It is needless to say that parking in New York City is a nightmare. I think anyone who owns a vehicle in NYC has experienced having their car ticketed and towed on more than one occasion. My fiance and I purchased a car just this past Wednesday, brought it home, and were happy to finally have a car to use when we want to go shopping, vacationing, to the movies, etc. However, on Thursday, not 24 hours after purc
hasing the vehicle, it was towed. Yes, the city became $185 richer because of our negligence to read the signs thoroughly and carefully. However, in LIC, especially on 10th Street, you practically need a grid on the street that speaks louder than the signs so conveniently placed behind big trees. From the corner of 40th Avenue coming into 10th Street about 15-20 feet you cannot park at all...simply "No Parking." From the point of that sign starts another rule for about another 15-20 feet which is "No Parking Monday & Thursday 8:30am - 10:00am. From that point on through the center of the block for about 20 feet there is another sign that says "No Parking 7am - 7pm Monday - Friday. The next sign goes back to the Monday & Thursday rule and from the corner in again is the No Parking at all sign.
When you haven't had a car for a number of years it is nerve racking to try to determine exactly where you can and cannot park. Considering my neighborhood is a highly residential area (the projects) you would love to think that it would be easier for us to have a place to park during the day while we are at work without having to worry about whether we are going to be ticketed or towed or without having to make someone else richer at our expense because we need to put the car in a lot or drive it to work and use those incredibly expensive parking garages. This simply adds a distaste to my love for NYC. As I continue to live here over the years I begin to hate NYC more and more. The rich are getting richer and the poor are staying poor. The system feeds off the impoverished more and more every day. Is there really an American Dream left for anyone?
We just keep working hard toward the dream of one day owning our own home with a garage and driveway where I can park my car any dang time of the day and not have to worry about whether it will be there when I wake up in the morning.
hasing the vehicle, it was towed. Yes, the city became $185 richer because of our negligence to read the signs thoroughly and carefully. However, in LIC, especially on 10th Street, you practically need a grid on the street that speaks louder than the signs so conveniently placed behind big trees. From the corner of 40th Avenue coming into 10th Street about 15-20 feet you cannot park at all...simply "No Parking." From the point of that sign starts another rule for about another 15-20 feet which is "No Parking Monday & Thursday 8:30am - 10:00am. From that point on through the center of the block for about 20 feet there is another sign that says "No Parking 7am - 7pm Monday - Friday. The next sign goes back to the Monday & Thursday rule and from the corner in again is the No Parking at all sign.When you haven't had a car for a number of years it is nerve racking to try to determine exactly where you can and cannot park. Considering my neighborhood is a highly residential area (the projects) you would love to think that it would be easier for us to have a place to park during the day while we are at work without having to worry about whether we are going to be ticketed or towed or without having to make someone else richer at our expense because we need to put the car in a lot or drive it to work and use those incredibly expensive parking garages. This simply adds a distaste to my love for NYC. As I continue to live here over the years I begin to hate NYC more and more. The rich are getting richer and the poor are staying poor. The system feeds off the impoverished more and more every day. Is there really an American Dream left for anyone?
We just keep working hard toward the dream of one day owning our own home with a garage and driveway where I can park my car any dang time of the day and not have to worry about whether it will be there when I wake up in the morning.
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