Blasting music irks residents in Pelham Bay - but who's to blame?
Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato says the best thing the community can do is file a 311 complaint every time they hear excess noise.
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Thumping bass and loud beats can be a nuisance at any time of day, but some Bronx residents say music is blasting well into the night keeping them up.
Isaac Maldonado, of Pelham Bay, gets up for work at 5 a.m. every day and says on Sunday night, it was especially loud.
"The whole house was woken up 10 p.m., 11 p.m. last night and it’s miserable, absolutely miserable," says Maldonado.
He says the problem of loud music pumping through the neighborhood isn’t new.
"Usually, as soon as it gets nice outside, April, late March, all the way through the summer, all we hear is boom, boom, boom, boom."
His mom has lived down the street her whole life. She says it's worse than just not being able to sleep.
"It’s not comfortable, it’s not nice at all. It feels like it’s invasive," she says.
And they're not alone. Dozens of comments in a local community Facebook group over the week say the same thing.
Neighbors are left wondering who to blame.
Some complaints suggest meetups with giant speakers in Ferry Point Park are the culprit. Others point to restaurants-turned-clubs on busy Tremont Avenue.
On Saturday and Sunday, a handful of complaints made it to 311 and City Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato's desk. She says she's organizing a meeting with the 45th Precinct and other city agencies to curb the problem, especially before the summer sets in.
Maldonado has a message for the noise makers.
"I hate to be a party pooper about it but you guys are out there having fun, enjoying yourselves - great, but when it comes at the expense of my sleep, my kids’ sleep, especially on a school night or a work night, it’s terrible, it makes me feel like you don’t care about my quality of life, it makes me feel like you don’t care about the community," he says.
The councilwoman says the best thing the community can do is file a 311 complaint every time they hear excess noise. That way, there's a record of each incident. This helps local leaders - and police - be able to take action.
