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Citizen complaint of the day: Reaching a breaking point in the North End with screaming, firecrackers and rats
By adamg on Mon, 11/20/2023 - 2:56pm
Two at-wit's-end citizens file 311 complaints about conditions in the North End.
Let's start with the screaming veteran suicide guy and the firecracker guys on Hanover Street:
There is a man who stands outside of Mike’s pastry all day every single day and yells, asking for money for veteran suicide. I live right above this and hear him from my living room and bedroom. He has been doing this for months and I cannot concentrate / this is absolute insanity and a disturbance of my peace and that of all of the other residents who live on Hanover. It is not okay. I have spoken to the man in person about this and told him how loud he was. Additionally, there has been another noise disturbance by a group of men in the same area who pop firecrackers nightly (for the past 8 months). They typically gather right outside of cafe dello sport. I have called the local police and 911 several times as well, and nothing has been done about the man/ they came once to the men who pop firecrackers but they continue to do this. This exacerbates the anxiety I already have and increases my heart rate and resulting stress. I knew moving to the north end, I would be exposed to noise but these situations have gotten out of hand and are extremely frustrating for me. I am a graduate student and it is unfair to me to have to listen to the same thing over and over again while trying to study and just live my life. I really don’t know what else to do at this point.
Over on Thacher Court, rampant rats are running roughshod:
We witness 10-20 a night. In the 25 years i have lived here i haven’t seen anything like this. Any help would be appreciated.
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Comments
There was a time ..
In the North End and every other neighborhood when buckets of water were dumped from upper floor windows onto the street below... just saying...
And don't forget the ice
And don't forget the ice cubes.
I saw that happen in the late 1970s
in Kenmore Square. Someone from the Moonies was haranguing the people on the street below from a low balcony. Someone else a few floors above opened a window and dumped water all over the guy.
The Moonies moved out shortly thereafter.
That will teach them a lesson
That will teach them a lesson.
I hate how these 4th of July
I hate how these 4th of July celebrations start earlier every year.
The firecrackers are
The firecrackers are definitely a fire hazard to all the tight buildings in very narrow streets. Do not call 311. Call the Fire Department.
Hmmm...
I was prepared to feel a little bit of sympathy because I know how loud the North End can be, but then I saw the photos. This person knowingly moved directly above Mike's Pastries, and did so recently. How quiet did he think it would actually be? I feel for the long-timers but he had to have known what to expect to be one of the most heavily foot-trafficked streets in Boston.
pearl clutching
> This exacerbates the anxiety I already have and increases my heart rate and resulting stress. I knew moving to the north end, I would be exposed to noise but these situations have gotten out of hand and are extremely frustrating for me.
Someone fetch the vapors, this kid's about to pass out