On June 27, 2010, the MTA cut 570 bus stops as part of its overall cuts to the bus and subway system. And then, naturally, people started parking there. And got parking tickets.
Good news! If you got a parking violation at a bus stop that was ‘de-commissioned’, you can fight it and get the ticket dismissed. Turns out the Traffic Enforcement Agents were told not to give tickets in these bus stops, but the message didn’t get out to everyone. More info from the Wall Street Journal.
Tags: MTA, New York City parking ticket, NYC Parking, NYC parking sign, NYC Parking Ticket, nyc parking violation, NYC Street Parking, NYC streets, NYC Traffic Enforcement Agent, NYC traffic ticket
Don’t you hate when you run back to your meter and find a ticket issued just 2 minutes after the meter expired?
Last week, the NY City Council approved legislation (which was introduced way back in March 2009) that gives you an extra five minutes ‘grace period’ before Muni-Meter parking regulations and Alternate Side of the Street parking rules are enforced. Mayor Bloomberg says that this will lead to ‘chaos’ and says he will veto this measure, but the Council can over-ride his veto with a two-thirds majority.
The City Council, which passed the law at an overwhelming 47-2 majority, made its decision on the premise that everyone’s watch cannot possibly be set to the exact same time. So if you believe your meter runs out at 2:17pm and your watch is a few minutes slow, then you don’t really deserve a ticket if you get to your car when your watch says 2:17.
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Tags: Muni-Meter, New York City parking ticket, NYC Muni-Meter, NYC Parking, NYC parking rate, NYC Parking Ticket, NYC traffic ticket, Parking Meter
Our friend, Larry Berezin at New York Parking Ticket just told us about a new parking ticket scam.
Until December 2008, you could get a parking ticket if you parked in front of a pedestrian ramp located in the middle of the long street of a ‘T’ intersection, even if the ramp didn’t have an painted crosswalk or lights. The ticket was $165, which is a pretty expensive ticket.
Well, in December 2008 the Department of Transportation (DOT) realized that this ticket didn’t make any sense and changed the law. Now, you can park on the ‘major street’ of a ‘T’ intersection as long as there aren’t any traffic signals, painted crosswalks, or all-way stop signs.
But it seems traffic enforcement is still giving out those $165 tickets and people are paying them!
Check out Larry’s blog for more tips on avoiding and defending parking tickets.
Tags: New York City parking ticket, NYC Driving, NYC Parking, NYC Parking Ticket, nyc parking violation, NYC Street Parking, NYC Traffic Enforcement Agent
Last week Mayor Bloomberg announced new initiatives to make street parking in NYC easier. His proposals include:
Installing Smart Parking Meters
Nicer Parking Enforcement Agents
Online Payments for Parking Fines
Reduced Alternate-Side-of-the-Street Parking Rgulations
Lower Penalties for Overdue Parking Fines
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Tags: Alternate Side of the Street, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City parking ticket, NYC Parking, NYC parking rate, NYC Parking Ticket, nyc parking violation, NYC Traffic Enforcement Agent, NYC traffic ticket, Smart Parking Meter
We got an email from a subscriber asking about a particular street parking sign, and want to share our answer.
Dear Park It! Guides:
My daughter just moved to the city and the sign in front of her building looks like this.
What the heck does that mean?
Does it mean no standing unless you are a commercial vehicle but cars can park (you can park but not stand?) between 7am and 7pm with a metered ticket but only for 3 hours? and after 7pm free? (til 7am) is the 3 hours for the ticket or the after 7pm?? and then free all day Sunday???? and just to be sure if it had anything to do with the “alternate side parking” which I totally don’t understand this street would indicate it was involved in that practice?
Dear Confused in Connecticut:
NYC street parking signs can be very confusing. We consulted with Larry Berezin at New York Parking Ticket and he confirmed our answer, which is: [...] Read the rest of this post »
Tags: New York City parking ticket, NYC parking sign, nyc parking violation, NYC Street Parking, NYC streets
There is an article in today’s NYT talking about the increase in number of NYC parking tickets, ticket revenue, and overtime paid to NYC parking-ticket-writing staff since 2002. The number of ticket-writers has increased from 1,559 to 2,332 and ticket revenue went from $366.6mm to $587.6mm.
So I took out my handy calculator. Turns out that’s a 50% increase in staff and 58% in parking ticket revenue. I”m sure once you account for CPI or inflation that the numbers even out. The biggest jump to get your head around is the staff increase in 6 years.
The other main point of the article is the overtime pay that these ticket-writers are earning. [...] Read the rest of this post »
Tags: New York City parking ticket, NYC Parking, NYC Parking Ticket, Parking Violation
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