CRIMINAL PICKLE VENDOR, TRACY KRAWITT AKA "SPACEY TRACY"
There
is a vile criminal living across the road from me. Her name is Tracy
Krawitt aka “SPACEY TRACY”, the proprietor of “SPACEY TRACY'S
DEEP FRIED PICKLES”.
As by far the worst neighbor I have ever had the misfortune to encounter, she has been a constant cause of trouble, of grievous offenses, in any number of ways. I call her “The Neighbor from Hell”, and with good reason.
The offenses are a daily occurrence. Krawitt is acting in violation of the zoning laws by running a very loud, intrusive commercial business in a rural area zoned only for residential use. Before she invaded the property, it was quiet, as it was meant to be.
Not anymore. Because of this odious woman, there is no escape from the noise of trucks invading the property, blocking the common driveway, the shouts of drivers, the horns blasting. Multiple vehicles clog the common driveway at any given time, preventing other tenants from using it, to which we have a right.
Her large aggressive dog, howling and barking, is running unleashed, a safety hazard, for anyone on the property, on the nearby roads, and even for the dog himself. The piles of trash and commercial appliances litter her front yard, and the huge monstrosity pickle truck, an eyesore ruining the landscape for other tenants.
The woman herself, creating a spectacle. Out in the driveway, loud and vulgar, yelling at her associates, pointing, waving her arms, directing traffic, strutting aggressively across the road, acting as if she owns the whole property. She has single-handedly turned the property into a loud, ugly hostile place.
This is a nightmare and there is no reason anyone should be forced to live with these daily disturbances, going on since 2018.
And day, after day, after miserable day, there is no relief to be had. No hope of peace, or quiet enjoyment of a rental property, all because of one evil woman.
As I have learned, this woman is notorious in the general and surrounding area of Rhinebeck, Red Hook, New York. Most know her only as “Spacey Tracy”, the owner of a garishly ugly pickle truck to be found at public events all over the Hudson Valley.
From the stories I've heard from those who know her (or know of her, and there are many), the most common statement has been “She has a reputation”. I will leave the meaning of that for the reader to decide.
But I digress. Her “reputation”, sleazy as it is, is not my concern. My concern is that she is a criminal, and that she has committed at least one horrendous criminal offense against me.
And just so she knows, in case she is reading this, I will continue to expose her misdeeds in the pursuit of justice, for as long as it takes, whatever it takes, by any and all lawful and ethical means available to me.
Note the words: “lawful” and “ethical”. These words have no place in the vocabulary, or even the twisted mind of Tracy Krawitt. Which may put any honest person at a disadvantage, when having to deal with reporting her many offenses to the appropriate authorities. (Police, Zoning Board, Dog Control, just to name a few.)
Because Krawitt lies. She is a prolific liar who will lie to anyone as long as it serves her interests. Worst of all, she lies to the police. And I have no intention of ever letting anyone forget it.
Do a search: “Tracy Krawitt aka Spacey Tracy”. See what comes up. It will be my reports on the first page. In case she believes that her crimes can remain covered up, she should be disabused of this notion.
Because this is the worst of the worst offenses against me by Tracy Krawitt, I have decided to once again publish my formal complaint to the Rhinebeck Police.
This definitively establishes that Tracy Krawitt is a criminal. Making a false police report is a crime. Just as making a death threat is a crime, a crime of which I have been falsely accused, causing all manner of extreme damages to me.
If the police had believed me, instead of taking Krawitt at her word (which has proven to be totally worthless), she would have been arrested. In fact it is a grievous injustice that she was not arrested.
But if all I can do is continue to expose the truth, that is what I will do. Even if she gets away with the evil she has done, she will never live it down. I will make sure of it.
Here is the original report.
Tracy Krawitt (aka SPACEY TRACY), the Neighbor from Hell: FORMAL COMPLAINT TO POLICE & COMMENTARY
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2020/01/tracy-krawitt-aka-spacey-tracy-neighbor.html
Following are also the links to related reports exposing the many offenses, civil and criminal, of the evil perpetrator, Tracy Krawitt. Also given are reports exposing the slumlord, an accomplice who has not only allowed Krawitt's violations on his property, but has supported her in her offenses against Barbara Hartwell.
May God's swift and terrible justice be visited upon her.
Barbara Hartwell
July 5, 2026
SPACEY TRACY'S HELL-FIRED PICKLES
EXCERPT: FORMAL COMPLAINT TO RHINEBECK POLICE
On December 8, 2019, a tenant who lives across the street from me, Tracy Krawitt, called the police, making a false police report.
I do not know this woman, and had never spoken to her before. She has a large commercial trailer truck, hauled by a smaller truck, with writing on the side, SPACEY TRACY'S DEEP FRIED PICKLES.
Shortly after 7:00 PM, I was in my house when I heard loud noise and commotion outside, voices shouting, very close to my house, doors slamming, the sound of an engine and scraping of tires. I opened my door to see what the ruckus was, and saw that the truck was backing up, and then moving forward, repeatedly, coming very close to my car, which was parked outside, in the yard in front of the house, parallel to the driveway, in the designated spot.
I was very concerned that the driver might hit my car. The woman was standing inside my front yard (not a part of the driveway), shouting to the driver, as he tried to maneuver the vehicles. As I have witnessed in the past, the driver is extremely inept, and has caused damage on the property before, knocking down pole reflectors which are placed at the edges of the common circular driveway around which the cottages are situated.
