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Latest Articles Tagged "311"

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Complaints of parking placard abuse by NYC employees double in a year, 311 data shows

Watchdogs are calling for a crackdown on city workers who flout parking rules. See where the complaints were made.

By

Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky


News

See where New Yorkers complain the most about July 4 fireworks

Calls to the hotline have calmed down since their 2020 peak, but remain high in some neighborhoods.

By

Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky


News

NYC Offers To Help Families Apply For The Federal Child Tax Credit

Those who qualify for the extra benefit can receive monthly payments of $250 to $300 per child.

By

Elizabeth Kim


News

Popular NYC Quarantine Activity: Complaining About Noisy Neighbors

Residential noise complaints have gone up by 22 percent compared to the same period last year—from 28,599 calls in 2019 to 35,972 in 2020.

By

Emily Lang


News

These Buildings Have The Most Broken Elevator Complaints In NYC

'This is not rocket science here.'

By

Ben Yakas


News

On 'Cornerstore Caroline' And NYC's Nuisance Neurosis

Let's remember that being a New Yorker was once synonymous with being thick-skinned, resilient and, though often grudgingly, tolerant to the millions of people we call our fellow New Yorkers.

By

Josmar Trujillo


Food

These NYC Neighborhoods Have The Most Maddening Ice Cream Truck Noise

'YOUR A***** DRIVER IS STILL PARKED ON VAN CORTLANDT PARK SOUTH AND BLASTING NOISE. YOU, MISTER SOFTEE, HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. DO NOT COME TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.'

By

Andres O'Hara


News

The Steel Drum Grinch Of Crown Heights Is Back On The Scene

Kathleen Reilly was arrested last year after repeatedly calling the cops on rehearsing steepan bands. She was at it again last night.

By

Andres O'Hara


News

Now We Know Which Neighborhoods Are Rudest To (Barking) Dogs

Here's where people complain about dogs barking in apartments the most.

By

Claire Lampen


Food

These Are NYC's Noisiest Bars (Or The Bars With The Whiniest Neighbors?)

A new list of the bars and clubs with the longest runs of 311 noise complaints is out.

By

Andres O'Hara


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