Your neighbors are loud, your street is loud
Here's the thing—you ever feel like everyone's just makin' noise around you? Well, you're not wrong, deadass. According to the latest 311 service request data, the number one issue for New Yorkers right now is noise. We're talkin' 4,565 calls for "Noise - Residential / Loud Music/Party" and another 3,966 for "Noise - Street/Sidewalk / Loud Music/Party." That's almost 8,500 complaints about loud tunes and parties.
### Quiet, Please
Nah, it ain't just the parties. Folks are also calling about "Noise - Residential / Banging/Pounding" 2,551 times. So, look, whether it's your upstairs neighbor's salsa night or some dude's boombox on the Q train platform, we're a city that likes to make some racket. It just goes to show you what's on New Yorkers' minds when they pick up the phone to complain to the city.
Other big complaints? * Blocked hydrants: 3,303 requests * Posted parking sign violations: 2,769 requests * Blocked driveways: 2,330 requests
That's New York—if you can't keep up, take the bus. Keep an eye on the 311 dashboard, see if we ever learn how to keep it down, right?
@rach_k_queens
Yo, I'm breaking this down with the crew on the Morning Wire right now – check it at mornings.live.