Friday nights in Southampton can bring the usual weekend woes, like sitting in snarled traffic or trying to land a coveted reservation at a buzzy new restaurant.
But for residents in Southampton Pointe, a 50-unit condominium complex on Tuckahoe Lane, Friday nights mean bracing for impact as a parade of Ubers begins, and thumping music pulses from the Ultra nightclub across the street.
Housed in an old potato barn, the club has become a well of frustration for neighbors who say the rowdy scene has spun out of control. The disruptions have caused sleepless nights, property damage and a string of violent incidents that have put the community on edge, according to neighbors and police reports.
"Most people, come 10, 10:30 at night on the weekends, they dread what’s coming," said Jonathan Ye