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Noise Violations? — Brooklynian

Noise Violations?

brooklynbubba
brooklynbubba
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
It's the second time this week that we've been woken up in the middle of the night by a private garbage truck coming to pick up debris left from the Meier construction site. The truck comes at 4am and makes so much noise that I'm awoken through my ear plugs!!!

Is this against the law? What should I do? Who do I call to complain?

Between this and the Tony Bennet motorcycle guy, I'm starting to lose it!

thanks much!

Comments

  • ridonkulous
    ridonkulous
    Call 311 and ask to speak with the Department of Environmental Protection. They handle noise complaints.
  • daver
    daver
    CONSTRUCTION NOISE
    City law generally allows construction only on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. On weekends, work is also allowed on one or two-family homes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Use or transportation of construction devices or materials that cause unreasonable noise is always prohibited.
    http://www.nyccouncil.info/brochures/noise.pdf

    Yah, 311. A private garbage truck at a construction site is considered transportaion of construction materials, I believe, so it may be DOB instead of DEP, FWIW. Point being, don't ask for DEP, necessarily. I think the DOB would have bigger teeth in this case anyhow.
  • ridonkulous
    ridonkulous
    Yeah, asking for both on separate calls is probably even better. :) DEP are the ones who come out with noise meters if you're lucky. But I bet DOB would be the ones enforcing the truck schedule.

    But unless 311 has gotten much much better in recent years, it helps to ask for something specific. Or else they'll send you in circles!
  • daver
    daver
    Ridonkulous wrote: Yeah, asking for both on separate calls is probably even better. :)
    Good plan! Melikes :mrgreen:
  • brooklynbubba
    brooklynbubba
    Thanks! I actually called 311 this morning around 7am. but they asked if the noise was still happening and it wasn't so they couldn't really do anything about it. I'm okay with noise at 7am on a workday. It's the 4am that's ridiculous.
  • abs276
    abs276
    i wasn't able to find it on first glance, but there was a recent ny times article about private garbage trucks making people want to move to get peace and quiet.
  • bill c
    bill c
    yes, construction on that bldg has been the bane of my existence the past 2 1/2 years. they seem to only operate the jackhammers b/t 7 - 9 am (and then, perversely, stop), violate the no work on weekend rule, sometimes start work before 7 am, and have their dumpster emptied noisily at 4 am. i wouldn't be shocked if they were behind the antony benidito on a motorcycle guy either. i've called 311 many times but it doesn't seem to have any impact.
  • brooklynbubba
    brooklynbubba
    bill c wrote: i wouldn't be shocked if they were behind the antony benidito on a motorcycle guy either. i've called 311 many times but it doesn't seem to have any impact.
    that's what I figured too...when I called 311 they said I need to call when it's happening. I can't think of anything more frustrating than calling 311 at 4am in the morning just to be told there's nothing they can do.

    guess I'll sleep in the hallway or the bathroom :(
  • caseopele
    caseopele
    Well, if that just isn't another big F You to people living around the Atlantic Yards then I don't know what is.
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