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695 Franklin Ave sidewalk parties are every single night I’m starting to breakdown from the exhaustion. I’ve been sending 311 reports nightly. I don’t know what else to do! If anyone else is suffering maybe more 311 reports will help. Idk why these parties can’t be at the bar a block away or inside 😭 any advice??

Saw a dude on my walk home checking parked bikes for locks. By ditmars/73 St. Chubby Spanish guy in his mid 30s wearing all black and a German style half helmet. He himself was on a motorcycle or scooter. While I was following him, he started peering into cars. As I approached he must’ve gotten spooked and took off. Called the cops and they were responsive. They said they’ll keep a lookout. And that they’ve had a lot of stolen scooter/motorcycle calls recently.

I just moved into a studio on the 4th floor of a building in Bed Stuy. The street is okay but there's clearly drug dealing going on. The building was recently remodeled and several units are still empty and the doors are just open. It gives me the creeps at night that someone could slip into the building and then hide out in one of the empty units. Am I being paranoid or should I bug the landlord?

How can we fix this? Kent is supposed to be a beautiful street and the amount of trask between south 8th and south 10th is appalling. Open to any and all ideas!

What’s up with the Verizon truck on 46th ave? It’s been there for almost a year it seems, taking up a huge part of the sidewalk. Worst part is people are leaving their trash on it… anyone know anything?

Block near Othellos- saw a tall slim mixed guy with shaved head, black shirt, black pants with adidas stripes trying to get into an ice cream truck and checking surrounding cars and trash. He's on a blue Citi bike. Probably going to try another block.

Over the last week I’ve noticed a SIGNIFICANT amount of roaches in my apt, the laundry room, the trash room. I was just opening the door to the garbage room and one actually fell from the top of the door as some on the ground scattered away. I understand this is common in buildings and a major contributor is the current temperature. But omg this is so disturbing. The monthly building exterminator just sprays the common areas and it doesn’t do much. I just used combat and…

I’ve lived in a basement unit apartment in Queens for the past 2 years and only once have I seen a huge roach in my home (that I knew came from outside). In recent weeks, I’ve seen two small roaches and another last night. After further research it seems like these are German roaches and I should be acting fast. As well my apartment gets incredibly hot in the summer, and due to shitty electrical we usually can only use about 1 AC unit. Like everyone else we have no…

​ I live in a small studio in and. have never seen a roach inside my apartment in the 3 years I've lived here. Over three years, I've only seen three roaches. One on the wall in the hallway most recently, one out of the elevator shaft and one in the stairwell. I woke up this morning and see it in the middle of my floor. It was moving very slowly and was able to kill it. I reported it to management and they're scheduling an…

I just moved into my very first apartment here in Manhattan, and I can’t stop crying. I did not get to see the apartment in person before I moved; my friend’s friend was leaving the city, and I trusted that the apartment would be good enough. Stupid, I know. So Ive moved into this apartment with the two other roommates that have been there for like two years. When I arrived, they mentioned that they do occasionally see a…

This has probably been posted about to death but I haven’t seen many answers about the possibility of breaking a lease/consulting a lawyer and wanted opinions. 4 months ago I moved into a new apartment and noticed roaches about a month or 2 in. At first it was just a couple a day in the kitchen and bathroom. Annoying, but nothing I thought I should do anything about. Landlord was notified and sent out a weekly exterminator that didn’t really do anything.…

There are have been countless posts on here about vendors placing their tables wherever on the sidewalks with no regard for the flow of walking traffic but enough people have not been calling out actual food trucks that are now fully right on the sidewalk. In the mornings next to Macy's, 1 or 2 large food trucks now have just decided to block an entire half of the sidewalk. Now you are dodging scaffolding,…

The setup seems to keep getting bigger (the additional tables) and she sits in her car from Jersey while everything continues to take up a big chunk of an already narrow sidewalk. Small tables with people actually vending are one thing, but this setup makes it really hard to walk by. I remember back in 2000 when none of this (except Northside) was here. And I’m just not sure that driving in from Jersey to sell sunglasses to…

Has anyone else noticed the street vendor at 5th St and Bedford Ave regularly taking up a substantial portion of the already narrow sidewalk with her car, tables, and equipment? She sits in her car and vends while the setup continues to occupy the sidewalk. The setup appears to extend several feet into the pedestrian walkway, leaving limited space for people to pass. I’ve documented the issue with photos. Has anyone…

Does anyone know what it is.

