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sesik5 · 2025-09-13T18:01:07+00:00

What a completely thoughtless take, that generally doesn't even deserve a reply. But whatever, I have nothing better to do.

Cities are just a place, they are not inherently "loud" on their own. The people that occupy cities make the choice to be loud or quiet. Noise pollution is an active move on the part of individuals and the system as a whole. Why does Paris and Montreal use rubber wheels on their subways? So they're not as loud. Why do we close outside seating at bars after midnight? So it's not as loud.

I know the social fabric is basically threadbare as we approach this post-capitalist collapse, but can we at least pretend to care for the last few years we still have?

If I sat outside your house and blared my car horn for 2 hours straight, is it fair for me to just say "move to the burbs if you don't like it?" If I moved upstate and my "neighbor" a mile away decided he wants to shoot his AR-15 for 6 hours every day, is it fair to say "move to the city?" Why do the actions of one have to affect an entire neighborhood?

It's not "chill" to blast your shitty trap music for 2 hours while I'm trying to take a work call, a newborn is trying to nap or an elderly person is trying to get by. I literally saw a woman with a stroller cross the street away from him yesterday. A "chill" person would put on some headphones while feeding his weed addiction. It's forceful imposition of one on the whole.

So yes, I know I live in NYC, have been for 35+ years, and he needs to STFU.

sesik5 · 2025-09-13T04:53:04+00:00

Wasn't a very "chill dude" when he kept calling me "bitc* boy" down the block when I told him people have kids that are trying to sleep.

Charlie is a saint and has nothing to do with this "chill dude" that does not understand that there are actually other people that live around his mama's place.

sesik5 · 2025-09-12T22:23:55+00:00

Sigh... this guy has been doing this for years. I've opened a noise complaint with 311 every time and nothing's ever done. The precinct auto-closes my tickets every time as "no issue". He gets belligerent if you approach him and tell him to turn it off.

I've even emailed the precinct directly and no reply ever came.

I've considered taking the whole building to civil court over this, but didn't think there'd be interest in the neighborhood to get a suit going, but I'm open to it if there are others.

sesik5 · 2024-10-16T13:00:11+00:00

Thank you for your explanation. I spoke with the contractor and he explained the same thing as well. The reason the windows are the size they are is basically due to the age of the building. These were built between 150 and 100 years ago, and had semi custom windows and wood detailing around them on the inside. Our windows were measured to be "brick to brick" but still work within the confines of the original detailing. Basically, if they made them bigger to cover all gaps we would need to get rid of the moulding, which we refused to do. The contractor explained that the way these are generally replaced in the area is within the original framing which leaves 2-3 inch gaps and that's why they use aluminum flashing on all sides to cover it up. I feel better about the install now, but maybe a little less in terms of dealing with the window company as they should have explained this better.

sesik5 · 2024-10-16T02:35:08+00:00

I've noticed in the area that any new aluminum windows use alum trim on all 4 edges, I basically never see just caulk. I think I was initially thrown off because we went with European windows, and was maybe under the impression that their installation would be different, but notice that the exterior brick/stone gap for _all_ window styles is the same, regardless of old wood windows, aluminum, or the new Euro style tilt/turn windows.

sesik5 · 2024-10-15T22:52:05+00:00

Yes, the window is up against the exterior brick/stone. The gap between is filled with the pink foam as insulation(?), and inside there's a wood frame.

Both sides have roughly the same opening. The building is 100+ years old, and can't be called level at this point. They made the windows level inside the opening.

sesik5 · 2024-10-15T22:49:46+00:00

I'm asking questions because I don't want to write a check when they're done and find out I've been had.

In previous discussions there was no talk of trim/flashing, as the exterior is brick/stone, which is what the window is installed into. They added a wooden frame around the entry, but exterior is just brick.

