Head-Pounding Nightmare on 15th Street
It’s one thing to read stories and see pictures of some of the nightmare development sites around our borough. It’s quite another to hear the deafening noise that unlucky neighbors have to live with. So without further ado, we direct your attention to three minutes in the life of a South Slope resident with the…
It’s one thing to read stories and see pictures of some of the nightmare development sites around our borough. It’s quite another to hear the deafening noise that unlucky neighbors have to live with. So without further ado, we direct your attention to three minutes in the life of a South Slope resident with the misfortune to live next to the LoCicero project at 406-408 15th Street. Anyone got an Advil?
Welcome To My Nightmare [YouTube]
More Wreckage on 15th Street [Brownstoner]
Reckless 15th Street Excavation Forces Evac [Brownstoner]
Once again, brownstoner has managed to make this noise issue into his/ her own with the developer. Personal qualms are so petty
For even more outrageous proof that this project is operating with reckless disregard for the neighbors and the safety of it’s own workers, check out IMBY’s newest video.
TO Anon @ 10:43AM (and anyone else who beleives that the City or the natural course of events will make everything right)-
The Buildings are awful and besides being illegal many are death traps as well. They may very well be bought but they are not likely to be replaced, unless the Administration decides to stop protecting these criminals.
Why? Because many of these buildings are being built with more FAR (Floor Area Ratio) than they are allowed by law. Once they are built the city very rarely if ever does anything to make the Developer bring the Building up to code.
Basically the City sits back and lets them build illegally then say’s “what do you want us to do? Make them take 5 floors off of a finished and occupied building.”
The common sense answer is “Yes.” But it never happens so the rest of the Community is left to Finance and look at a huge Eye sore which they told the City, from the beginning, to rain in.
Anon 4:25pm
“Deafening noise is acceptable during the day because you can will yourself to hear it or not”
WTF? Noise is noise. Unless you are some kind of yogi, the MASSIVE earthshaking booming that goes on is not normal construction noise.
Now I must go meditate on this and try to drown out all the construction noise I HAVE AROUND ME on 3 sides in my nabe.
Deep breath in…1…2…3
Deep breath out…4…5…6
Look, no one is disputing this sites issues, but to make a big deal about something as noise is a bit petty brownstoner.
Deafening noise is acceptable during the day because you can will yourself to hear it or not
During the day? Not allll that rantworthy. (The scum developer, surely rantworthy)
10pm? Extremely rantworthy.
Hell, 8pm is very rantworthy.
I now begin ranting.
Anon @ 10:43AM.
That’s rather severe statement about the Bloomberg admin. I wouldn’t go that far but there could be improvements for sure. Lets not forget that the prior admins didn’t even bother to recognize there is anything outside of Manhattan for how many decades?
I wouldn’t get too upset, if these buildings are truly awful, they will be bought and replaced with something else. You might disagree with this one but that’s why I love NYC.
Brooklyn development is shifty and unregulated, and the City of New York doesn’t care.
yep arson, illegal, dangerous construction, destruction of historic properties – bloomberg admin is criminally negligent they have a goal of growth at any cost including the future.
Jack LoCicero is a cretin who also (illegally) built a 9-storey turd on 22nd street bet. 5th and 6th. in south slope, amongst 2 and 3 storey homes. The Village Voice did a big piece on this guy more than a year ago, but nothing happened. In the article he was exposed for violating zoning laws big time by lying on the building permit applications, but basically said to the reporter “I take the 5th!”
Brooklyn development is shifty and unregulated, and the City of New York doesn’t care. If they did, then LoCicero would have to remove 5 or 6 storeys from his 22nd street “development.”
Hey Marty Markowitz? Where are you? Jennifer Givner, the mouthpiece of the DOB? What gives? I remember the Village Voice article said that the DOB was “at a loss” to explain how permits were issued for 22nd street. Mayor Bloomberg? Do you care about cleaning up corruption in New York City? Is anyone out there interested in stopping someone from leaving a wake of damage everywhere he plys his “trade”?