Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Hardhat required when living near golf course
From WPIX:
Julio Rosario and his father-in-law Anthony Dolce live next door to each other on a nice block in Bayside, Queens. They’ve got the beautiful public Clearview Golf Course across the street.
A nice life, right? It would be if golfers could hit straight.
“Ever since we moved we’ve been getting pelted by these golf balls. On average, at least 20 a week,” Julio told me. “My car is damaged multiple times over the years, my house, my fence.”
And he’s worried every time his little kids have to go out.
Anthony told me, “I’ve had windows broken on my truck. On my wife’s jeep and now she has a dent on the roof of her car.”
Julio says the NYC Parks Dept. is giving him a hard time when he complains. It won’t cut down trees, claims it doesn’t have room to put up a net and told him if golfers cause damage, he’ll have to find them himself and pursue litigation himself.
14 comments:
it's too bad that homeowner didn't take a picture of the parks worker who told him to press charges on the golfers.Another example of one our civil servants cracking wise and showing contempt for the taxpayer whenever a justified complaint is made.
I saw a guy hit a softball over a park fence and the ball broke a car windshield.
The owner of the car had the parks department give him the name of the permit holder for that day and time.
He sued contacted the holder and then sued. He got paid by the league that used the field. It took a while but he got his $.
He's not saying that the golf course opened up after he and his dad moved into their houses, right?
Looks like a job for Sen. Tony Avella, he knows how to defend homeowners.
"He sued contacted the holder and then sued. He got paid by the league that used the field. It took a while but he got his $."
Must be the kind of person with a lot of time to spare. Shit happens in life, brush it off.
No, he's saying that he has the right to not be pelted by golf balls since he does not live on the golf course but next to it. Parks is responsible for ensuring safety.
"No, he's saying that he has the right to not be pelted by golf balls since he does not live on the golf course but next to it. Parks is responsible for ensuring safety."
Wasn't talking about that guy - reference was to Mr. Broken Windshield. I agree with you that Parks should at least look into the situation.
This is the NYC Parks Dept's liability. Homeowners should sue the Parks department for negligence (not having or failing to maintain fences and nets).
There are plenty of golf courses on Long Island in close proximity to housing developments (Cantiague County Park in Hicksville and Heatherwood Golf Club in South Setauket come to mind). Both have strategically placed plantings, fences, and nets to prevent errant golf balls from damaging neighboring property.
Stop being a shitty neighbor, NYC Parks; acknowledge your liability and take steps to reduce it.
He should open up an outdoor paintball arena just to show those golfers.
I would do what Miles does
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPv5mWgR0Fg
If a ball hit out of Wrigley breaks a window, what happens then?
Thanks Anon, I wasn't responding to you, I was responding to Rick D
Rosario and Dolce should talk to attorney Julius Cohn ins White Plains. He just handled the behar v Quaker Ridge Golf Club case in New York. They are right, the golf course is wrong.
Rosario and Dolce should Google "Behar v Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Inc." and read the 6/18/14 Appellate Division decision. They are right, the City ahd the Golf Course Operator are wrong.
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