Heads up: my bf and I just wiped out in the Grand St Eastbound bikelane approaching Bushwick Ave. Several people came up to us and told us they saw other people go down and that cooking oil was dumped there. We called 311 and they said someone from the Department of Environmental Protection will be here to clean it up within an hour. If we’d fallen 10 feet earlier, we would’ve landed on the cement divider. Careful out there, y’all.

Hello all, I am a Sunset Park resident who is tired of the garbage situation on 41st and 6th and trying to get my baby's stroller through the puddles, garbage bags, and stink. It got media attention (most notably in the Gothamist) in early August but the situation has not improved. I think it's partly because the powers-that-be don't seem to understand that daily (and it is actually less than daily) collection is not enough if…

I just literally find myself gagging every time I walk on that street between broadway and riverside, behind fairway.. and I know a lot of the reason for smell is because of the fairway trash.. but I feel like it’s just gotten progressively worse..

Does anyone near the constant chirping of a smoke detector in the back yards of the area around Jefferson / Malcolm X / Hancock? It’s been going for over two weeks now.

My building has had a heat / hot water outage 10+ times so far this year (the first few times were in the winter and it was miserable). I heard from one of the maintenance crew that my landlord owns 2 other buildings in our block, and to save money they’re using 1 boiler to try and heat all 3, which is leading to the system getting overwhelmed and shutting down constantly. I’ve tried calling 311 to file a complaint with HPD, but HPD gives landlords…

Day and night. The noises are extremely loud and disturbing. It’s on the outside. But still WTF!!!! the entire 62-68 block is royally fucked up.

Spotted at 6:20pm. Was gonna for a glass of wine at Red Rover… nope!

A high-end event venue has "taken over" a Midtown East public plaza, illegally denying people access to the space via barricades, no trespassing signs,

I tried searching for similar posts, but I did not find any, so I am posting here. This has been occurring for at least 4 months or more now, but I recently realized where the source of the smell and liquid was coming from. There is a foul liquid bubbling out of a metal plate that collects in the accessibility curb cut of the crosswalk (South East corner, it's visible even on Google street views). This is a seemingly daily occurrence, regardless…

We live off of 7th in the south slope neighborhood and we realize that the construction happening on seventh Avenue and the recent storms seem like they are creating more rodent issues for neighbors. We’re seeing rats and mice in broad daylight trying to get into front doors and homes… is anyone else seeing this or facing any issues? We had rodents in our walls for the first time in years. Any tips or tricks are appreciated. Our landlord had our maintenance plug all…

This almost got me killed so beware. Saw another post about road issues which may be related. I didn’t see this defect until it threw me of course while bike riding yesterday. I wasn’t going fast either. Banged up my knees and narrowly avoided getting hit by an oncoming car. Called 311 to report it. Called Emily Gallagher’s office to see if she could facilitate repair and got an answering machine as per the usual. Maybe if people report this…

It seems several trash cans are gone in the past week, and wondering if anyone knows why

I keep noticing this telephone pole right at the corner of Monitor and Driggs. It’s on the side right by the elementary school. I stopped walking on that side of the sidewalk when I noticed it. I called 311, 911 and Verizon. Someone came and put a yellow bow on it that has since been torn. I guess all this is to say is, please be careful dropping your kids off (if they go to this school) or walking on this side of the street. I feel like…

On Greenpoint and Franklin, next to the premier convenience store. I called 311, and they said that the only thing they can do is file a complaint with the health department and have someone follow up within 14 days. Which seems wild to me as these look exactly like the teal and green pellets that can poison and kill dogs and wildlife. Is this rat poison, and if so, is there a better way to report it to the city?

It’s gotta stop. It’s been a year and a half of excessive bass that can be heard blocks away, last night ended around 5:30am. 311 doesn’t do anything, they come, music gets lowered for a few minutes then back up even louder. I’ve reached out the to the owner, Bob Holden and now Phil Wong as well as the Community Board and NY Dept of Nightlife and the Dept of Environmental Protection. I’m not asking for them to shut down, just to keep the music down. Whenever people come…

We're ground floor and basement between 7th and 8th and got terrible flooding. We think it may have been backed up from the street. Did anyone else have trouble?

This homeless man (most likely from the men’s shelter) got in my building because one of the exit doors is not fully closed when residents exit or enter the building. He made his way in and sat on the steps to smoke a cigarette (building violation), I told him he needs to leave if he doesn’t live in the building and he ignored me. I contacted the super and got kicked out. As I’m heading towards the other entrance, he saw me and run towards me looking very…

Does anyone else hear it? Its been going for hours. Over 5 hours now. It hasn’t let up. I don’t know the exact address but it sounds like its on this general area. I submitted a 311 report but thats obviously been useless.

