01-04-2025
Flock of roosters at an apartment generate complaints and appreciation
INWOOD, Manhattan — Are 24 roosters in the courtyard in front of an apartment building a nuisance, or a comfort?
The answer depends on whom you ask, but a series of 311 complaints, as well as a lawsuit against the birds' owner provide some insight.
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At issue is a flock of chickens kept in the bricked-in, open-air area in front of 40 Arden Street, where the Inwood and Fort George neighborhoods meet.
A resident there who goes by the name Golden Child (he would not share his full name) said he acquired a black iridescent Indonesian rooster last June. He got three hens, as well.
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The trio started having chicks, and by last autumn, the flock began to grow exponentially.
'Some people get annoyed by it,' said Golden Child, 'but if you have negative energy, you're not going to appreciate it. But if you think positively, and you accept it,' he continued, 'it's like music.'
Micky Chorny sees things very differently. She lives in an apartment that faces the birds in the front courtyard, and she works from home.
'They don't crow because it's morning,' she said. 'Whatever time comes to mind at any given moment of your day, they crow at that time.'
She has called 311 multiple times with noise complaints, she said, and said that Animal Control has been on the scene more than once. Both she and the birds' owner said that the property management company has sued to have the birds removed, and won in court.
For now, the birds remain. Golden Child said that he intends to comply with the court ruling, but first wants to find 'the right place' to take them.
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