seconds of "Yeah. Yeah, boy. Suck that dick. Yeah. Take it. Suck it. Ungh." -- and then there was total dead silence from the apartment above me.

I never heard them play another porn movie again. I'm sure they were watching them, but they kept the volume down from then on.

Subject: noisy neighbors

ABSOLUTELY call 911. I politely with my neighbors across my airshaft many years ago. They got so nasty they started swearing at me and threatening me. Needless to say, I didn't have ANY further problems once the cops finally got to the right door and had a chat with them... Noise complaints are the number "quality of life" issue in this city, and, unbelievably, we have our dear old Rudy to thank for cops HAVING to take this issue head on.

Anonymous wrote: WWWWWAAAAAA QUIT CRYING HOW ABOUT YOU NEIGHBOR CALLS 311 ON U 4 BEING THE REASON THAT RENT IS GETTIN SOOO HI.

Gosh, you're loud even when you type. Please turn your Caps Lock key off. Oh, and if you want to be taken seriously, register, rather than insulting people anonymously.

A few years ago, we were subjected to a resident behind me who blasted music all day & every day. He also frequently yelled "Stupid!" (we had a little joke that that was the name of his dog.)

One of my neighbors circulated a complaint petition including the building # and apartment #. My boyfriend also wrote a letter about the annoyance. Both of them (and probably others) were mailed to Betsy Gotbaum, the Consumer Advocate for NYC.

She solved the problem and sent us a letter explaining the action she took. I highly recommend contacting her.

What action did she take?

She sent a letter to the landlord (of the apartment in question) basically stating that if he/she didn't do something about the noise issue, their buildings would be subjected to some sort of inspection. The tenant wasn't thrown out, but I've never heard his stereo again and I've only heard him yell "Stupid!" once.
Horay Betsy!