How many 311 noise complaints have been made about Cafe Joah?

NYC 311 recorded 6 noise-related complaints about 212 Avenue A, Manhattan in the last 12 months, 0 in the last 90 days, and 37 since January 2020. Counts cover complaints about bars, clubs and restaurants that 311 routed to the NYPD.

What happens after someone files a 311 noise complaint about a bar or restaurant?

311 sends commercial noise complaints about bars, clubs and restaurants to the NYPD. After the police respond, an outcome is recorded, such as police took action, no further police action, or condition not observed on arrival. The outcome describes the police response to that one report. It is not a finding about the business.

How current is this data, and can a complaint be wrong?

The data comes from NYC Open Data and is refreshed daily with about a 1 day delay (last updated Oct 22, 2026). 311 complaints are unverified reports from the public, and the data can contain errors. If something on this page looks wrong, use the Request a correction link.

311 Noise Complaints at Cafe Joah, Lower East Side, Manhattan

212 Avenue A, Manhattan, NY 10009 · Community Board 3 (Lower East Side / Chinatown)

Data through Oct 21, 2026 · Source: NYC 311 Open Data (NYPD-routed)

Liquor license: Restaurant · expires Oct 31, 2027 Renewal window opens ~Aug 2, 2027

In the last 12 months there were 6 noise-related 311 complaints at 212 Avenue A (Cafe Joah), 0 of them in the last 90 days. Down 100% vs the prior 90 days. Police took action on 10% of the complaints recorded in the last 24 months.

Data from NYC 311, updated daily (about 1 day delay). Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Complaints in this data run through Oct 21, 2026.

311 complaints at a glance

0Last 30 days
0Last 90 days
6Last 12 months
37All complaints on recordJan 1, 2020 to Oct 21, 2026
-100% 90-day trend Down 100% vs the prior 90 days

Most recent 311 complaint at this address: May 7, 2026. "Last 30 days", "Last 90 days" and "Last 12 months" count back from Oct 22, 2026. Complaint dates are New York City time.

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Complaints per month, last 24 months (Nov 2024 to Oct 2026)

Amber bar: the month in progress. Counts are 311 complaints, not confirmed incidents. Shows 10 of the 37 complaints on record; the other 27 were filed before November 2024. A month with no bar had no 311 complaints at this address.

What the complaints were about and how police responded

Based on the 10 311 complaints recorded from November 2024 to now.

Type of noise reported

Loud Music/Party8 · 80%
Loud Talking2 · 20%

Police response recorded by 311

Police took action1 · 10%
No further police action3 · 30%
Condition not observed on arrival5 · 50%
Other / no outcome recorded1 · 10%

Median time for 311 to close a complaint: 1 h 14 min (10 closed).

When complaints were filed

Most were filed between 9 PM and 1 AM (100% of complaints in the last 24 months), and Thursday was the busiest day. Darker cells mean more complaints. Times are New York local time.

How this compares nearby

Over the last 12 months this address had more 311 noise complaints than about 79% of the venues in Manhattan Community Board 3 (Lower East Side / Chinatown) that had at least one complaint.

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6 311 complaints in the last 12 months. The liquor license on file expires Oct 31, 2027. Community boards may review complaint history during license renewals.

Most recent 311 complaints

The 10 most recent 311 noise complaints at this address
Date	Time	Type of noise	Police response
May 7, 2026	11:37 PM	Loud Talking	No further police action
May 7, 2026	10:56 PM	Loud Music/Party	No further police action
Apr 9, 2026	11:21 PM	Loud Music/Party	Condition not observed on arrival
Jan 18, 2026	11:39 PM	Loud Music/Party	Condition not observed on arrival
Jan 8, 2026	12:14 AM	Loud Talking	No further police action
Nov 12, 2025	11:17 PM	Loud Music/Party	Condition not observed on arrival
Sep 8, 2025	12:17 AM	Loud Music/Party	Police took action
Mar 26, 2025	10:45 PM	Loud Music/Party	Condition not observed on arrival
Jan 17, 2025	12:05 AM	Loud Music/Party	Other / no outcome recorded
Nov 28, 2024	12:08 AM	Loud Music/Party	Condition not observed on arrival

The full 24-month dated log is included in the Hearing Report.

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Source: NYC Open Data, 311 Service Requests (complaint type Noise - Commercial, location type Club/Bar/Restaurant). Counts are 311 complaints, which are unverified reports. Request a correction.