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I went there with my family, left a hat behind (it was handmade by a friend so I really want to get it back) so I called the place when we got home (10 minutes later). The "manager" answered but before I could get the words out of my mouth he said "Open 24 hours" and hung up.

I called back, but he heard my voice and hung up on me. My boyfriend called and the "manager" hung up on him too. We called for over 30 minutes and the calls went to voicemail or rang or was busy.

When I got through again, the same manager answered. I implored him not to hang up and asked for someone who spoke English. He obliged and passed me onto a woman to whom I explained I was looking for my hat. She looked and found nothing (two other sets of patrons had been there since I left) and she suggested I call later.

Asking why the "manager" hung up on me the response was "Maybe he didn't understand what you were saying".  I don't understand that!  Okay, a place of business, a customer calls, and you hang up? Why not just pass the phone over to someone who speaks the language?

It's a head scratcher for me.

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Travers park, the entire neighborhood, would benefit from more green space indeed! If they do acquire more space we have to prevent them from turning it into some little used, limited purpose space like the "storytelling" area (where the exercise equipment once lived on the lower part of the park next to the basketball court)! That's a hideous waste of space!

Anyone have information on if they plan to continue barring cars on 78th Street between Garden School and the park?

So sorry you are experiencing this. I've dealt with it myself and found you have to document everything, and expect it to take some time to resolve. You may actually be lucky and have it end quickly if they are decent people.

First, I've knocked and politely talked to the noisy neighbors. It is sometimes hard to keep from getting mad but it's important to keep cool. Make a note of the date and time and conversation. If they don't answer the door, make note of that and then write a polite note and slip it under the door. If the noise is seriously out of hand call 911 and get a report, keep a copy of everything and document conversations.

Each time there is an incident, do the same routine, knock and converse, or write the note and keep a written copy. When you have a few unresolved incidents (even if you've had periods of quiet in between - because people travel) gather your documentation and send to the board if a coop and or management accompanied by a letter requesting that something be done and request a response from the agent/board. Send it registered mail to the management and if the board members live in the building, get each one a copy.  If it's a coop the noisey offenders are often in violation of their proprietary lease and can be in danger of loosing their shares.

No matter what, there is always something to be done but often you have to be persistent, document and be polite! That always wins in the end.

good luck

We went over to 69th Street just off of Northern Blvd, 1 block away from the bowling alley.  There are a variety of trees being sold there priced from $25 and up.