1am block party

The kids in the neighborhood have been partying since 1am in front of our apt building. The car has its passenger doors wide open and rap music is BLASTING out. The voices echo across our double wide street with no respect for the surrounding buildings and its tenants that may want to get some shut-eye.

By 1:30am with the music still loud, I couldn't take it any more, got dressed and walked downstairs to confront whomever... Luckily, I recognized the son of a man who is leading the fight against Columbia University's construction, and told him that I worked tmrw morning and could they turn down the music. He apologized and the music was turned off. I thanked him and went back upstairs.

I was trying to get back to sleep to no avail... Wishful thinking on my part... 2:15am rolls around, I am wide awake and the car stereo has been turned on with the volume getting louder by each song. The crowd also seems to have gotten bigger, louder and more rowdy.

It is now 3:36am and they are still out there... A party cannot end until there is the sound of glass bottles shattering on our sidewalks which will lay there until late morning for all of us to see & tiptoe through. Unfortunately we have a small park with steps leading from Tiemann place to Riverside Drive which makes it a nice place to sit and gab...

My alarm will go off at 7:30am. I am getting a bit sleepy but don't know if I will fall asleep faster in this chair or in my bed.

The car has finally moved off and though there seems to be stragglers hanging around...