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Friday Reader Rants Mailbag

June 19th, 2009

We’re not ones to complain too much about Dumbo (gotta take the good with the bad, right?), but we get a steady stream of people who complain to us about things in Dumbo. And sometimes, getting the word out could lead to a better quality of life (e.g. CO at 133 Water, car break-ins, NYPD Skywatch, construction violations, etc.) Below are a sampling of questions/complaints in the past 2 days sent to us or heard on Twitter:

1) Still no tables at Pedro’s

This one is just a photo lament that a reader sent us. Earlier this month, the city revoked outdoor seating at Pedro’s for 120 days.

2) Guma Construction causing too much noise in the morning

“Guma Construction, the wonderful dumpster company on Plymouth St (owned by Joshua Guttman) loves to drop off dumpsters on Bridge St @ close to midnight almost every other day for the construction at the corner of Bridge & Plymouth early in the morning. Other than calling 311, what can we do to stop the noise ordinance violations?”

3) “Dumbo screamer”

Reader epc wonders who is screaming and hooting in the morning between Washington and Main on Water Street. We’ve heard before that it may be a lookout person doing a signal call while another looks for cars to loot, but in the morning, it’s likely the students at the League Treatment Center at 30 Washington Street, no?.

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Do you have any (constructive) rants? Comment or email below.

Filed in Dumbo People, Dumbo Residents at 12:07 pm
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  • leo
    That clicking noise you hear near the Peas & Pickles ramp on Washington Street is condensation from one of the air conditioner units in the office building falling on that glass overhang. I don't think it's actually hitting the ramp. Either way, that's what it is.
  • Steve
    Too bad about Pedros, but restaurants need to comply with the law. It's unfair for one place to offer outside seating and not apply and pay for a permit, while others follow the rules!
  • Anon
    The "shouter" is one (or maybe 2)of the student/patients of the League Treatment Center. Going back as far as 5-7 years at least, every Thursday morning at around 10-11 the kids are taken for a supervised walk down Water Street from Washington in the direction of Main. One or several of the kids repetitivly,and rhythimically does a turretts like shout (it's called a vocal tic) over and over again. It's usually the same sound. I can set my watch to it. This should not be confused with the occasional characteristic director's shouts during film shoots that happen at other times. They are quite distinguishable.
  • ticking time bomb
    If there's one thing that drives me crazy trying to sleep at night or early morning, it's that obnoxiously loud clicking noise that seems to come from the metal ramp next to Peas and Pickles on the corner of Washington and Front streets. It sounds like Indiana Jones is cracking a steel whip into the metal ramp. What in the world is that, and how do we silence it?
  • WaterSt
    Nice one. What is it about neighborhood blogs that bring out all the cranks and crazies???

    Nothing to complain about, except maybe this weather ;-)

    I used to complain about cracky and smokey on the corner, but the 84th increased presence seems to have moved him along to another spot (see link below).

    You are correct, though... gotta take the good with the bad. I love living here, and for the most part my neighbors are great. Plus we have an awesome new icecream shop.

    http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/categor...
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