How to deal with excessive noise from a neighbor in a NYC apartment building

… life According to a recent New York Times article analyzing NYCs 311 service logs noise complaints topped the list with … Jacob Wood a broker at Coldwell Banker Warburg who manages rentals for his ownerclients cautioned against going this … essential if the matter escalates and you decide to sue in housing court Fierstein noted that his company is also …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 29, 2025 - 2:00PM
7 reasons why ground-floor apartments are desirable—instead of dealbreakers

… version of this article was published in June 2024  We are presenting it here with updated information for May 2025 … storage rooms My two children as well as the other two who lived next to us couldwithin limitsmake as much noise as … for the elevator in the morning rush hour Or maybe you live in a walkup and have to navigate the narrow stairwell …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 19, 2025 - 11:00AM
How to ask a noisy neighbor—or even your landlord—to keep it down

… you can always invest in soundproofing your own walls or buy some heavyduty noisecanceling headphones Earlier … of habitabilitya set of requirements that is guaranteed by law in every lease whether it is stated explicitly or not … …

By Evelyn Battaglia |January 16, 2024 - 9:45AM