I have a question regarding in off street parking

The houses concerned are 289 and 293 16th St, in Park Slope. They both have the same thing going on. I’ll post the second picture on the next thread (maybe Mr B can squeeze them both in without distorting the scale)

From the photo you can see that the curb has been cut way. I know there is some sort of Grand Fathering with this feature

The actual part of the curb which is street level (were a car could pull into the house) is probably 3 ft wide. The part that is painted is probably 5 ft wide.

They are obviously serous about not parking due to the professional “No Parking” sign that’s only recognizable if you’re walking on the sidewalk

These are my questions

Is this legal?
If it is, then how can a 3 ft wide “driveway” be legal
If the 3 ft wide “driveway” is legal, is the 2 ft either side legal.
How do I find out if any of this is legal
If this is legal, who to I contact as to the ridiculousness of it all

They are three houses down from each other. That coupled with the fact that there is a fire hydrant involved, they “reserve” a bunch of space.

What to do………….


Comments

  1. 4:11 I see what you mean about Webster Place, but I doubt it’s for pedestrian crossing. First, look at the curb cut it’s too big. Second, it’s not done properly like the city would do it. It’s obviously a cheapo job. Third, if it’s for pedestrians how come there is no light, no stop sign, no paint nothing. I doubt it’s for pedestrians.

    4:14 Boston has resident parking and I think it’s a good idea to try in Park Slope but not easy to institute.

  2. When I lived in London, our block was permit parking only. You had to be a home owner in that particular area to hold a permit. Vehicles not displaying permits would get towed. Would resident permit parking work here?

  3. You fools! All of you. Guess what, the only one who came close to the vioce of reason was gowanasaurus 10:07. If you map the address, you can see that Webster Pl terminates here at 16th st. It is obvious that these are pedestrian ramps for crossing the street to Webster. Gee, that might explain why it’s THREE FEET WIDE. Duh! And MAYBE, just maybe, the thoughtful resident at this address felt sorry for all the cars getting tickets and tried to help by painting a warning on the sidewalk. Fools on both sides of this class battle!

  4. There are several curb cuts on 16th street that correspond to where Webster (and another street whose name I forget) cross. Webster is a one block street that ends at 16th. They are not curb cuts for an illegal driveway but for crosswalks. If this is a photo of that site,
    you should just chill.

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