Monthly Parking?
Hey Forumers! My wife and I are considering a car — but wanted some input on parking: both street and monthly. We live on 15th street near the park. While there is street parking, it never seems abundant. So we’d like to consider a monthly parking arrangment — but it could be a little further…
Hey Forumers! My wife and I are considering a car — but wanted some input on parking: both street and monthly. We live on 15th street near the park. While there is street parking, it never seems abundant. So we’d like to consider a monthly parking arrangment — but it could be a little further out into Brooklyn, if that makes it cheaper (we’re on the F). Thoughts? Advice? Horror stories? Looking forward to hearing them all!
Not sure if you have http://www.CallToPark.com in your area, but this service allows you to pay by phone in the saftey and shelter of your car for your parking spot, rather than paying at the meter.
If you don’t have this service, let your city or parking operator know you are.
Whew! After today’s storms and tornadoes n shit, i sure am happy my ride is parked safely in a garage :-p
I’m interested in knowing what other people who park their cars in garages tip the guys who get their car out (or put it back.) I give a dollar each time I get mine out (and $50 at Christmas to each of the workers) but wonder if I am the biggest cheapskate in the city. Then again, I’ve always been treated well, so I have no idea…
We bought a new car this year after we realized that the amount we were spending on zipcars, rentals and cabs was getting close what it cost to own. I sent around some e-mails at work and managed to find a few people who wanted to start a car pool, so we worked out an agreement where they help me offset the garage costs on both ends and we all ride in together every day. Saves me an hour a day (downtown Brooklyn to York Ave hospital corridor on the UES — an ideal driving commute and one poorly served by the MTA). We love having it for weekend errands and getaways and it makes life with a toddler and a dog much easier. It’s not the soundest decision from a purely financial perspective, but its improved our quality of life and we have no regrets.
I certainly went from a cheaper (less safe) zip code to a more expensive (safer) zip code. But insurance guy said you also get lumped by city and brooklyn more dangerous to the lives of cars than manhattan
I have a 3 year old Honda Fit that I bought new which has about 8,000 miles on it that looks like it has 50,000 miles on it. The bumpers were done in on the street, along with a big dent in my hood from some big ass SUV trying to cram him/herself into a spot over the front of my car. The side dings are from parking it in the garage at LICH, where I work, where the spots are tight and big ass SUV’s pull in next to you and big asses swing their doors out wide to get out or in. I shake my head and say its a losing battle and I can’t get upset about it anymore. However the engine is solid and I really enjoy having it as far as how easy it makes doing a lot of things, like food shopping and taking pets to the vet, getting out to my folks without the LIRR. My advice is never to spend too much on one so that this doesn’t kill you when it happens. Next car may be a used one, but so far I’m happy with what I’ve got.
your insurance is based on zip code…..not your borough. so maybe you went from cheap zip code to an expensive zip code.
We LOVE having a car. We lease which eases the worry of dings, maintenance, etc, as we turn it in every 3 years for a newer model. We have property in the Catskills which we spend a great deal of time visiting and just love having the freedom to do our thing, as well as easily being able to throw a few snowboards and the dog in the trunk. We park on the street–we’ve lived in Carroll Gardens, Ft Greene and now Prospect Heights and it’s never been a problem.
^^^^^Agree. Having a car gives us the freedom to do our hiking/snowboarding/mtn.biking and just explore other fascinating areas instead of feeling stuck in the city or beholden to train schedules and their discomforts. It’s worth the price 10 fold.