3:30a Loud Partystill going on around Prospect classon

newmovement wrote: but what i'm saying is that if they have such a problem why do they have to hide behind the cops to get at their neighbors? First step, go there and say "hey I'm trying to sleep WTF" instead of calling the cops. They're your neighbors.

the last time i did that, for an illegal party on my own roof with a hired DJ and enormous speakers, the guy in charge intimated strongly that i was a racist, then tried to bribe me, then said he'd "try to work with the DJ to keep the sound level down". the racket stopped thanks much later thanks to someone else -- i don't know who -- who called the police.

on the other hand, it's true that asking nicely did work for another party, maybe since it was her son playing the music and she didn't like it, either.

I think it's probably easier for me to not want to be branded a troublemaker or a wet blanket and therefore, the only way to solve it is to call the cops. I'm not going to lie.

Although I am being truthful when I say that in general I tend not to call the cops only because when I have in the past it doesn't seem to help anyway. I mean, it's just a party.

If someone was getting hurt or worse, then I'd definitely call the cops.

newmovement wrote: but what i'm saying is that if they have such a problem why do they have to hide behind the cops to get at their neighbors? First step, go there and say "hey I'm trying to sleep WTF" instead of calling the cops. They're your neighbors.

Why is it that "they're your neighbors," should be a factor for those considering calling the cops, but not for those considering throwing a party that might be loud enough to piss off the neighbors?

I agree BoogieKnight. Speaking to your neighbors after hours of boozing and loud music may not be the safest bet at 5a.m.

BoogieKnight wrote: [quote=newmovement]but what i'm saying is that if they have such a problem why do they have to hide behind the cops to get at their neighbors? First step, go there and say "hey I'm trying to sleep WTF" instead of calling the cops. They're your neighbors.

Because if you and your crowd of friends and family are such inconsiderate/drunken/high assholes who have absolutely no problem w/ blasting music out of rented stand-up speakers from a rooftop at 5am in the goddam morning, then you may be very well the type of asshole to get in my face about my asking you to turn that shit down.

I should have to get dressed, put on shoes and walk across the street, guess which building/apt you live in, climb or ride strange stairs/elevators at 5am, to point out that you're being loud, and maybe get punched in the mouth for my trouble, rather than just call the cops?

I don't think so.
how do you know that? Has someone ever done that to you or are you just expressing a stereotype that you have? C'mon put that argument in reverse and see how stupid it sounds. 5 am on sunday night is crazy. I'm not saying its not but please please consider that these cops are not friends of the community, they are the same people who shoot people multiple times for no reason, arrest people for nothing and all of the like. They do have their uses but if you can't be man or woman enough to confront your neighbors before calling the cops then, you yourself are participating in the worsening of the neighbor hood. This is because the people who the cops visited will carry that bad feeling with them towards everyone (most likely the newcomers or considered outsiders,ie white folks and friends) instead of developing a respect which would come from a man to man or woman to woman conversation. This will result in this nbe feeling more uncomfortable than it needs to be. And if after you see them, they continue, then at least they know that they are directly disrespecting you and therefore in the wrong on some level. Any one who supports Boogie, don't support that. Use your head and look at things from the other side.

newmovement wrote: how do you know that? Has someone ever done that to you or are you just expressing a stereotype that you have?..."

"This is because the people who the cops visited will carry that bad feeling with them towards everyone (most likely the newcomers or considered outsiders,ie white folks and friends) instead of developing a respect which would come from a man to man or woman to woman conversation. This will result in this nbe feeling more uncomfortable than it needs to be."

"And if after you see them, they continue, then at least they know that they are directly disrespecting you and therefore in the wrong on some level.

There's no stereotyping...these people are actually blasting music at 5am. They are actively being assholes. I'm not jumping to any conclusions about them without evidence at hand (a loose definition of stereotyping)..they're loudly and clearly to everyone within earshot being colossal assholes! They're already in the wrong!

So they act like assholes, breaking the law (whether you agree with that law or not) and more importantly being grossly disrespectful to all of their neighbors - OLD and NEW - and they're SHOCKED and OFFENDED that someone has the audacity to call the cops! And I'm an asshole for calling the cops!

Just to hammer this home...they've already been wildly disrespecting me and every single man woman and child in earshot until 5am. I don't need to haul my ass over there and potentially face even more bs from these guys. I shouldn't have to haul my ass over there..period.

Two way street indeed. Don't want to deal w/ the police...don't do sh*t that will get them called on you 10x out of 10. Don't want to be called out as an asshole...don't act like one. I don't think being pissed that a bunch of people blasting music at 5am or my not wanting to confront this same bunch of people at 5am in my slippers makes me the asshole in this case.

I should have to get dressed, put on shoes and walk across the street, guess which building/apt you live in, climb or ride strange stairs/elevators at 5am, to point out that you're being loud, and maybe get punched in the mouth for my trouble, rather than just call the cops?

So loud music means that they're likely to beat you up? does this makes sense to you. Point taken asbout the other stuff. I already said its crazy to party like that. But the partyers are not your enemies they aren't going to beat you up. and bk bonnie did anyone lay a hand on your husband?

Subject: Re: 3:30a Loud Partystill going on around Prospect & cla

Anonymous wrote: [quote=themfa]Does anyone else hear this party that's going on (i think on a rooftop) on the block of Prospect & classon? I am all for partying, but this is just ridiculous, and yes i've called 311...

Long thread to and old post.

Get used to it. This is Brooklyn, it has been like this forever. You people want to enjoy that Brooklyn flava, but come in and want to make it trucking stiff.

Get over it, people. Next time, if it is keeping you up, go and join the trucking party and have fun...
There was little merit to this reasoning the first few dozen times it was thrown about.

Ha, I wish I'd seen this post earlier. That's a couple of houses away from my apt. on Park Place! I was intoxicated, and therefore slept like a log, otherwise, themfa, I'd be bitching here too. The giant building on the corner across from the rehab center is always super loud - then again, it's always ridiculous in front of my building too, for some reason.