Residential Parking Permits Pushed for Brooklyn Heights
Various State and City politicians joined forces on Friday to announce their commitment to bringing residential permit parking to Brooklyn Heights. Under a program supported by State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman and Council Member David Yassky, neighborhood residents would be able to purchase an annual permit for a “nominal” fee that would allow…
Various State and City politicians joined forces on Friday to announce their commitment to bringing residential permit parking to Brooklyn Heights. Under a program supported by State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman and Council Member David Yassky, neighborhood residents would be able to purchase an annual permit for a “nominal” fee that would allow them to park on residential streets; metered parking would still be available to the general public on the major commercial streets. This plan is a classic win-win-win: it protects the community, it cuts congestion, and it provides revenue for public transit, said Squadron. For years, I have supported a residential permit parking plan for New York City, said Yassky in a press release. The plan announced today will reduce congestion and illegal parking in our neighborhoods, and improve the quality of life for our residents. I continue to fully support that effort.
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boston does this also in most of their residential neighborhoods. i’ve driven there a lot and never had much trouble finding parking on one of the many streets in these neighborhoods that are metered.
I figure since you can’t find parking there anyway if you only want to go somewhere to pick up something it’s not going to make any difference.
Not sure of the parking situation in Brooklyn Heights – are there alot of people that drive to work in Downtown Brooklyn from the suburbs/further out in Queens and Brooklyn that park in Brooklyn Heights?
If that is the reason for this – won’t it just push them into another closeby neighborhood?
And what happens when family or friends come to visit. I also see that according to the bill, each neighborhood is going to make up its own rules for allowing the permits. For a city that wants to decrease the number of cars this is not the way to do it.
I hate this idea. Parking works on a simple system: first come, first served. Don’t like it? Pay for a lot or don’t have a car. Changing this is madness. It creates a new set of haves and have nots and someone is inevitably going to be gaming the system.
Everyone knows parking is bad in Brooklyn Heights. Accept it as part of life and move on. If they get to exclude “non-residents,” from parking, why shouldn’t any other neighborhood?
“Is it just me or does everyone find this to be an awful, elitist idea with car owners getting an entitlement? ”
Yes, and I own a car. Freedom to walk, bike, drive, skate…whatever. But also freedom to park (your car, that is).
Completely snubbing folks outside the community. I’ll betcha Mayor Mike’s behind this one again…oops, sorry, Emperor Mike III!
Parts of London do it as well.
Seems inevitable there would be more residents desiring permits than available parking. Is it just survival of the fittest among the residents if that happens?
Also, the fee may be ‘nominal’ initially, but doubt that will last. This gives politicians big leverage for another stealth tax over time.
Actually. residential parking permits in BROOKLYN HEIGHTS don’t pertain to me either. I NEVER drive there, since the subway is faster and parking is extraordinarily difficult. However I do oppose these permits in general because I value being able to drive to many parts of Brooklyn [and even,on rare occasions, Queens]to which public transit is slow and indirect requiring many train changes. Sadly, mass transit in NYC is basically designed for commuting between the “outer” boroughs and Manhattan and is not all that practicable for many local trips.
I also feel very strongly that the “nominal fee†should be substantial —guaranteed parking should cost about the same as a monthly spot in a garage.