One neighborhood resident took things way too far after her neighbors cut down the big, white oak tree in their front yard that was, one hundred percent on their property, and also, one hundred percent on its way to a better world. What I am saying is, that the tree was proclaimed as ‘not going to make it’ by an arborist who came to check out the tree after the tree remained barren during Spring. All the other trees were sprouting leaves, but this great white oak tree was sprouting nothing. Lef…

Bah humbug to the buzzkill

Just leaf him alone

'Honestly, I'd buy a second 12 foot skeleton'

Stepford Wife vibes

Nobody likes getting wrongfully accused, but everyone likes a dash of petty revenge

Dude, chill

Out here in New York City, most of us have too many neighbors to bother getting to know them. or communicate with anyone. While there are a few neighborhood or block associations that strive to bring the community together, but they can be pretty insular. People in my neighborhood don't use sites like Nextdoor to communicate. It's usually a quick "How ya doin?" or, when something is amiss, a quick complaint session on the sidewalk. Thanks to the Internet, we know that this is not the case in th…

My house, my rules

Maybe have some responsibility for your own children?

Neighborly love

"When neighbors start talking, good things happen"

Here in New York City we usually have too many neighbors to bother getting to know or communicate with anyone. Sure, there are a few neighborhood or block associations, but they're usually pretty insular. Nobody we know uses sites like Nextdoor to communicate. It's usually a quick “How ya doin?” or, when something messed up is happening, a quick complaining session on the sidewalk. This does not seem to be the case in the suburbs. We've come to this conclusion thanks to Best of Nextdoor Twitter…

Unless you spend your entire life on a farm in the middle of nowhere, it's likely you will have to deal with neighbor drama at some point. Whether it's the family upstairs who apparently wear concrete shoes or that dude who keeps parking in front of your driveway, people are often at their worst when they're close to home. Technology has tried to find a solution in the form of the neighborhood app ; in theory, they allow us to sort our petty disputes and maybe even create a sense community alon…

Nobody wants that pooping in their yard.