Firemen, Cops, Judges Still Parking Illegally Downtown
Downtown Brooklyn is still the capital of parking abuse by government employees, despite widespread exposure of the issue. In addition to the Adams Street bike lane, which we’ve been harping about for some time, other problem spots include Gold Street off Myrtle Avenue where a check by The Daily News last week found 29 cars…
Downtown Brooklyn is still the capital of parking abuse by government employees, despite widespread exposure of the issue. In addition to the Adams Street bike lane, which we’ve been harping about for some time, other problem spots include Gold Street off Myrtle Avenue where a check by The Daily News last week found 29 cars of firefighters illegally parked, six of them on the sidewalk and Jay Street, where cops and firefighters were parked at expired meters with impunity. “They park in front of hydrants, crosswalks and bus stops,” said Michael Burke of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, which has been advocating parking reform in the area. “It’s a safety issue,” he said. “It adds to a sense of lawless in the community.”
Downtown Brooklyn Is Place for Parking Abuse [NY Daily News]
Checking In On the Adams Street Bike Lane [Brownstoner]
illegally parked car?
meet my key.
key?
meet illegally parked car.
for the moment, until the problem goes away, looks like justice to me.
Good luck writing to the politicians. There’s a family near me (perpetually “on official business”) that has a couple of favorite illegal spots on my block–next to a fire hydrant, blocking the crosswalk. Certificates on the dash indicate he or she is a home town congressional staffer with parking dispensation (for business! and not to block a fire hydrant!) from the state.
There’s a receptive audience for your cards, letters and phone calls.
Better solution: Shame them! I’ve seen a blog that publishes photos (with license numbers) of cars blocking bike lanes. Why not something similar for judges, cops and politicos?
>Why not make civil servant sleep on little cots next to their offices?
That’s not necessary. I’m happy for them to be paid fair living wages and decent benefits. I’m even happy for them to receive transit checks or whatever those things are called, just as many private employers offer. If they want to drive to work, they need to follow the rules and/or pay their own way just like everyone else.
I really don’t see how this is an anti-civil-servant position.
I hardly think cops are alone in double parking on Fulton to get takeout. My boyfriend, who is from Atlanta, was stunned when he rrived here and saw all the double parkers (okay he is easily stunned). That said, I agree that the illegal parking by judges and police around courthouses shows a contempt for the law and the public. Many judges I work with in the Bronx take to train to work. This whole myth that judges need to park within feet of their offices or they will be hunted down by mobs is laughable. And if there are mobs after them, well, maybe they should rethink some of thier rulings..
Judges have parking garage….but don’t want to walk more than a few steps.
Streets off Jay north of Tillary are sign no parking anytime.. but really means reserved for Traffic enforcement officers private cars.
Cops park anywhere….Morning rush hour they are parked on 3rd avenue in Manhattan in bus lane near 51st….same as anywhere near a precinct.
My dad is a retired cop and even he agrees that it’s bad for everyone. It lessens peoples respect for the police force when they are seen abusing their powers.
For those officers that are required to appear in court there should be parking set aside as it’s a requirement of the job. For those just looking to skirt paying for or finding adequate parking while they get their lunch the same rules that govern us should apply.
Cops drive the wrong way down Cambridge Place almost daily. I regularly see cops jumping red lights. The day before yesterday I watched a cop double park on Fulton St to get takeout food. All part of the same sense of entitlement.
sam,
how does zquori’s answer bother you?
enforce rules. no special job exemptions.
seems simple.
why the venom?
askmarty@brooklynbp.nyc.gov
yassky@council.nyc.ny.us
I would suggest we all e-mail Marty Markowitz & David Yassky and ask them what they are doing about this.
If these city employees can’t find adequate LEGAL parking spots then maybe they need to take mass transit like the rest of us. These egregious abuses and self declared entitlements need to stop.