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Work crews for renovations aren't allowed to start until 7AM. But when work crews would arrive well before that at a Valley National Bank branch near West 18th And 8th Avenue in Chelsea, one resident decided to take his complaints to the top. The Post reports that Jeff Boyle called the NJ home of CEO of Valley National Bank, Gerald Lipkin, to complain.
Boyle's side of the story is priceless: He said, "Hi, I live on 18th Street," and then Lipkin allegedly "flipped out" and shouted, "I have no control over what goes on! You're violating my privacy!" (Lipkin's phone number is listed - and we're curious if his bank makes any solicitation calls.) Next thing that happens, the NYPD is at Boyle's building, asking his neighbors and super for information about him. The Post points out that residents had called 311 to complain, but nothing had happened.
When Boyle spoke to a Major Crimes squad detective, the detective said, "You did not commit a crime" several times but told him "Don't do that again." The detective did admit, however, that he was contacted by Valley National's security chief. Boyle realizes that the detective was "obviously caught in the middle" but said, "For the CEO of a bank to use the NYPD to get in a pissing match with me, for Gerald Lipkin to try and intimidate me this way, is outrageous." Seriously - doesn't the NYPD have better things to do?
And a different story by the Post reported that complaints about off-hours construction noise has grown tenfold, partially thanks to the creation of 311.
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I think we should all give Mr. Gerald Lipkin a call, ya know, just to say hello.
What an ass.
Oh, and shouldn't Mr. Lipkin be charged with some sort of abuse as well?
Every corporate exec should know to call in the Pinkertons to thump skulls when being annoyed by law-abiding citizens. Calling the NYPD? Lipkin sounds like a tool. Oh wait! I forgot we weren't in the 19th Century!
Lipkin should be charged for wasting the NYPD's time.
Nice combover Lipkin. You are one FUGLY little tightass.
Its absolutley not illegal to call someone who has a listed number. Fuck the NYPD and Valley security, that qualifies as harrassment, and he's treading on shaky legal ground.
Give him a call and or email his company, and tell him what you think about his waste of YOUR taxpayer dollars;
Gerald Lipkin (973) 263-4579 3 Stonehenge Ct, Montville, NJ 07045
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I thought it was the responsibility of the EPA to deal with outdoor construction noise and air pollution i.e. dust etc. not the NYPD.
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#5: calling the home of a CEO (or anyone) whether he's/she's listed or not, is grounds for aggravated harrasment that can land you in jail or with a stiff fine.
No way can calling someone once like that lead to jail or fines.
Bob Loblaw doesn't know the loblaw.
One phone call can be considered aggravated harrassment? Show me a statute.
Typical banker. He could care less about people and only profit.
One phone call is NOT grounds for aggravated harassment. You're an idiot Loblaw, and are completely unfamiliar with the law.
BTW, Lipkins actions were a violation of his company's ethics policy, which should be grounds for dismissal or disciplinary action.
if the person called, files harrasment papers to the police, there is a good chance you will be either arrested or fined, of course depending on the severity of the call.
telemarketers get find all the time, do you think you're exempt?
Telemarketers are subject to specific laws at both the federal and state levels, so whether they get fined is really relevant. They generally aren't being accused of or prosecuted for harassment.
But in fact, one phone call could be seen as meeting New York's legal definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree, if it's done "with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person." There's little chance that this particular call would be seen that way by any prosecutor or judge, but the point is that the idea that it takes repeated incidents to qualify legally as "harassment" is a common misperception.
Anyone wanting confirmation can search Google for something like "NYS Penal Law Section 240.30."
Good find - kudos.
However, we both know no judge is going to apply that statute in this case.
Mr Lipkin should have call Mr.Gorden of property management, to deal with this problem. Mr Lipkin has no control over this problem.