Pour one out for the single-space parking meter, its days are numbered. Hot on the heels of the recent meter rate hike today the city will remove its last decommissioned single-space parking meter in Manhattan. Of course, this doesn't mean you should expect free parking around town, just more Multispace Muni-Meters!
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The Last Single-Space Parking Meters Exiled From Manhattan Today
Parking Meter Rate Hike Hits Manhattan, Queens and SI Today
New York City boasts the top two most expensive parking areas in the country (Midtown and the Financial District), so why shouldn't our cash-strapped city get as big a cut of that parking green as possible, right? Which is to say, despite protesting pols, starting today the DOT is raising the hourly and daily parking rates at MuniMeters in Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan north of 96th Street. Meanwhile, of course, the meters below 96th Street will continue to cost three times as much—the better to clear up Midtown?
Council Overrides Bloomie, 5-Minute "Grace Period" OKed
City Council voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of a bill that will give drivers a five-minute grace period at certain metered parking spots. Last month, Council voted 47-2 to pass the bill, which will prevent ticketing agents from issuing violations until five minutes after alternate side parking regulations take effect and five minutes after MuniMeters run out. Supporters have said the proposal will help eliminate "gotcha" ticketing, while opponents including the Mayor say it will lead to "chaos and enormous increases in the number of contested tickets."
Bronx Man Assaults Ticket Agent Over "Grace Period"
Mayor Bloomberg says that if the City Council's planned five-minute grace period for parking violations goes into effect, there will be "chaos" on the streets. Based on this Daily News article, that already seems to be the case — and the law isn't even on the books yet.
Reporter Checks Out Muni-Meter "Grace Periods"
Earlier this week, the City Council passed a bill to add a five-minute grace period for drivers in certain no parking zones, such as alternate side parking regulations and expired Muni-Meters. Amid debate about the bill's worthiness, Mayor Bloomberg vowed to veto the legislation, saying "The five-minute grace period is only going to lead to chaos and enormous increases in the number of contested tickets, and in argument. Whose watch are you going to use?" Well, based on one Daily News reporter's experience, maybe it doesn't matter at all!
Muni Meter: Fail
We don't know whether someone was in a rush to buy some last minute flowers or was just another of nearly 40% of New York City drivers who exceed the speed limit, but someone on Avenue A today did a bang-up job parking their car just outside the Exit 9 Gift Shop between East 4th and 5th Streets in the East Village.
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