I opened my door and came out on the porch and shouted over the noise, warning them not to hit my car. I was answered by the man driving the truck, who yelled out the window, “F- you!” After this verbal assault by the man (name unknown), I told the woman to “get the hell out of my yard”, that she had no business creating such a disturbance.
She answered, rudely and arrogantly dismissing my concerns, “You need to chill out.” I repeated my directive for her to “get the hell out of my yard”, and she then moved onto the edge of the driveway. The man continued to curse at me, from the truck, more F- you! and other curses I could not make out. In outrage and disgust, I called them “assholes”, in response to this verbal assault. I then said I would report this outrageous behavior to the police.
The woman then said that she would call the landlord (who owns all rental properties but does not live on the property), and said, “I'll give you the numbers for the state and local police”. I told her I did not need any such numbers from her.
I then went back into the house. I was outraged and extremely distressed by their abusive and harassing behavior, but I decided that I would call the police the next day (Monday, December 9) to report the incident because I did not see the need to call, when there was no immediate emergency. The truck had finally been maneuvered to park in front of the cottage occupied by the woman, Tracy Krawitt.
I had planned to make a formal complaint about this incident, and so that the police would be apprised that these disturbances were a regular occurrence, which disrupted the peace and quiet on the property, of which other neighbors had also complained; but to my knowledge, they never called the police.
In the past, both of these individuals (Tracy Krawitt and the driver) have created such disturbances numerous times, making noise, yelling, blocking the common driveway between the cottages, loudly cursing at my other neighbors (F-you!, etc.) and knocking down reflectors placed at the edge of the driveway with the truck, which my neighbors had to keep replacing each time they were destroyed by the negligent actions of these individuals.
They have also left deep gouges from their tires in the shared side yard between my house and my neighbors', tearing up the grass and flowers, causing us to place lawn chairs at the edge of the driveway, to stop such intrusions into the yard. Putting up a physical barrier was the only way to stop them, as they had repeatedly disregarded the complaints from my neighbors. The reflectors, as well, were originally put in place for the same purpose, to stop them from intruding onto the grass adjacent to the circular driveway.
These individuals have been extremely rude, aggressive and disrespectful, with no concern whatsoever for the rights of other tenants on the property. Which is why I had good reason to be concerned that they might hit my car.
A few minutes after the incident, three (3) police officers came to my door, arriving in two separate cars. This woman, Krawitt, had called them, though she and her associate (the driver of the truck) were the only aggressors/offenders. They were creating a disturbance; the man was verbally abusive and I had every good reason to fear that my car might be hit.
When the police came, I was shocked to hear that this woman had given them totally false information about the incident, which amounts to making a false police report. I explained what had happened, such as I am documenting here, in greater detail.
One officer actually told me that this woman had claimed that I had made a threat to “kill” her. This is an outrageous lie! This woman, Tracy Krawitt, is a liar and a false witness. I said no such thing, nor would I, nor have I ever made such a threat to anyone. As stated above, my only responses to this outrageous behavior, strictly in my own defense, were, “Do not hit my car.”; “Get the hell out of my yard.”, and to call them “assholes”, after I was verbally assaulted by the man. There were no threats whatsoever made by me.
The officer told me that it would all be documented, though he declined to tell me the exact nature of the complaint made by this woman, Tracy Krawitt. However, due to the fact that this woman has lied to the police, bearing false witness against me, I find it necessary to document the incident myself, as a formal complaint, for the record. Making a false report to the police is a serious offense, and certainly cause for action on the part of the injured party.
Moreover,
the egregious nature of the false report is of great concern to me,
as my good name has been slandered and this false accusation is now
on record, as documented by the police.
As a tenant, I have the right to quiet enjoyment of the rental property for which I am paying. This woman, Tracy Krawitt, has created, in general, a hostile environment, with the regular disturbances and incursions.
I was told by the police that it was difficult to move such a vehicle, as if I should take that into consideration. However, that is not my concern, and I am not required to make accommodations for their problems, especially when they are creating noise, stress and disrespecting my rights in the process. If they are unable or unwilling to run their commercial business without creating disturbances for others (on a regular basis), they should move their business to another location, for which the current location is certainly unsuited, being a strictly residential area, not for use by commercial purposes.
The fact is that Ms. Krawitt has now made a false police report, accusing me of issuing a threat to her life, when no such event occurred. It appears that she made this false report as a preemptive, malicious attempt to justify her complaint against me, which was totally unwarranted.
These actions constitute a grievous injustice, which I do not intend to tolerate. I consider the man's verbal assaults as menacing, and I now have reason to be concerned that she might call the police again, bearing false witness, at her whim, since she has apparently got away with it in this instance.
Please be advised that my only actions were in attempts to defend my property and my rights as a tenant. Her actions and her false report to the police place Ms. Krawitt entirely in the wrong. Also please be advised that I intend to pursue every lawful means in order to hold her accountable and to clear my name from these injurious false accusations.
This incident has caused extreme distress for me, including having three (3) police officers interrogating me, especially in light of the fact that I have been falsely accused of an offense I did not commit.
I don't blame the police, as I understand that they are required to respond to all complaints. The only blame should be attributed to the false accuser, Tracy Krawitt, who lied to the police and made the false report.
I have no intention of having any further dealings with this woman, unless she instigates further offenses against me, in which case I will immediately contact the police.
Please consider this my formal complaint and keep this document for the record, so that my testimony as to the facts is known.
Thank you for your consideration.
Barbara Hartwell
January, 2020
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