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Guy Sick Of Lady’s Bike Blocking Hall, Gets It Removed By Property Management As She Won’t Listen

Guy Sick Of Lady’s Bike Blocking Hall, Gets It Removed By Property Management As She Won’t Listen

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When it comes to shared spaces, fights are bound to break out because that’s just how humans are. We fight over the silliest of things without knowing our actions have consequences and they can come back to us in a full circle.

When Reddit user 0ddLemon asked his neighbor multiple times to remove her bike that was blocking the hallway, she always had an excuse up her sleeve and simply refused. Sick of it all, he took things to property management, so she called him a “white cop” and “male Karen”!

More info: Reddit

Humans fighting over shared spaces is a tale as old as time because some people just never learn

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The poster moved into a new apartment which had a shared hallway where his roommate and downstairs neighbor parked their bikes and it took up a lot of space

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Image credits: sono bono / Unsplash (not the actual photo)

As a big guy, the poster had problems every time he passed through the hallway, so he asked them both to remove their bikes and his roommate obliged immediately

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Image credits: 0ddLemon

Image credits: Solé Bicycles / Unsplash (not the actual photo)

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However, his neighbor was just not willing to listen and always came up with an excuse to not remove it, even when the poster offered to pay for a wall mount himself

Image credits: 0ddLemon

Image credits: freepik / Freepik (not the actual photo)

Fed up with her ignoring his requests, the poster complained to property management as it also violated the fire code

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She called him a “white cop” and a “male Karen” for complaining about it, but Redditors said that she had it coming

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In an update, the poster was delighted to share how her bike was gone from the hallway and now he had a walkable space where he didn’t bang into bikes constantly

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He also sent her his story from Reddit to show her what folks online had to say and mentioned that he learned his lesson to not be a pushover

In today’s story, the original poster (OP) tells us how—after multiple ignored pleas—he finally got rid of his neighbor’s bike that was blocking the shared hallway. When he moved into an apartment in Brooklyn, OP loved the apartment but the common hallway was just 3 feet wide, and his roommate and downstairs neighbor locked their bikes to the handrail.

Now, this took up more than 50% of the hallway space and c’mon, it’s already so narrow, plus OP also tells us that he’s a big guy, so navigating through the space was annoying for him. He kept banging into the bikes any time he passed through, so yeah, it must’ve gotten on his nerves at a point.

Anyway, he told his roommate about it and she immediately obliged and removed her bike from there, but his neighbor turned out to be a difficult lady altogether. The poster was super polite while dealing with her and even asked whether he could help with anything, but every time she just came up with some excuse and never moved her bike.

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She always had a reason for everything and OP even asked to pay the money for a wall mount as she was broke, but till the end, she didn’t listen. Well, when push came to shove, politeness doesn’t work, so the poster wrote an email to property management as her blocked bike was also violating the fire code.

The entitled neighbor called him a “white cop” and “male Karen” for doing so, but it worked, as he posted a delightful update that her bike was gone from the stairwell. OP also expressed how he was not going to be a pushover from now on and if he ever saw that bike, he would move it himself. All’s well that ends well, I guess!

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The NYC Fire Code Guide clearly states that bicycles, baby strollers, clothing, and other items of personal property shall not be stored in building hallway corridors, except as may be authorized or allowed by the department. The poster was well aware of this, as he even mentioned it to the bike owner.

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People online found the excuses the bike owner gave highly ridiculous. They pointed out that if she could afford to live in New York City, then purchasing a wall mount was easily possible. They felt that she was just purposely making things difficult for the poster, and called her selfish, entitled, and self-centered.

Verywell Mind states, “A person with a sense of entitlement has a self-absorbed view of the world and little regard or empathy for their impact on others. In its extreme form, a sense of entitlement may be part of a personality disorder (e.g., narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder).”

The neighbor lady perfectly fits the description, so we can see why folks online couldn’t help but roast her. They were also delighted that OP involved property management as that was the only option left for the poor guy after his multiple requests were ignored. Some even commented that once in a while, you come across such bad apples in NYC who ruin the image of all New Yorkers because of their selfish behavior.

Many people even ended up calling the neighbor the “real Karen” and found it really stupid that she called OP so. Someone even said that “fire code violation” were the magic words as things don’t get resolved so easily, and it was actually a miracle that just one email worked in his favor.

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Have you ever lived in New York and faced such issues? What did you do in this situation? Feel free to jot down your thoughts in the comments section!

Folks online were amazed by the stubborn and entitled neighbor, but they also expressed their happiness when the bike was finally removed

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Hassel Davidhoff
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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I love owning my own house and property. 2 acres and no-one can park a damn thing on it without my permission.

arthbach
Community Member
3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many years ago, I lived in fantastic building. People were able to take their bikes, and hang them in the stairwell, not the walking areas. There was lots of space, and head height. The bikes were secure, and the owners could get to them easily. But they did not impede access to people's home, and definitely no fire regulations were flouted. - - - -My daughter's current building is even better. They have a space specifically for bikes.

Craig Reynolds
Community Member
2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We were in a new apartment complex a few years ago that had a 5-level parking garage with a locking bike cage on every level. Three months after storing our bikes in there and chained to the rack, they were stolen with no sign of forced entry. It had to be either another tenant with a key or an ex-tenant who kept a key.

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2 weeks ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People like this are AH. I had to move past a bike locked to railing a few years ago and it was a huge burden. Neighbour refused to move it AND he stood there watching to make sure we did not damage his bike. Every time the movers had to squeeze by the handlebar would hit their leg. It was awful. The movers were so ticked off they filed a complaint with the citys building inspector for fire code violation.

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Hassel Davidhoff
Community Member
2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I love owning my own house and property. 2 acres and no-one can park a damn thing on it without my permission.

arthbach
Community Member
3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many years ago, I lived in fantastic building. People were able to take their bikes, and hang them in the stairwell, not the walking areas. There was lots of space, and head height. The bikes were secure, and the owners could get to them easily. But they did not impede access to people's home, and definitely no fire regulations were flouted. - - - -My daughter's current building is even better. They have a space specifically for bikes.

Craig Reynolds
Community Member
2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We were in a new apartment complex a few years ago that had a 5-level parking garage with a locking bike cage on every level. Three months after storing our bikes in there and chained to the rack, they were stolen with no sign of forced entry. It had to be either another tenant with a key or an ex-tenant who kept a key.

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Comment Deleted
Community Member
2 weeks ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People like this are AH. I had to move past a bike locked to railing a few years ago and it was a huge burden. Neighbour refused to move it AND he stood there watching to make sure we did not damage his bike. Every time the movers had to squeeze by the handlebar would hit their leg. It was awful. The movers were so ticked off they filed a complaint with the citys building inspector for fire code violation.

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