u/FatXThor34

a shit show is a better fitting title tbh

i scored tix in the "lottery" that seems like everyone won or they decided to head down without a ticket to test their luck. ZERO organization whatsoever with the lines or "security." 2+ hours waiting either only 2 event staff seen the whole time, 6 cops total who just sat on the sides while the crowd had resorted to governing itself. we were shoulder to shoulder, the crowd literally walking like penguins with each step. i watched three people elbowing others to get through, had to yell my damn self because people were pushing and almost started a stampede.

a ticketed event and no one scanning tickets so the entire NYC got to bumrush the entrance and get in.

im a native NYer and only did this cause it was ticketed & naively thought i got lucky. had i known this shit was gonna be like trying to watch the ball drop on NYE i woulda stayed home!

all that frustration just to see 1/3 of the show on the brooklyn bridge. my family all watched it on TV and told me it was spectacular and were expecting me to agree but i just ranted about the absolutely shit show that was

Be careful if you want to enjoy the park. There are groups of teens recklessly riding motorcycles and mopeds on shore blvd. Was out for a run when one of them almost clipped me going 60.

It’s bad enough I have to deal with minorities and their fireworks!

I know this has been going on for forever but I am sick of it. The puppy meetups happening at Sean’s Place playground (38th St and Broadway) during early weekend mornings are genuinely disruptive to the entire neighborhood.

This morning I was woken up before 8am on a Sunday by barking that echoed across multiple blocks. There are apartment buildings surrounding this park and people are trying to sleep.

A few simple asks:
- Please avoid bringing your yappy dogs to the park before 9am on weekends. Let people sleep in.
- If your dog is barking excessively, leave.
- Be a considerate neighbor. You chose a dog, the rest of us didn’t.

Not trying to start a war with dog owners, just asking for basic awareness. This is a shared community space and the surrounding residents deserve some peace on their days off. (For context, teens sometimes hang out at this park late night and are way more respectful than the fully grown adults organizing these meetups.)

If you’re part of these, please share this with the group chat. All it takes is one person to say “hey, let’s start at 9” and this problem is solved overnight…..