I have seen cars with stickers and no summons. The stickers do allow a warning without always being costly.
I wish I had a stack of them for the out of state plates that never move.

How about just don't park where and when you should not.

TIP: Removing these stickers is not that hard. If you have lighter fluid, all you need to do is squirt some on the sticker. Let it soak in a little and then peel. It comes off clean. If you are feeling rebellious you can then walk this over to a garbage truck and stick on on their while it's still wet. A little revenge never hurt. I'd recommend bringing a few paper towels over to your car to keep the fluid from dripping down the window and on to your car when soaking the sticker.

You can use other things like nail polish remover or turpentine but it's best not to since they can mess up your paint job if the excess gets on your car's body. Lighter fluid will not. Oh, and don't smoke a cig while doing this ;-) I think that's obvious.

The city should just start towing cars to New Jersey or Long Island.

I've never had one of these things (knock on wood, though I wouldn't drive in the city anyway) but--wouldn't just dousing the hell of it with Goo Gone work to remove it? Or is it some sort of crazy Billy Mays type of adhesive?

If it wasn't for the stickers, I'd just leave my car and eat the tickets - comparable to and easier than dealing with a commercial garage.

Exactly! What's the fine for this? $55? Do that once or twice a month and it's still cheaper than paying for a garage. The sticker may be a bigger disincentive than the ticket!

When I lived in Jersey City I used to just eat up the fines when I couldn't find a spot. Much cheaper than a garage. Luckily where I live now in Brooklyn I found someone who rents me their driveway for a reasonable price.

I've only seen these on cars that have been pretty much abandoned. This guy is an idiot. I can get a $270 ticket for trying to exercise in a city park, and he's whining about a sticker on his penis extension. Go fuck yourself.

this City Council member is a moron. Why would you say "what's next"? Nothing is "next"...they've been stickering and ticketing for over 20 years. There's been no recent escalation.

no sympathy for vehicle owners or sanitation here.

What the hell is the point of street cleaning anyway? As far as I can tell it's just two repeating steps:
1. Street cleaner sprays garbage/dirt onto sidewalk.
2. Someone sweeps garbage/dirt back into street.
Repeat. Endlessly.

no way man, that thing is a giant vacuum - remember that little dog named ginger? sssssssssssssthwhump!ssssss...

http://gothamist.com/2008/06/1...

"The body of Ginger was eventually extricated from the vehicle and returned to her dismayed owner"

Talk about lazy Dept of SANITATION. You kill my dog, then I have to dispose of the body myself, talk about a double whammy.

On the other hand, people who block fire hydrants or park illegally in handicap spaces should get about a dozen stickers covering the driver's side of the windshield.

The cleaning vehicle should discharge all the excess fluid and grime from the brush bristles onto cars that dont move

brilliant!

How about instead of a sticker, they tow your car? Between the two, I'd rather get the windex out.

Greenfield's entire political platform is driving and parking. This is the man who wanted to decrease the area around fire hydrants so maybe one more car could fit per block. Never mind that emergency vehicles need as much room as possible. He also blamed the DOT for plowing the Ocean Parkway bike lane ahead of the streets, not knowing that the OP bike lane is under the control of Parks, not DOT.

One would hope that City Council members actually knew something about governance.

Every time I see one of those stickers, I assume that the owner must have had too much fun the night before.