Gentile Wants Parking Meter Rules Suspended On Same Days As Alternate Side Parking

By on March 12, 2013  Traffic & Transit
Mar 122013
 

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This past President’s Day, when alternate side parking [ASP] rules were suspended, many Bay Ridge drivers assumed meter rules would also cease to be in effect for the day. Unfortunately, they assumed wrong.

In order to prevent this type of confusion in the future, Councilman Vincent Gentile has reintroduced legislation to coordinate ASP and meters so that both parking rules are suspended on the same days, as reported by Fox 5.

Gentile had mentioned suspending Sunday parking meter rules during his recent campaign kickoff at the Dyker Beach Golf Club, under the theme of protecting everyday New Yorkers from being preyed on by a revenue-hungry city government.

“I’m not afraid to fight for your right as a New Yorker to get what you deserve or get government off your back,” Gentile was quoted by Home Reporter as saying. “Taxpayers and small businesses should not be an ATM for the city of New York.”

While the councilman says he has garnered bipartisan support for the measure, his office conceded to reporters that even if it were to pass Mayor Bloomberg would most likely veto it.

No Nonsense Hurricane Sandy Aftermath – October 30

By on October 30, 2012  Featured story, News
Oct 302012
 

The Belt Parkway and bike path along the shore flooded at the peak of the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: mdevs2/Instagram)

This story was originally published at 6:00am on October 30. Updates throughout the day are underlined. For information as of Wednesday, October 31, see our latest story by clicking here.

Obviously, we’re all impacted by the affects of Hurricane Sanday in Manhattan and throughout the region, which saw damaging storm surge, road and subway tunnel flooding, widespread power outages, wind damage (including a 75-story crane accident), and fires. I, for one, am patiently waiting for friends in Zone A to wake up and check in… and I’ll feel a lot better when they do.

Here is a rundown of the impact on our neighborhood: Continue reading »

No Nonsense Guide To Hurricane Sandy

By on October 29, 2012  Featured story, News
Oct 292012
 

Hurricane Sandy five-day forecast. From Weather Underground.

This story was originally published at 10:30am on October 29, 2012, and was updated throughout the day as new information came in. For aftermath info, see our October 30 post.

Landfall [UPDATED]: Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall over southern New Jersey around 8pm Monday night. New York City will feel rain, wind, and storm surge effects for several hours before and after. Rainfall is expected to be deceptively not-like-the-end-of-days – the most dangerous aspects of Sandy will be wind and storm surge, which could reach 11 feet.

Evacuation orders: Mayor Bloomberg’s evacuation order does not impact any Bay Ridge residents. WNYC has compiled this excellent map of the City’s evacuation zones – only the areas in red are under an evacuation letter. Continue reading »

Gentile Introduces Bill To Lift Meter Regulations On All Holidays

By on June 4, 2012  Traffic & Transit
Jun 042012
 

Source: Wikipedia Commons

Did you ever wonder why you still have to pay for street parking on days when alternate side parking is suspended?

Last Thursday, City Councilman Vincent Gentile introduced legislation that would make feeding the meter during holidays no longer necessary. Continue reading »