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Here Is A Video Of Your Insufferable Upstairs Neighbor


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Jen Carlson

Published Apr 8, 2015

Modified Apr 8, 2015


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Published Apr 8, 2015

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Having an upstairs neighbor is a hell that New Yorkers know best. You know they probably aren't doing it on purpose, but you are also convinced that they could try a little harder so that it doesn't sound like they're constantly stomping around in metal-soled boots, while dropping change, and rearranging their furniture... again.

Your upstairs neighbor is the main reason your blood pressure has gone up over the years.

Below, a perfect parody of your upstairs neighbors, who declare: "People think of neighborly noise as a nuisance, but we think of it as an art form. Their ceiling is our stage, and we're dancin' across it! It is work, we often take shifts to create the illusion that nobody here sleeps."

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Jen Carlson

Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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