Comments on: Pedestrians Shoved Aside as Brooklyn Judges Cling to Plaza Parking http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/06/pedestrians-shoved-aside-as-brooklyn-judges-cling-to-plaza-parking/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: BrooklynBus http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/06/pedestrians-shoved-aside-as-brooklyn-judges-cling-to-plaza-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-60372 BrooklynBus Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:40:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4697#comment-60372 Your point is admirable, but it's not just a few judges, it's all of them. This issue has annoyed me for over 30 years. Why are judges "privileged" that they should be guaranteed a free parking space to enable them to drive to work in congested areas, while the rest of us are delegated to use mass transit? The same is true with Police and Fire vehicles. Go to any police precinct and the streets around it are always filled with illegally parked police vehicles, mostly private cars owned by police personnel and of course they are never ticketed. They seem to have the right to break the law. Even if you get a challenger to win, he'll just bring his car to work too. Your point is admirable, but it's not just a few judges, it's all of them. This issue has annoyed me for over 30 years. Why are judges "privileged" that they should be guaranteed a free parking space to enable them to drive to work in congested areas, while the rest of us are delegated to use mass transit?

The same is true with Police and Fire vehicles. Go to any police precinct and the streets around it are always filled with illegally parked police vehicles, mostly private cars owned by police personnel and of course they are never ticketed. They seem to have the right to break the law.

Even if you get a challenger to win, he'll just bring his car to work too.

]]> By: Cap'n Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/06/pedestrians-shoved-aside-as-brooklyn-judges-cling-to-plaza-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-57329 Cap'n Transit Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:39:55 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4697#comment-57329 Good point, Nobody. Are any of these judges up for re-election this year or next year? Given the way judge elections are typically conducted, I doubt that any of them are contested, but if Streetsblog readers threw their weight behind a particular challenger, we might be able to go against the machine. Good point, Nobody. Are any of these judges up for re-election this year or next year? Given the way judge elections are typically conducted, I doubt that any of them are contested, but if Streetsblog readers threw their weight behind a particular challenger, we might be able to go against the machine.

]]> By: nobody http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/06/pedestrians-shoved-aside-as-brooklyn-judges-cling-to-plaza-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-57325 nobody Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:25:06 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4697#comment-57325 Who are these judges? What are their names? I think some shame is in order. Who are these judges? What are their names? I think some shame is in order.

]]> By: Streetsman http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/06/pedestrians-shoved-aside-as-brooklyn-judges-cling-to-plaza-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-57314 Streetsman Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:53:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4697#comment-57314 We really need the Parks Department to take a hard line on keeping cars out of parks. No cars in parks, period. They should not be parking lots for judges at Borough Hall, they should not be rush hour commuter lanes in Central and Prospect Parks, they should not be cross-town connectors in Fresh Kills Park on Staten Island. The Parks Department should not be in the business of having to accommodate through traffic and parking. It is not one of their Charter responsibilities. It is not an appropriate use of park land. We really need the Parks Department to take a hard line on keeping cars out of parks. No cars in parks, period. They should not be parking lots for judges at Borough Hall, they should not be rush hour commuter lanes in Central and Prospect Parks, they should not be cross-town connectors in Fresh Kills Park on Staten Island. The Parks Department should not be in the business of having to accommodate through traffic and parking. It is not one of their Charter responsibilities. It is not an appropriate use of park land.

]]> By: JF http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/06/pedestrians-shoved-aside-as-brooklyn-judges-cling-to-plaza-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-57311 JF Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:25:06 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4697#comment-57311 This is clearly the judges' (and their friends in the Parks Department's) way of saying "fuck you" to T.A. and pedestrians in general. If you take away space for them to park, they'll just take more somewhere else! What a bunch of elitist jerks, these judges. This is clearly the judges' (and their friends in the Parks Department's) way of saying "fuck you" to T.A. and pedestrians in general. If you take away space for them to park, they'll just take more somewhere else! What a bunch of elitist jerks, these judges.

]]> By: Andy Trafford http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/06/pedestrians-shoved-aside-as-brooklyn-judges-cling-to-plaza-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-57306 Andy Trafford Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:11:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4697#comment-57306 Oi Judge! Piss off!! Oi Judge! Piss off!!

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