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July 13, 2014 By Christian Murray
One resident who lives next to Lou Lodati Park says he can’t sleep at night due to the excessive noise caused by park goers well past 11pm.
Demosthenes Chrysan, a resident of 42nd Street, says he hears dogs barking from the dog run, kids skateboarding, people playing basketball and teenagers drinking.
So last Friday, Chrysantook to the streets and put up about 20 posters around neighboring streets telling residents who have similar issues to call the 108 Police Precinct, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s office and 311 to complain.
The park is supposed to be closed at night but he said the Parks Department is doing nothing to stop anyone from gaining entry. He said there are no gates and yet there are three entrances into the park—one via Skillman Avenue and two smaller entrances on 43rd Street—which people are using day and night.
“They spent more than a million dollars on the renovation of the park [last year] and they forgot to put up gates which they could close at night,” he said. “It would have cost them nothing.”
Chrysan said that he has called Van Bramer’s office and they have been able to do little. He said that when he calls about noise the 108 precinct never shows. Meanwhile, 311 just keeps a record of his calls and that’s about it.
He said that he doesn’t want to deny children and adults from participating in various activities but he said that he is entitled to his sleep.
“The parks department needs to enforce the rule that the park is supposed to be closed at night,” he said.
