Gothamist: The End of "Pay to Pray?"

pandering for votes!

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 11:20:48 -0500

All about money, nothing more? Anything wrong with that? Would you rather sales tax or have bridge/tunnel pay meters? What about Jews, Muslims, Buddhists...etc? I would like free parking on Tuesday because I attend Temple Chez Moi!

S.D.

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 06:20:23 -0500

It's not just church goers that get affected. Under the previous administration, Many places that had free parking on Sunday had meters put in place. In China town there are even 24 hour meters, 7 days a week. IMO, These meters are now all abour money, nothing more.

steve

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:30:07 -0500

Meters are meant to improve parking by turning over spaces faster, but the city treats meters like they're there for making money only, which is wrong. If you're going to claim Sundays are free for religious reasons, then Friday after sunset and Saturday until sundown should be free for the Jews, but it's not. I own a car, and I find metered parking on Sundays totally fine; you'll have to move it Monday morning anyway, so who cares?

kmouse

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:24:12 -0500

Why should christians get free parking on Sundays and no other religious group get the same treatment on their sabbath day? In a diverse city like New York this doesn't seem fair. I think they should keep metered parking on all days. Why should people insist on driving to church anyway? New York has a lot of transportation options that don't involve parking: buses, subways, trains, cabs, bicycles, walking, to name a few. Actually, I think we should try having one day where no one drives in New York City...just to see what it's like.

twooh

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:05:39 -0500

I believe that religious people should not be an exception to this policy. Most church services are over an hour, so if this is a problem, I think metered parking should reach a limit of 2 hours, as opposed to an hour. This way, religious people are happy, the city is happy. and businesses are happy. Now if only there was a laser on the street that could detect how long your car was parked for, and would automatically send you an invoice.