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A brownstone a few doors down from us is undergoing conversion to condo. The construction crews have one large dumpster/container on the street, and have also blocked off about 4 parking spots with cones, construction materials, saw horses, buckets, etc. Is it legal to take up so many parking spots?

It’s hard enough to find street parking as it is, but I’m disabled and walking an extra block because a contractor is taking up 5 spots for their work crews, trucks, etc is incredibly annoying. Even with a valid handicapped placard, it is sometimes hard to find parking on my block, and the extra walk is very difficult.

Is there anything I can do? I’ve tried moving the cones and construction detritus but some of it is really heavy. I would LOVE to leave cones and crap around in front of MY house to reserve a spot for myself but it just doesn’t seem fair.