Yo, your neighbors are loud.
Here's the thing — we all complain about something, right? The 7 train bein' slow, the price of a chopped cheese goin' up, a Mets season bein' a whole mood swing. But what are we *actually* complainin' about to the city? Turns out, it's mostly noise.
According to the latest 311 service requests, people are deadass sick of loud music and parties. We're talkin':
* Noise - Residential / Loud Music/Party: 4,502 requests * Noise - Street/Sidewalk / Loud Music/Party: 3,900 requests
That's almost 8,500 calls about people bein' too loud. Residential noise, street noise — doesn't matter, people are over it. This ain't some quiet suburb, but even New Yorkers need a break. Right after that, it's illegal parkin' — blocked hydrants and sidewalks, that good stuff. So, next time you're tryin' to get some sleep and your neighbor's blastin' reggaeton, just know you're not alone.
What does this mean? We're a city that lives close, and sometimes that means we get on each other's nerves. City Hall might need to start lookin' at how they can actually enforce some of these noise complaints, or we're all gonna need more earplugs.
Rachel Kwon-Gutierrez, MiTL Sports Desk, Queens.
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