We've always preferred Katz's, but the threat of famed Carnegie Deli closing still has us a little verklempt. The deli has had a longstanding arrangement with nextdoor neighbors Woodward Affiliates, who allow Carnegie to use some of its property for extra seating and a required second emergency exit for $2,500 a month. But as the two sides were working out a new deal with the Buildings Department last week, Woodward allegedly bailed and Carnegie filed a suit. The suit claims, "The failure to obtain a public assembly permit may, and likely will, result in the closure of the Carnegie Deli." more ›

Nothing like finding that new, quiet apartment you've always dreamed of only to discover your neighbor is... a hoarder. Curbed has the story of one woman who moved to 27th Street in Murray Hill, and on her first night of unpacking heard what she thought was someone trying to break in to the apartment across the hall. As she quickly found out from the super, that person was just Coe, her new neighbor who hoards so much that she needs to "tackle" her door just to get in! more ›

Hey, remember that guy throwing f-bombs during the Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner U.S. Open match, which raised the ire of a middle-aged woman and her 75-year-old dad and the three of them got into an ugly, perfect-for-Youtube fight? Well, Manhattan resident Joseph Pedevill is back in the news—and it's allegedly over an interview one of his neighbors did with the NY Post! more ›

Amidst the stifling heat of summer, residents of one Queens neighborhood close their windows to shut out the noise of “guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, singers and amplifiers," emanating from a nearby church, reports the Queens Courier. According to Patheos.com, worship for Pentecostals, like the congregation of the Love & Praise Assembly of God at 108h Street and Jamaica Avenue, is "a sensory experience filled with music, body movements, sounds, dancing, shouting, praying out loud, and speaking in tongues." It lasts a long time, upwards of two hours, and is capped off with a "moment of silence." But for neighbors, it seems like that moment never comes. more ›

Someone is taking passive-aggressive note-writing to a whole new level. Miss Heather spotted this giant cardboard sign on Kent Avenue and North 1st Street in Williamsburg recently. The note reads: "Dear Medieval Slum Neighbors or Transients, Please buy trash cans. Take it off your rent, or call your parents or servant to clean this up. I hope you are at least using your indoor plumbing. Yours, Your Appalled Neighbor." Sigh, and now they have to recycle that massive piece of cardboard, too? more ›

We know what city noises can keep you awake at night... but is it your neighbor whose causing you to lose sleep? The Brick Underground did an unscientific study which resulted in a list of the 8 worst neighbor types ever. It includes: amateur gourmets (read: smelly!), hoarders, nasty drunks, the Brady Bunch (read: too many kids), trust funders, smokers and tokers, musicians, and insecure rescue dogs. Surely they missed some... what about crazy cat lady or that guy who just got a fresh supply of speed and a subwoofer surround sound system? Not that we're speaking from experience. more ›

Somehow we don't think a broom handle to the ceiling is going to fix this one. One of Madonna's Upper West Side neighbors filed a lawsuit yesterday, charging her of subjecting the building to "pounding noise and vibration" when she uses her apartment as a dance studio. more ›

Who doesn't love a good heroic dog story? Word is that a concerned canine named Max saved an 89-year-old woman in Little Neck last Friday. The pup, who is a neighbor's dog, made a ruckus after finding Tina DiLuca face-first in her garden on a 90-degree-day. His barking caused Maria DiLuca, her daughter, to rush outside. She said, “We live next door to Max and we’re used to hearing him bark. But he didn’t sound right. I looked out the window and I saw my mother laying there. She’s lucky she fell in the dirt and not the concrete.” Currently the 89-year-old woman is recovering from four fractured ribs and a few abrasions in the hospital, and is expected to stay there for a few weeks. Hopefully Max is getting some extra treats and belly scratches at home. more ›

So we know what keeps you awake at night, but what do you do about it exactly? One Brooklyn resident, for example, is wondering how to get the drug dealer living in the building to STFU. They write:

"I live on the first floor, and I know for a fact that there's a drug dealer in my building. I can hear the transactions happening since they're actually dumb enough to think their voices don't travel through my door when they're standing right next to it. This makes me extremely uncomfortable to know that this type of activity is so close to home. I want to call the police and report this, but I also am wary of the 'don't snitch' edict in this neighborhood. I should also mention that even when not dealing, this guy and some friends are usually smoking blunts in the hallway from 12 a.m. to 2 a.m. on weeknights."

An 80-year-old woman was rescued Thursday by a former neighbor whose concerns were aroused when she spotted newspapers piling up outside the Woodside, Queens woman's front door. Kim Russo used to live next door to Rose Schwing and was stopping by her old neighborhood to visit her mother. When the 47-year-old Russo saw the papers and mail accumulating in front of Schwing's house, she peaked inside one of Schwing's windows and heard her cries for help. more ›

A novel twist on the bar-neighbor dispute: A Tribeca bar claims the upstairs resident has prevented them from doing business. A lawsuit filed by Smith and Mills, a bar that opened on N. Moore Street back in May, reveals that Victoria Hillstron apparently: - Called the police and Department of Buildings to report "false" building code violations. - "stood in front of plaintiff's establishment to prevent construction from taking place" - Told "patrons not to... more ›