Parking
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Parking Tickets and Requests for Special Treatment
Last week a priest parked in a fire lane just for a few minutes because, well, everyone else was doing it. After he was ticketed, he took his story to the media and to two city councilmen, in hopes that the brouhaha would pressure a judge to nullify the ticket.
August 28, 2006
The Suburbanization of NYC’s Waterfront
Recently, a bunch of us took a bike excursion along the East River waterfront from Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn to the new Water Taxi Beach in Hunters Point, Queens. Traffic was light most of the way and street life relatively heavy.
August 28, 2006
Guess-the-Suburb Winner Is: Matt
Remember Wednesday's guess-the-anonymous-suburb contest? I'm very impressed: You all knew the right region -- the northeast United States. (Was it the Ames sign? The trees? The first comment suggesting that this was a place "north of the city"?)
August 11, 2006
Can You Name the Town?
Sorry I missed posting last week's Weekly Carnage everyone. I was out of town, um, visiting the strip mall in the photo above.
August 9, 2006
Street Films: Gridlock Sam on Govt Employee Parking Abuse
With the news emerging that State Court employees are blocking off a public street in Lower Manhattan to run their own, private valet parking service while illegal government employee parking costs New York City $46 million in potential annual revenues, Streetsblog thought this might be a good time to let former DOT Deputy Commissioner "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz, the Yoda of New York City parking policy, explain why it matters:
August 8, 2006
Daily News Busts Govt Employee Valet Parking Racket
Triple-parked cars of government employees in front of the "The Tombs" in Lower Manhattan
August 8, 2006
Why Don’t You Take This Opportunity to Drive to Work?
A recent study showed that it is cheaper to park a car in New York's central business districts than it is in the other global financial capitals.
July 27, 2006
Bedford Avenue Bike Parking Update
A knowledgeable correspondent explains why the Williamsburg bike parking facility is being held up:
July 26, 2006
Williamsburg Bike Parking Woes
A Streetsblog tipster writes in with a nice slice-of-life dispatch:
July 25, 2006