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Your neighbors are loud and 4,400 people are fed up

Your neighbors are loud and the potholes are back

So look, you know how it is in this city, right? Everyone's got somethin' to say, somethin' to complain about. Well, turns out, we're all deadass on the same page. The 311 service requests are in, and guess what's topping the charts? Noise. Residential noise, street noise—it's all there. Over 4,400 calls for loud music and parties in residences, another 2,754 for street noise. That’s just wild, right? It's like we're all living in the same three-block radius on a Saturday night.

Here's the thing, it's not just the parties. We're talking 2,505 complaints for banging and pounding. You hear that? Someone's gotta get a sound engineer in these buildings. And then, nah, don't even get me started on the streets. Potholes racked up 2,445 requests. We just got through a brutal winter, and those things are back with a vengeance, ready to swallow your tires whole. Keep an eye on those street conditions, folks, because clearly, the city's got its hands full.

That's New York — if you can't keep up, take the bus.

@rach_k_queens

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