Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking Permits

CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 12, 2022 | No Comments

At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Eastern Regional Final is an Epic Battle of Long Island

By Streetsblog | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

This contest pits the 110th Precinct (our Queens champion) vs. the Brooklyn winners, the 84th Precinct. It's a slugfest.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Two Under-the-Radar Precincts Battle in the Manhattan Final

By Streetsblog | Mar 23, 2022 | No Comments

At the 24th Precinct on the Upper West Side, cops leave their cars everywhere, showing about as much respect for the neighborhood as Hollywood showed Rodney Dangerfield. Pick your poison — and vote!

So called "free parking" exacts a high toll on our streets, air and the taxpayer. Photo: Chris Murphy/Flickr

OPINION: The Cost of ‘Free’ Parking is Dirty Streets and Foul Air

By Richard Robbins | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

Our policy of forcing cars to move for street cleaning has many hidden costs, most notably the environmental effects of trading clean streets for polluted air.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: An Upper West Side Battle Pitting the 24th vs. Central Park

By Streetsblog | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments

It's the fifth first-round battle in our annual contest, and the first to feature Manhattan precincts.

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New D.C. Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Reject Pro-Driving Benefits

By Kea Wilson | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments

Many employers in Washington, D.C. are now required to pay workers who turn down their company-sponsored parking benefits — a model for other American cities who want to stop incentivizing commuters to drive.

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