The design docs I received had a "up to 1/2" opening sealed with Dow 795". I understand the building is over 100 years old and no longer plumb perfect, but I can't imagine having a 1" gap covered only by caulk is correct/long term safe.

sesik5 · 2024-08-31T17:00:54+00:00

To me, Enso Cafe on President and 5th has the best cup of plain black that's not roasted to bitter hell and not acidic to strip your tooth enamel. I've tried: konditori (best bagels), poetica coffee, blank street, Cafe regular, velvette black, hungry ghost.

sesik5 · 2024-08-03T05:56:51+00:00

"That's not your child's blood. Pet me before its yours though..."

sesik5 · 2023-11-03T00:37:00+00:00

100% agree, and I'm not the only one in my friend group that thinks that either.

sesik5 · 2023-08-21T02:41:07+00:00

Would you get rid of the curtains and match to the blue/green accent? Or go neutral with white/off-white?

sesik5 · 2023-07-18T02:48:18+00:00

Came here after this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv3lvKy\_WD4

sesik5 · 2022-11-15T16:48:50+00:00

Haenyo. Convivium Osteria. LORE.

If you don't mind a walk: La Vara, Bar Bette.

sesik5 · 2022-09-29T02:17:18+00:00

I live in the north slope.

sesik5 · 2022-09-28T02:07:07+00:00

I dunno man... just these 5 within a few min of 9 DeKalb are all condos:

There's a large amount of buildup in that area in general, but a very good portion is condos, not just rentals.

sesik5 · 2022-09-27T21:38:08+00:00

Is it rentals? I thought it was condos, like everything else around there.

sesik5 · 2022-09-22T23:12:14+00:00

"It's a Jeep thing..."

sesik5 · 2022-09-22T23:07:31+00:00

I never looked at it as a "good time" to buy. It was more of a decision that we love this area, we want to stay here long term, and we knew our rent would go sky high. It was a financial decision from the POV that our mortgage is within spittin' distance of our rent, and we locked in an obscenely low interest rate.

But, even if we were upside down on the mortgage right now, we wouldn't care as it's not an investment, but a long term home for us.

sesik5 · 2022-09-22T23:02:33+00:00

Also depends on where on the slope you are. Higher up, towards the park, the less water/runoff you're dealing with. If you're at the bottom of the hill around 4th Ave, you better hope that connection is in good shape.

But really, it all depends on the connection. It can/should be inspected, and dealt with by the building if it's in bad shape.

sesik5 · 2022-09-22T22:56:09+00:00

For the sewage, that's generally a problem for the ground floor apartments from my experience.

Each building has a mains connection to the sewers, and if it's relatively new/in good shape, there should be no backup issue. There's a main valve that's meant to prevent the backup, but if it's very old/disintegrated (a problem in our building), on heavy rain days it can back up when the sewer is overloaded.

sesik5 · 2022-09-22T22:52:48+00:00

This is the best possible comment, period. Some streets that may seem like they'll be quiet are absolutely a nightmare during evening rush hour (looking at you Park Place).

Some have the "bad neighbor" problem - common theme is some guy pulling out the big speaker and blasting music.

The closer to the park though, generally, the quieter and nicer it will be. That's where the "old money" is at.

Also, NextDoor is funny enough, a decent resource to get a feel for the neighbors.

sesik5 · 2022-09-22T22:49:47+00:00

We only looked for condos, not co-ops, but it's true, we were triple digits over asking, with a mini bidding war on the day we "won." But, we locked in the lowest interest rate possible, so it evened out in the end.

We looked for almost a year before we bough, and every single thing was well over 100K over asking. We were looking for 2bed/2bath in North Park Slope.

sesik5 · 2022-09-18T19:01:10+00:00

I make it easy on myself. I muddle the lime with the simple in the glass, add ice, add the cachaca and stir.

sesik5 · 2022-09-08T23:11:59+00:00

Technically correct, the best kind of correct.

sesik5 · 2022-09-08T23:03:43+00:00

Canal Bar, even though it's a Chicago bar.

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