Very Very Loud Music from 685 Sterling Place

Yes, and still going strong after 2am. I'm surprised that the building's owner, who has a baby, is letting them keep it up so late. Maybe they're out of town?

Yeah, Ridonkulous, I'm guessing they must have had an opportune evening to have a party. Because who just has a party on a Sunday night? Ugh. Anyway, I emailed Letitia James about it. She's looking into the police response.

so mantic, on the one hand, you're telling me to call my representatives about big national issues, and on the other you're saying it's not worth complaining to my local reps about the police, because they are hopelessly corrupt. which is it? take action or don't?

obviously doing something about "mundane quality of life" issues isn't mutually exclusive from speaking out on the national and global problems. being engaged locally often translates to being engaged nationally and internationally.

a lot of things seem mundane in this world. blow out preventers, tariffs, military equipment. it's all pretty mundane stuff unless something goes wrong with it.

em555 wrote:
What I am saying is if we payed attention to the larger things in life, the smaller things would become inconsequential as we would all have a common interest. We would not bickering amongst each other as we are doing here.

I would think peace of mind and the ability to get a good night's sleep would be much higher on someone's list than the Patriot Act. Which would you fight for first, the right to privacy or the right to a good night's sleep? And in any case, the two things are totally unrelated.

There are zoning ordinances and laws that keep construction workers from using jackhammers on your block at 2 in the morning. Why? Because people deserve the right to peace and quiet. Regardless of what other issues are out there or how low of a priority noise complaints are for CH's cops, complaints about endless house parties with PA systems are legitimate.

I am not writing Obfuscated code here. The mundane was referencing the examples quoted in the text.

Kindergarden dropouts, the lot of you.

Off with your heads.

I did enjoy it when they started playing Bryan Adams covers, which seemed out of character

I wish! I remember them being pretty standard covers (Everything I Do...) but then again I might've been losing my mind.

Adopt a corner of your block, a corner of your district, a corner of your county, a corner of your state a corner of your region, a corner of your country, a corner of the world. It could be rocks or guitars or rivers or schools or genital mutilation. Shout it from the rooftops. And if this isn't your bag...try to listen and maybe spread the awareness.

Go for it! Noise, no noise.

Teach your children:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/fashion/27StudiedEmpathy.html

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/empathy-in-the-mailbag/

Agreed nearnostrand. I think the reason folks appreciate where they live is because of the 'quality of life' that they can afford. I don't think that we need to pay top dollar for peace and quiet. Peace and quiet and respect for your fellow man, woman, boy and girl, is what ought to separate us from the lower animals. When respect is lost, then we live like the rats that scurry about. I am near exhaustion dealing with the constant indignity of swirling garbage, garbage-filled mouths and overflowing garbage that abuts where I live. I wish that there was a Giuliani-like Leviathan that would roam the streets and put the fear of economic reprisal into all the wrongdoers.

In a conversation with a white-shirted police officer whose surname is O'Keefe a few weeks ago. I pleaded with him to do something about Crazy Steve. I pointed out the damage to the trees that C.S. hath wrought. This guy looks at me and huffed that he wasn't gonna arrest a guy for breaking a few branches while there are murderers and rapists and drug dealers about. But I guarantee you, the last thing rapists, murderers and drug dealers are concerned about are what must be as subtle as nuance to them: the quality of life crimes. After all, don't we see the breaches of social protocol that common criminals engage in constantly? I don't know about you, but the weed sellers in my neck of the woods are constantly urinating in dark corners, littering habitually, and all in all making life miserable for those who are not. If the cops focused on quality of life crimes, I bet you they would halt a number of the more egregious offenses, such as late night noise on a weeknight. If building inspectors made rounds to business they could effectively police business code violations that so many of these grungy bodegas flout every day. I've read commentary hear from those who argue that police officers have bigger fish to fry, but quality of life crimes are small fish that fry so easily, and so quickly, I don't understand why cops don't do it more often. I see cops standing in front of bug-filled plexi-glassed bodegas and I ask myself, you mean to tell me you can't call in potential health code violations? You can give the man a citation for the garbage spewing in front of his door? Even if the charge doesn't stick, you can't just do that to make attempt to police the behavior? I'm on the outside looking in -- obviously -- and it's easy to critique what one has little understanding of the mechanisms of.... But still....

Ridonkulos-Haven't heard back from Letitia James. I just emailed her again, and told her other people are having the same issues.

I actually paid a visit to the owner the night they were blasting music to ask him to turn it down. This was around 10 p.m. He was telling me I was the first one to complain (who knows if that was true) and then tried to invite me to their Sunday night party. He finally promised he would turn it down, but he clearly did not. I think whenever they make noise, we should call 311, call the local precinct, and call/email Letitia James.

I have also talked to a cop who was utterly indifferent about noise. Maybe they have bigger fish to fry, but I wonder... After all, there are police who stand on Franklin Ave. near Sterling or St. John's. Why shouldn't they try to stop noise violators who are mere steps from where they're policing?

update on Letitia James: says she hasn't heard from the precinct yet and is asking them again.

Haven't heard about Quiet Zones, but it would be welcome on Franklin Ave. Friday nights are indeed circus-y, esp. outside that club on Franklin b/w Lincoln & St. John's