WWJP: Where Would Jesus Park?
Preacher Parking Perks. Trenton, New Jersey.
Preacher Parking Perks. Trenton, New Jersey.
Preacher Parking Perks. Trenton, New Jersey.
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NYPD on Parking Perks for Press: Do as We Say, Not as We Do
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The City Council’s attempt to return parking privileges to the New York press corps faces opposition, ironically enough, from the New York City Police Department. Intro. 779, sponsored by transportation committee chair Ydanis Rodriguez and 34 of his colleagues, would allow people with press-designated license plates from New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut to “park where parking or standing […]
The New York City Parking Rule That Makes Intersections More Dangerous
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We’ve reported before how certain New York City parking rules are designed to cram a little more free car storage onto the street at the expense of pedestrian safety. In 2009, DOT removed parking restrictions on unmarked crosswalks at T intersections, and the city allows drivers with disability permits to block curb ramps that were […]
Eyes on the Street: A Special Lane for Parking Cars
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This was the scene along the Edward L. Grant Highway in the Bronx on May 27, where the southbound buffered bike lane near Jerome Avenue was being blocked by SUVs from Florida and New Jersey and assorted other vehicles. The bike lane markings here are worn out by the constant wear and tear of automobile […]
Eyes on the Street: Parking Meter Reincarnated as Bike Rack
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Hundreds of defunct parking meters are on their way to a second life as bike racks. Reader Joanna Oltman Smith sends this photo of DOT handiwork on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, where the columns of defunct coin-slot meters have been awaiting rebirth as bike racks for some time. Muni meters took over many blocks […]
In Development Plan, NYCHA Commits to Keeping Parking Perks
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It’s easy to see why the New York City Housing Authority’s recent proposal to develop new housing on some of its property in Manhattan has aroused strong passions. Under the proposal, NYCHA would enter into 99-year ground leases with developers to build new residential buildings at eight properties in Manhattan below 110th Street. Most of the new units […]
The Restoration of NYC Principal Parking Perks Reveals the Warped Priorities of Placard Culture
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In a pair of Bloomberg-era decisions, an arbitrator and a judge agreed that school administrators were entitled to free parking on the job, and said taking transit to work was a hardship for DOE employees.