The most annoying neighbors of all time

And it's Friday night just before dinner and I am posting! I'm desperate, I'm replying to myself.

Talk to them and lower your expectations. Do they find you too demanding.

Why get bent out of shape about recycling area?

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20131125/blogs04/131129927/the-citys-dirty-recycling-secret

If they aren't interrupting your sleep, then count your blessings.

Listen up, 300 Mercer...the only thing I like about you is your garage guys, it involves car washes and chocolate chip cookies...and the only thing high maintenance about me is my maintenance bill. Stop asking silly questions. Do you want a whack recycling area. I think. Not. And Steve, good reality check. Except they do interrupt my sleep. Thank God for my Ambience app. Such a good white noise app. And thank you God for the extra tequila shot tonight.

And 300 Mercer....one more thing, lowering my expectations is good advice. I'll sleep better tonight. Thanks.

And thanks to my ambience app too.

Diggity, Good luck. If apt living does not work, there are townhouses and suburbs.

Wow, first I can't believe it's been five years since you posted your 'stream of consciousness' thread while looking. Congratulations on finding a place you love! I had a similar situation once, very difficult to deal with, turned out our steel frame building didn't have concrete floors between Apartments so it was essentially like living in a drum. I wrote the neighbor a very nice letter explaining how noisy it was in our apartment and essentially removing the blame from them simply enjoying their own space and focusing on the poor construction of the building. They wrote me back and although it wasn't a warm-and-fuzzy letter they sort of understood and made some adjustments, It wasn't perfect but it was much better than it was.

Years later after having moved out I actually saw a news story of two neighbors in my old building battling it out through the courts etcetera. I'm glad I took the path of least resistance and although it was a little uncomfortable writing a letter it accomplished getting us some peace and quiet without a protracted battle. I feel for you because this can be very difficult especially when people's egos get involved. Most people don't like to be told they are Behaving Badly.

Luckily I've been practicing yoga and meditation for the last 30 years, and in
this case it really put my practice to the test

TBG, I think a letter is a great and simple solution. And thanks for remembering my stream of consciousness! That was in 2009, and finally we bought in the building. The problem is, and the reason for my post, I really don't want to make a big deal of anything and I probably would never approach them. The entire staff knows the deal. They live differently than I do and I guess this is the reminder that this is apartment living. And this is NYC. So maybe I am high maintenance, with a high maintenance bill. I like knowing that I'm not alone. And if I lived in a townhouse, I would probably get annoyed when people like me sit on my steps to imagine that they live there. Oh and I do live in the suburbs too, and just about everyone in the suburbs is annoying. So there you have it, I have been successfully analyzed. It's me. The city has spoiled me...time to go to yoga and complain that the person next to me put their mat too close ;) Happy Saturday

Can you clarify what neighborhood this is in? Also, the family composition of the neighbors in question?