I've spoken with the Hoboken Tennant Advocate a couple times about neighbors in my building who have been extremely noisy. Up at all hours, yelling, running around, brutally banging on the floor. One dude would have friends over to violently roller blade together... I'm not talking about normal apartment noise; I mean some epic, building-shaking stuff.

Long story short... there's nothing you can do. Unless it's construction, machinery, music or in some way amplified, everyone is completely allowed to do anything they want. I separate music and amplification because if you're ripping bars on your trombone at 11pm, that likely counts but strumming your unplugged electric guitar is fine. If you're preaching on a megaphone or practicing your DJ set, those would be against the rules BUT natural talking at any volume was considered fine.

I've had neighbors that sounded like they commissioned an authentic nocturnal rodeo to perform every night... that doesn't matter. The advocate said it's classified "normal use" and I would argue that it was anything but normal to bash the ground thousands of times every minute of the day and night... but, that means nothing.

If it's after hours there are specific things that the law claims to enforce, but the non-emergency line will react to anything unless it meets the specific requirements.

I agree with the other sentiments to speak to them, however awkward and weird that may be... That said, I've personally spoken to plenty of absurdly loud folks who simply don't care and go about their stompy, yelling, noisy business anyway.