I’D BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STORMS
AND A DRYING TREND AS WE LOOK
TOWARD THE MUDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
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A KWIRK IN THE LAW ALLOWS RESIDENTS WITHOUT BADGES TO
ISSUE NOISE VIOLATIONS DIRECTLY
TO BUSINESSES AND KEEP A PORTION
OF THE FINE ABOUT AND AFTER AN
iTEAM INVESTIGATION, WE’RE
LEARNING HOW PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY
MAKE A LIVING BY ISSUING THESE
TICKETS. AS iTEAM’S CHRIS GLORYIOSO
REPORTS, BARS, RESTAURANTS, AND
OTHERS ARE FED UP.
>> Reporter: QUEENS RESIDENT WOULD SAY HE’S A CRUSADER FOR
QUIET.
>> I THINK PEACE AND QUIET IS
THE BEST.
>> Reporter: DEETERING HAS SPENT
MONTHS SEARCHING FOR NEW YORK CITY BARS, RESTAURANTS, AND
SHOPS THAT PLAY MUSIC SPILLING
OUT ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND THEN
HE, A REGULAR CITIZEN, ISSUES THOSE BUSINESSES NOISE
VIOLATIONS. THOUSANDS OF THEM.
>> IS THIS MUSIC ILLEGAL THAT’S
COMING OUT OF THE DOOR?
>> YEAH.
>> WOULD YOU ISSUE A PLACE LIKE
THIS A TICKET?
>> YEAH.
>> IT SAYS BUSINESSES ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO PLAY MUSIC FOR
ADVERTISING PURPOSES OR
ATTRACTING ATTENTION AND REGULAR
CITIZENS ARE ALLOWED TO ISSUE
SUMMON
SUMMONS.
IF THEY CAN PROVE THE ALLEGATIONS IN COURT THEY GET
25% TO 50% OF THE RECORDS
COLLECTS.
PRIOR TO LAST MONTH, HE HAD
ISSUED MORE THAN 500 NOISE
TICKETS, TOTALLY MORE THAN $600,000 IN FINES.
IS THIS YOUR PRIMARY OKAY PARKS
ISSUING THESE TICKETS?
>> YEAH. ONE COULD SAY SO, YEAH.
THERE’S SO MANY VIOLATIONS OUT
THERE AND THE LACK OF
ENFORCEMENT.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE VICTIMS
ARE EVERYDAY NEW YORKERS WHO
HAVE TO DEAL WITH SIDEWALK NOISE
POLLUTION, BUT A GROWING NUMBER
OF SMALL BUSINESSES SAY THEY ARE
THE REAL VICTIMS.
>> WE’RE GETTING BOMBARDED WITH
TICKETS. >> Reporter: THIS MONTH A GROUP
OF SEVEN BAR OWNERS AND MANAGERS TOLD THE I-TEEM THEY BELIEVE THE
CITIZEN COMPLAINT LAW IS BEING
ABUSED.
EACH OF THEM HAS RECEIVED
MULTIPLE NOISE VIOLATIONS
WRITTEN BY HIM ADDING UP TO
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BUT THEY
SAY NO NEIGHBORS HAVE ACTUALLY
COMPLAINED ABOUT THEIR MUSIC.
>> THEY’RE NOT CHEAP VIOLATIONS. I’M LOOKING AT A MINIMUM OF
$8,000, MAXIMUM OF 33.
THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY FOR ONE BUSINESS.
>> HOW DO YOUMUCH OF YOU THINK I
WAY FOR CITIZENS TO MAKE MONEY. >> IT’S OUTRAGEOUS.
THEY’RE GETTING FOUR, FIVE, SIX
VIOLATIONS FROM THE SAME PERSON
BEFORE THEY GET NOTICE THEY’VE
RECEIVED THE FIRST VIOLATION.
IT’S ADDED UP TO THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND THESE
BOUNTY HUNTERS ISSUING THESE
VIOLATIONS ARE TAKING HOME A
PORTION OF IT.
>> Reporter: NEW YORK CITY’S
HOSPITALITY ALLIANCE
REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF BARS,
CLUBS, AND RESTAURANTS NOW
ASKING COUNCIL TO BAN REGULAR CITIZENS FROM WRITING NOISE
VIOLATIONS, AND LATE TODAY THE
CITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CALLED FOR CHANGES TO THE NOISE
COLD, THE DEP COMMISSIONER
WRITING IT’S DISAPPOINTING THAT A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE
INSTEAD ABUSING THE SYSTEM TO
TERROR RISE LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR
PERSONAL PROFIT UNDER THE
PRETENSE OF PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> WE’RE NOT DISTURBING ANY
CITIZENS.
>> Reporter: HE RAIDED NADEL’S CELLPHONE STORES.
HE’VE SIGNED DOZENS OF
VIOLATIONS.
>> HE TOLD US HE BELIEVES THE INTENSITY OF THE TICKETING HERE
IS PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC
NEIGHBORHOODS HAS HAD A
DISCRIMINATORY RECORD.
HE’S ISSUED MORE TICKETS IN
JACKSON HEIGHTS AND CORONA THAN
ANY OTHER ZIP CODE. >> IT SUNDS LIKE THEY’RE
PORTRAYING THIS AS I’M GOING
AFTER LATINOS LIKE I HATE
LATINOS.
I LOVE LATINOS, AND THEY’RE THE
PEOPLE ON THE STREET.
THEY ARE THE VICTIMS. >> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HAS WON
A TOTAL OF 172 NOISE CASES AND
LOST JUST 27 IN COURT.
HE HAS HUNDREDS OF OTHER CASES
WHERE BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE JUST
DEFAULTED WITHOUT GOING TO COURT
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE.
THE iTEAM HAS LEARNED THERE’S AT