Loud Outdoor Party last night on Park Place

EmmaViz wrote: [quote=Guvna]The OP said this happened ONCE BEFORE A YEAR AGO! Come on people, if your neighbors cannot have an annual party that ends at 1 a.m. then I'm afraid that YOU are the neighbor from hell, not them! This is not little house on the praire.

I wouldnt be happy with anything more than once a month though.

I'd like to know how to garner an invite to one of these parties. One of my neighbors has great music playing most saturday evenings (tonight it sounds live!) and I want to play, too!

Yeah, it was fine at 8 pm, but at 3 am it will grow tiresome. It is coming from the same house that I wrote about last week. But as some would argue, that's the ghetto, get used to it.

Subject: More than a quality of life issue

Life in New York City has always involved millions of people living very close to one another. In order to respect the rights of everyone, the city has steadily developed guidelines and very specific prohibitions which directly address this issue. As you may recall, Bloomberg recently retooled the city noise codes. As silly as the prohibition regarding Mr. Softee trucks may appear, the noise codes are an essential part of New York life because they protect everyone across all economic, cultural and ethnic boundaries.

Of course, lots of New Yorkers enjoy loud music and love to socialize, dance or hang out with their friends. That's why the city has always had a thriving night life with scores of clubs, bars and dance halls. There are more "party" options here than anywhere else in the country.

The same laws which are enforced in Staten Island, Park Avenue, Washington Heights, Forest Hills and the Bronx also apply to Prospect Heights and Crown Heights. It's not a matter of negotiation or having one obnoxious party each year or making excuses. It doesn't matter if you're Holly Golightly or Puff Diddy or Brooke Astor. The noise codes apply to everybody.

It's the job of the police and city officials to follow the law. It's really as simple as that.

There are some American cities which do not have noise codes or are very "hands off" on this issue for any number of reasons. New York, fortunately, is not one of those cities.