Comments on: State Senator’s Car is Towed During Congestion Pricing Meeting

By: a.v.

a.v. — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:13:56 +0000

Too bad the elderly couple wasn't a UPS truck. If they'd been a mega-corporation delivering packages instead of a private citizen trying to get to the doctor, they could have all their double parking tickets automatically dismissed.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/parking/park_commercial_fleet.shtml

By: blarsh

blarsh — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:59:42 +0000

At least State Senator Martin Malave Dilan was only illegally parking, as opposed to drunk driving.

By: Ice Queen

Ice Queen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:05:39 +0000

And the press never let us know how slooooooow she was getting back to the car --- putting on her coat, finishing up the paperwork, fishing for keys, limping out to the curb. Two minutes my eye!

By: fdr

fdr — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:59:04 +0000

Every story I've seen on the elderly couple in the newspapers has taken their side against the cold unfeeling bureaucracy.

By: Ian D

Ian D — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:40:44 +0000

*snicker*

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:00:45 +0000

Mark, there's more on your story here. Aaron, why were they having a CP meeting at State DOT?

By: Charlie D.

Charlie D. — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:59:25 +0000

Mark, everyone has what they think is a legitimate reason for double parking ("it's just for a minute", "I'm picking up my elderly/disabled/pregnant parent/relative/friend/child"). At some point, you just have to say "enough with the excuses". Perhaps the hospital needs a pick-up, drop-off zone. Perhaps it already has one. If you park illegally, expect to be ticketed or towed. If something needs to be changed about the parking configuration, take that up with the people who control it. Don't take it out on the people who enforce it.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:39:19 +0000

On last night's CW-11 news, there was a story about an elderly couple. The husband double parked so he could pick up his wife from the hospital. And he got ticketed. Arguably there may be times when it's wiser not to enforce the law -- but what struck me was the absolutely implacable one-sidedness of the news report. It completely vilified the city traffic officials, made NO ATTEMPT to tell the other side of the story, and didn't even bother to seek a quote. CW-11 has also been extremely one-sided and snarky in its coverage of congestion pricing. I'd love to see someone mount a challenge to their FCC license renewal for failing to serve the community.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:36:58 +0000

That's because, according to the Finance Department, he has $290 in unpaid parking fines (some dating back to October 2007) for parking in a crosswalk and for not moving his car during street cleaning.

By: Konrad

Konrad — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:35:58 +0000

oh, the irony...