The NHPD does indeed have decibel meters, but they wouldn't even have to be using them to know when a boom-car is entirely too loud. I pay an absurd amount in property taxes to have to deal with this obnoxious behavior on a daily basis whenever the weather is warm.

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/05/noise_ordinance.php

To: Poplar Street Resident

Thank you for the link. I stand corrected in what I said earlier in my post, I was just repeating what I was told when I called NHPD.

I agree with you 100% when you say the we (pay an absurd amount in property taxes to have to deal with this obnoxious behavior on a daily basis whenever the weather is warm.) The only thing I see my taxes paying is for weekly trash removal and bad plowing during snow storms.

I might also add that this is the same group of people that are speeding on our streets.

We have noise issues all throughout New Haven, CT. The city noise ordinance requires that during certain hours of the day or night and depending on the neighborhorhood as each neighborhood is different cars, motorcycles, lawnmowers, music, etc, can be louder than the average clothes dryer. Some of our fine law enforcement officers believe they have more important things to occupy their time, basically the Police Union says that they don't have to enforce these ordinances, only ordinances that endanger personal property. The new chief of police have asked the city police officers to spend at least one hour a day on traffic patrol. Some do most don't. Personally, I believe if we let people break the 'minor' laws such as J-Walking which has become a definite life threatening trend especially with people pushing strollers into traffic expecting that people will stop in time. If you push a stroller into traffic and your baby gets hurt that is on YOU. Why can't people wait 30 seconds for the light to change even if cars are not coming. And against popular opinion if you are J-Walking you will NOT collect BIG MONEY. Maybe the driver's insurance will pay up to $20,000 in medical bills if they are being nice and the person is indigent but that's it. The person J-Walking IS responsible and is lucky they don't get sued for damages done to the car, Which is legally allowed. Our officer's need to enforce the aggressive panhandling law which is on the books but poorly written, as anyone living or walking downtown, this panhandling business is out of control. A cup and/or a sign should be enough. Besides don't let them fool you, New Haven does have 3 meals a day available for the homeless and even a 9:00 PM midnight run on some evenings to provide snacks and warm clothes. They do a great job. And lastly the people making right turns from the far left lane need their license yanked. By allowing these minors laws to be broken without law enforcement enforcing them it makes the younger generation believe they get can get a way with larger crimes.

M8d, Good afternoon. Thank you for posting your concern.

The officers who patrol our area have indeed stepped up their enforcement regarding traffic. From speeding violations, to seat belt checkpoints etc..

Just a week or two ago they had two checkpoints on Chapel and another on Ferry Street. The Ferry Street Block Watch who is very active has even noticed the presence on Ferry and the surrounding side streets. Is there much more to do? Of course. But year to date traffic violations have almost tripled in our area because of their efforts enforcing traffic matters. This and other issues are discussed monthly at our neighborhood management team which is held the 1st Thursday of the month at the police sub-station at the intersection of Clay and Blatchley. Please feel free to join us as we discuss these issues with police reps and other residents

I did not notice that this issue is already on SeeClickFix. I created an issue about horns being used as door bells - http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/25163

This particular address, 273 Chatham, has become an increasingly NOISY nightmare as of late. Not only do the tenants frequently blast their car speakers at top volume and bass, they also ride scooters up and down Poplar St (the wrong way). They've also started using the garage and driveway to repair numerous vehicles that are brought to the property. It is impossible to get any work done with these disrespectful and rude tenants around, and it will only get worse once the summer hits. Can we please get some enforcement to this mess?

Alderman Rodriguez has been a great contact to resolving issues like this. You might want to reach out to him and also to Lt. Luis Casanova, he is the District Police Commander.

Please refer to issue #787 for prior comments regarding 273 Chatham St. They are now, in addition to the illegal car repair shop, building mini choppers and racing them up and down Poplar St (which is a one-way street). We need some enforcement on this property, please, as the noise is only getting worse. Come over just about any evening and you will see them--please!

THe person whom owned the car has recently passed away, this problem has not been happening any longer since about 2yrs ago. Please close

Actually the main offender moved out a month or two ago and I kept forgetting to close the issue. Sadly one of the other residents did recently pass away but he wasn't really the problem. Thanks for closing it!