Curb Cutting Verging on the Absurd
Over on Brownstoner, there’s been plenty of grousing about the nasty habit of curb-cutting, whereby a homeowner turns his yard into a driveway. In addition to looking like crap, the selfish practice reduces the amount of available street parking spots. Carroll Gardens has gotten most of the bad press to date on the issue, so…
Over on Brownstoner, there’s been plenty of grousing about the nasty habit of curb-cutting, whereby a homeowner turns his yard into a driveway. In addition to looking like crap, the selfish practice reduces the amount of available street parking spots. Carroll Gardens has gotten most of the bad press to date on the issue, so we were surprised to see this curb-cutting doubleshot in the brownstone block of Hart Street just East of the Bed Stuy Home Depot. As opposed to the driveways in Carroll Gardens, where the front yards tend to be relatively deep, these look particularly silly given their shallowness.
Curb Cutting Spreading in Carroll Gardens [Brownstoner]
Well this is how urban life is. The city is over packed as it is with people owning two or more vehicles. If the space can hold a car then i see no real problem with someone utilizing the space for their conveinence. I own a lot next door to my home and i have people constantly partialy blocking my drive way. First step is you leave a polite note on the persons car requesting they dont park that way. if it continues then you call a cop and have the car ticketed. tyhird time cxall caop then have the vehicle towed. peole should not hate on this
The curb cutting is arrogant land grabbing. The owner takes the space for himself that is already his, no real beef there except it is butt ugly. Also, he “owns” the cut and gets a second space that no one else can park in for fear of getting a ticket or being towed or worse. Many of the arrogant schmucks who think like so portland there, think it is there “right” that they own the street and can destroy the curb (the curb has an actual street architectural function) and take over that space. If you dare park there they will let the air out of your tires, slit them, break your window etc. One on Hoyt St. (a former KoC so they had the hookup with the cops) has taken nearly half a block with their fake illegal driveway leaving their neighbors with less on street parking. Please note that the cuts we are talking about here are about two short block from a subway stop. Also, its a tax deal. When you take the space from the rest of the community you should be made to pay accordingly higher taxes for the privelege. These people don’t. Oh yeah, then they have the balls to put up a “No Parking” sign (with no DoT label on it) and leave a threat like “violators will be towed” or something like that. Gehdufugoudaheah.
I have to disagree– with the extremely limited number of homes with private parking in Brownstone Brooklyn, if you’re lucky enough to own a place with enough space in front for a car and get permission for a curb cut, I say more power to you! I’m not a homeowner, but I’m not offended by the curb cut (most people just keep trash cans in that “yard” anyway).