It’s now been about a year since composting has been “mandatory” and my landlord keeps taking the compost out of our building’s bin and mixing it with the normal trash in black trash bags. I’ve spoken to them a couple times about it and I usually just try and put all of my compost out late the night before pickup so they don’t have a chance to mix it all into a black bag. I don’t necessarily want to get them in trouble but how long before I should do a 311…

I am in The Epic (Fetner Properties) building in a unit behind the trash room on an upper floor. I got the building plans and confirm behind the kitchen wall is a cavity with mechanical risers in it and it is adjacent to the trash room. The microwave outlet in this wall measures almost 100 degrees(!) with an IR thermometer and leaks in warm air that smells. Other outlets like the hall outlet not connected to…

Every time it rains like five dads go to the corner and clean out the drains because the city doesn't fix it. Our basement has flooded five times in the past two years since we've moved in, and we've hired plumbers and architects to try and fix it, and it still keeps happening. I looked it up and the block (saratoga and bainbridge) used to be a pond in like the 1600s or whatever, but this cannot keep happening with zero response from…

Other parents have confirmed it happened to them as well.

They are the contractors that milled the streets in Meiers Corners/Westerleigh. They really damaged most curbs doing this job. The company said they aren’t responsible for the damage and the curbs were old. Which really is not true because a lot of the curbs were new. My neighbor just got a flat tire because they left metal sticking out of the curb and it stabbed his tire. DOT said they aren’t responsible either. So we have to…

Been here for 2+ weeks, so my take is limited to a short timespan but I noticed that the park isn’t really that well maintained. Trash cans are overflowing, people dump ***surprisingly*** large number of things/trash on the entry points, good amount of empty bottles by benches… Is this just the baseline? Is there a community group that pitches in? I’d like to help out :) I’m also tempted to spray-paint via a custom stencil on every other bench “Don’t be trashy. Use…

Located on sidewalk in front of 767 and 769 Monroe, looks like crushed poison? [Rat poison?](https://preview.redd.it/ldet9scc2jkh1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6285e0ad5df749864e345dac6095195c15c36f9) Not sure but looks like rat poison?

The police station cars completely block the sidewalk, and you have to squeeze through to pass. It will be impossible for someone with a mobility issue to go through unless they get on the road. This is horrible.

Anyone lives in the 40’s of HK and smell…sewage in the area? I’ve been smelling it near my kitchen sink and inside my closet for a week now. It’s driving me insane.

Taxis Constantly Blocking Crosswalk into Penn Station

Warning to all bikers, multiple bikers have wiped out this AM

Around 4:30 today on the north side of Calyer, between Manhattan ave & Leonard. I was standing on the in front of my house when a moped raced westbound down the sidewalk right up towards me. I had my arms full with a beach bag, umbrella, and car seat (no child present). He rolled within arms length reached out and grabbed a cheap fake gold chain off my neck and took off southbound on Leonard. Hispanic guy, black or grey moped, loud, brown hoody and black pants.…

Two men (maybe boys or teens dressed in all black) road off the bike lane onto the curb, full speed on a black moped to try and steal my gold chain on 31st Street (under the train tracks) between 31st and 30th ave around 4 PM on Friday. I’m shaken up— lived in Astoria my entire life and never expected this. A good Samaritan called 911. While waiting for the cops to arrive, chain grabbers looped back around. I immediately…

*Attempted to post once already on Astoria reddit, but taken down by mods.* Two men (maybe boys or teens dressed in all black) road off the bike lane onto the curb, full speed on a black moped to try and steal my gold chain on 31st Street (under the train tracks) between 31st and 30th ave around 4 PM on Friday. I’m shaken up— lived in Astoria my entire life and never expected this. A good Samaritan called 911. While…

Rat Poison Alert - Powers and Olive

Has been reported to DSNY and they’ve been there (citation has been issued), but the poison has not been removed. This is ongoing.

