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Your neighbors made 3,160 parking complaints. What gives?

Here's what your neighbors are complaining about

So look—we talk a lot about the big issues in this city, right? Rent, transit, all that. But sometimes, the real story is in the little things that drive us all nuts every single day. And the 311 calls? That's the realest pulse of New York, deadass.

Here's the thing: people are calling 311 more about *noise* and *parking* than anything else. You got 3,160 requests for illegal parking/blocked hydrants and almost 3,000 for loud music or parties in residences. Then another 2,742 for posted parking sign violations. That’s nearly 9,000 complaints on just those three things, according to the latest 311 service request data. Nah, that's not just a few people. That's a whole lot of New Yorkers who are fed up with their neighbors or that dude who thinks his double-parked car is fine on a Tuesday.

* Illegal Parking / Blocked Hydrant: 3,160 requests

* Noise - Residential / Loud Music/Party: 2,998 requests

* Illegal Parking / Posted Parking Sign Violation: 2,742 requests

It tells you where the daily friction is. While City Hall’s trying to figure out the big picture stuff, your average New Yorker is just trying to find a parking spot that ain’t blocking a fire hydrant or get some damn sleep. What's next? Well, if these numbers keep climbing, you gotta wonder if the city’s gonna have to crack down harder on these quality-of-life issues.

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

Rachel Kwon-Gutierrez, MiTL Sports Desk.

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