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Complaints

A collection of 9 issues

So Much Pigeon Poop In Park Slope

Across the five boroughs, pigeons are wreaking havoc with their ample poop, but nobody complains about it more than Park Slopers. According to a piece in the Times [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/complaints-about-pigeons-mapped/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=

New Map Makes 311 Complaints Look Kind Of Sweet

311 complaints rarely seem very funny when we’re making them (or dealing with the frustration that comes when they’re not efficiently responded to), but there’s something about maps with pictures or sound [/blog/history/milk-trucks-organs-voice-lessons-other-noise-complaints-from-the-20s-30s] that just makes stuff like garbage, rats, and potholes [/blog/transportation/hows-the-pothole-situation]

Shady Donation Bins Popping Up Around Neighborhood Again

Those for-profit clothing donation bins just won’t go away. We spotted one on 13th Street, between 4th and 5th Ave (right around the corner from the bin that was set on fire [/blog/crime/clothing-donation-bin-catches-fire] back in July), and neighbor Carrie Miller sent us the above photo of one

Eew, 311 Map Shows Lots Of Uninvited Guests In Ditmas Park

Last week, NYU’s Furman Center released a map of last summer’s most common 311 complaints by neighborhood [http://furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry/summer-of-311]. The map covers local problems frequently reported from June-August of 2012, including flooding, noise complaints, street cleaning issues, potholes, graffiti, sewer backup, driver complaints, street

5th Avenue Graffiti Complaints

A reader emailed us last week to express concerns about an increase in graffiti along 5th Avenue. > On 20th street and 5th ave graffiti has gotten so bad that these vandals are writing over each other. Not that it is their fault but how do we get the owners

The Public Toilet That Is the Area Around Barclays

Neighbors are saying it literally stinks to live near the new Barclays Center, because patrons have been using the surrounding area as a make-shift toilet. At a quality of life meeting with residents, local officials and Barclays reps, residents complained of public urination (and one instance of defecation) that is

Is Everyone Else Hearing Extra Plane Noise?

It’s been a while [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/8/33_08_sb_airplane_noise.html] since anyone in the area complained of noisy plane routes, but it seems like it’s picking up again. From Ryan McCarthy [http://counterparties.com/] on Twitter [https://twitter.com/mccarthyryanj]: https:

Illegally Parked Cars On Your Block? Tell Us Here!

We're betting at least one of the cars in this photo is parked illegally.It looks like we opened a floodgate with our coverage of the illegally parked van on Avenue W last week [/sheepshead-bites-victory-the-van-is-gone/], as a torrent of messages about similar situations have poured into our inbox.

City Wood Chipper Missing In Action

Some of you may have noticed the exceptionally windy weather we’ve had lately. With winds gusting at 45mph, many trees in the area took lots of damage, just like the following fallen branch across the street from 2260 East 19th Street. Most likely this grand branch snapped off last