Has anyone else encountered/been disgusted by the people feeding the pigeons and the end result outside of the 72nd Street & 2nd Avenue Q subway stop? On top of this being illegal I'm pretty sure, it leaves a huge mess on the sidewalk for everyone entering/leaving the station, it attracts rats, roaches, and other vermin, and adds to the trash and chaos that that intersection already sees. I feel like 311 calls have been useless. Can we do…

I’m new to Montague street (been living in Brooklyn heights for 3 years) and have been getting horrible sleep since moving in. Trash/recycle trucks don’t just come and collect trash once throughout the night—they come every hour. It starts at 10pm, then I get woken up at 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, and then finally 6:30 am when I say screw it and just get up for the day. Anyone else experiencing this? I hate complaining but this lack of sleep is…

Goes off every 60 seconds when on. Heard throughout entire apartment BedfordxParkside. 311 ignored report. Anyone know anything?

Garbage is out of control and they are fed bread daily. Video is from 8.17.2026. Let's take collective action to keep this infestation from spreading. Alert 311. Boycott. Express your frustration directly. Report to 311: https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01107

Every day for the last 6 days, this truck parks in the bus stop by Shore Road & 72nd Street. Amazon workers get out & bring down wheeled containers. It doesn’t look like there’s that much stuff in the truck but they congregate around the back & talk. Another neighbor told me he saw a similar setup in another place in Bay Ridge. What could it be?

Both sides

I was just passing by. Two rats found running around inside the glassdoor after they closed

Forest park Dr. intersecting Metropolitan avenue. It is in a darkly lit zone. (My photo is brightened up but it was nearly pitch dark). Please be careful! Nearly saw one of those big e-scooters collide with it at high speed. Seems to be no way around, it is a big tree. Hope this helps!

What is going on on the corner of Broadway / Lafayette? Every day the pile of trash gets worse. It's been like this since I moved in 5 years ago. I've seen it cleaned up, and the next day another heap is there again. I've called 311 and the Sanitation dept., but have been told several times there's 'nothing they can do.' I respect and appreciate that it's on the good people of the neighborhood to not litter, but this has gotten out of hand. It's unsightly,…

I’ve made several complaints to 311 and each time they close the report and say they’ve referred it to the local precinct. 113th precinct has not been helpful at all since I’ve been contacting them. I’ve been transferred to community affairs. They’ve transferred me back to the operator. And recently when I asked the operator to speak to a supervisor he kept me on hold for 30 minutes. Does anyone else know what steps I can take to…

Anyone else hear it? It’s like every 30 seconds, sounds like it’s coming from near the elevated rail. Too loud to just be a smoke detector

I moved into my current apartment two months ago, and in that time the apartment has gone from having leaks consisting of little drips to full blown pouring out of the ceiling. The leaking happens whenever it rains. I have reached out to management four times over the course of the last two months and they have had ample time to address it. The first time it happened they told me they were going to hire a roofing company to fix it. I never saw…

Since a few weeks ago, some of my outlets have been experiencing low voltage in the evening hours, usually 5pm til late. It only affects some of the circuits, but causes lights to go dim, the microwave takes twice as long, and sometimes my chargers don’t even work. I’ve had someone look at the outlets from my building and they claim it’s a con ed issue. I’ve reached out to con ed but have not heard back. Should I bother my landlord again or file a 311 complaint? I live…

Beware of this women stealing packages on Port Richmond.

Hello, I've been in a basement apt for three years now in Ridgewood (it's legal, I checked.) Earlier this month the landlord rented out the garage attached to my apt for a car detailing business. I accepted the situation until I noticed a really strong chemical smell in my apt, most likely from burning plastic or like tinting windows is what they've said. When they are there the smell takes up the whole entire block so I…

Anyone else still having power issues? Con Ed says its my landlords fault...my landlord is blaming Con Ed....the electrician says its unfixable because its too expensive for my landlord to fix....my super says his apt has the same issues too.....my bathroom, kitchen and bedroom all have flickering lights and usually even just lights so dim theyre almost off. It's getting very agitating.

The crosswalk under the train on 31st is heinous. I called 311 to complain- let’s see if that works. The fact that the curb at Hoyt ave s doesn’t have a dip is hard for me to understand. If you’re like me with a kid in a stroller it’s suboptimal. The potholes along the crosswalk are truly awful. I spent time in Brooklyn a few weeks ago- their streets, crosswalks and bike lanes are amazing. What do we need to do to get Astorias streets into…

Hi All - (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO) I was walking my dog this morning and entered Transmitter Park off Greenpoint Ave. After walking straight ahead down the oval walking path, I turned right across the little boardwalk, over the first inlet along the East River. Looking down and to my right I found a dead dog on the rocks, between 30-40lbs I’d guess, laying on its back and it appears to be missing most of its fur. I called 911…