Comments on: The State of the City http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/18/the-state-of-the-city/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ABG http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/18/the-state-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-27185 ABG Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:02:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/18/the-state-of-the-city/#comment-27185 On the topic of permit abuse, I was just walking (or trying to walk) down Nassau Street between Fulton and Beekman in Manhattan, and there was a line of parked cars all along the western side. The sign said "No Standing 8AM-4PM," and of course every car I saw had some permit in the window. Maybe it's par for the course in Lower Manhattan. But it's particularly galling on a street that's supposed to be pedestrian-only during business hours. On the topic of permit abuse, I was just walking (or trying to walk) down Nassau Street between Fulton and Beekman in Manhattan, and there was a line of parked cars all along the western side. The sign said “No Standing 8AM-4PM,” and of course every car I saw had some permit in the window. Maybe it’s par for the course in Lower Manhattan. But it’s particularly galling on a street that’s supposed to be pedestrian-only during business hours.

]]> By: egon http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/18/the-state-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-27156 egon Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:30:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/18/the-state-of-the-city/#comment-27156 Try coming to the same place on a day other than the state of the city is being given. Probably 95% of the metered spots are city employess (mostly PD) not paying the meters. Try coming to the same place on a day other than the state of the city is being given.

Probably 95% of the metered spots are city employess (mostly PD) not paying the meters.

]]> By: egon http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/18/the-state-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-27155 egon Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:30:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/18/the-state-of-the-city/#comment-27155 Try coming to the same place on a day other than when the state of the city is being given. Probably 95% of the metered spots are city employess (mostly PD) not paying the meters. Try coming to the same place on a day other than when the state of the city is being given.

Probably 95% of the metered spots are city employess (mostly PD) not paying the meters.

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