Upstair Noise

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Oh !!!!!!!!!! I went back and read your original post. See you are on the North side. Again, hope everything works out for you. 

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Originally posted by Cheflito ... ...I sent several letters to both PPN and PPM certified, receipt requested (assuring that they actually received them) but they cannot be bothered to even pick up the phone, never mind actually answering any of my certified letters. I actually called to follow up myself but no one returned my calls. Such arrogance! Even Obama returns my email (even if a form reply)! ... ...Several guards told me that this problem has been going on for years but management refused to address it. One guard told me never to confront my neighbor but call security each time a bothersome noise occurs (as some of you also suggested) but the last time I called, this same guard actually gave me a "you're making this up" look. that's the end of it.I actually met my neighbor in the elevator one time. I told him all I ask is something that he himself would want - peace and quiet in your own home after a hard day's work. He asked me if I have a child suggesting that I do not know how it is to raise a child, since I now live alone. I told him I raised 2 boys, both of them are now adults and having lives and careers of their own. I also told him one is already married and I showed my neighbor the picture of my 1st grandson. It has been kinda quiet lately although I was still forced to tap on my ceiling a couple of times after 11 pm. I realized that after all these, I have to address the issue directly myself, knowing how uncaring the village management is. I am exploring actions via the Housing Authority as one of you suggested (this is the other main reason I sent certified letters-to have proof of actually saying something). I also put copies of all the letters I sent and times of calls I made to Parkchester to my will and other documents with a specific note to my executor to seek redress in the event something untoward happened because of their continued inaction and irresponsibility. But I will not move! I spent significant amount of money, time and effort to be here, hoping this will be my last. And I sincerely believe I deserve the same peace, tranquility and sense of security as everyone has.

Concerning that Obama comment -- LOL. It seems you are going through a lot for peace of mind. I Hope everything works out for you. By the way are you on the South or North side. I ask because if you live on the North side maybe you could work out a deal where you rollover your residency to a similar apartment on the South side. I don't know if this could be done. But who knows.Not to say the South side is the greatest (we have some issues here too) but it's reputed to be better than the North side and I think I agree with this assessment.

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thank you for your kind words, and thanks to all the others who expressed understanding and compassion. I wish i can say the same thing to that person who said "you sound like a baby". You're right; that person must be a perpetrator of the same thing and cannot be bothered to care for his/her neighbors.
One thing I learned after several months dealing with Parkchester Management - they are totally useless, unprofessional and don't deserve the money they make, unless they are paid in pennies! I sent several letters to both PPN and PPM certified, receipt requested (assuring that they actually received them) but they cannot be bothered to even pick up the phone, never mind actually answering any of  my certified letters. I actually called to follow up myself but no one returned my calls. Such arrogance! Even Obama returns my email (even if a form reply)!
Several guards told me that this problem has been going on for years but management refused to address it. One guard told me never to confront my neighbor but call security each time a bothersome noise occurs (as some of you also suggested) but the last time I called, this same guard actually gave me a "you're making this up" look. that's the end of it.
I actually met my neighbor in the elevator one time. I told him all I ask is something that he himself would want - peace and quiet in your own home after a hard day's work. He asked me if I have a child suggesting that I do not know how it is to raise a child, since I now live alone. I told him I raised 2 boys, both of them are now adults and having lives and careers of their own. I also told him one is already married and I showed my neighbor the picture of my 1st grandson.
It has been kinda quiet lately although I was still forced to tap on my ceiling a couple of times afte 11 pm. I realized that after all these, I have to address the issue directly myself, knowing how uncaring the village management is. I am exploring actions via the Housing Authority as one of you suggested (this is the other main reason I sent certified letters-to have proof of actually saying something). I also put copies of all the letters I sent and times of calls I made to Parkchester to my will and other documents with a specific note to my executor to seek redress in the event something untoward happened because of their continued inaction and irresponsibility.
But I will not move! I spent significant amount of money, time and effort to be here, hoping this will be my last. And I sincerely believe I deserve the same peace, tranquility and sense of security as everyone has.





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Originally posted by maryann A new neighbor moved upstairs and almost drove us insane with loud music. We called security, but they did not respond promptly. Finally, my son went upstairs and talked to the neighbor. My husband and I thought this was unwise, and strongly objected. But lo and behold, our neighbor felt terrible.   She immediately turned down the volume and there has been no problem since.

There are still plenty of decent people in the world.

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I completely sympathize with your problem.  According to records kept at 311, noise is one of the top complaints across the city.

pkchestersouthreside
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hello there. here is what you should do:

Nona
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I have the same problem with the noisy upstears neighbor. She has the son of age 12 and he is constantly running in the appartment, playing ball and a small one of 3 years playing sprotscars on the floor without any carpet.  People who doesn't face this, doesn't know what is like, so you will find all these funny comments and will be call the names, as they can not relate to you.

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I'd have to say that there are some people that are more sensitive to noise than others. I have the recommended amount of carpeting in my apt, not fully carpeted, but was told what to put down. I never walk in heals on the wood floors and I make sure to always have slippers on so that it doesn't sound like I'm walking hard.

Occasionally I drop something here and there, but that's living. On the first day that I moved in and while I was moving the neighbor downstairs started banging on the ceiling, it was about 5pm on a weekend... while I cleaned my new apt he occasionally banged on the ceiling... over a year has passed and he still bangs on the ceiling. I could be sitting down watching tv and he bangs on the ceiling. Once he attempted to come up to complain to me and I in turn told him that I don't think I'm that difficult of a neighbor, I understand and respect that there are ppl living beneath me but he's a pain in my azz. He went at far as to tell me that he knows when I take showers because he hears me turn the shower on! (I flipped out on him needless to say)

Now, the ppl above me make noise, not a lot, but enough... there have been times that I hear them vacuuming past 11pm at night but it sounds so faint that I don't bother banging. In all the time I’ve lived here, not once have I banged and I’ve had to deal with parties, running, heals, etc. And yet, I don't feel it's so out of control that it disturbs me to no end.

I agree that we have to understand that there is noise in daily living and we should all be considerate of the other neighbor who may not have the same working hours as we do. I think things should tone down on a weekday after 10pm. But that's my rule and I can't enforce it on anyone else.

I guess there is always a certain amount of give and take when you're living in an apt??? Maybe PPM can change you to another unit???

"Take the first step in Faith, you don't have to see the whole stairway. Just take the first step. MLK"

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