New York City To Get Smart Parking Meters

Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that he wants to make the parking experience for New Yorkers more user friendly.
Specifically, he studying and testing “smart parking meter” technology which will allow motorists to see a map of available parking spaces within a given area, accept payment from a cell phone, and send a text message when time [...]

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No Standing, No Stopping, No Parking

The following excerpt is courtesy of my friend Margot Tohn, author of the ultimate New York City parking guide called “Park It!” Park It! is the most comprehensive book and map comparing garage rates, locating gas stations, avoiding parking tickets, riding the subway, or finding a restaurant
Most motorists do not know the difference [...]

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New York City Parking Tips

Again, thanks for Lawrence Berezin of NewYorkParkingTicket.com, below are 3 tips to help you navigate the mean parking ticket streets of NYC:
1) If you are looking for a safe place to stop or stand your vehicle, you may temporarily stop or stand in a No Parking – Taxi Stand, provided you do not interfere [...]

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How Truck Companies Can Beat NYC Parking Tickets

Lawrence Berezin of New York Parking Ticket.com recently posted a great blog entry about the myriad of ways that commercial vehicles can beat NYC parking tickets. I was amazed how commercial vehicles have so many more ways of beating a parking ticket than private cars. Below is an excerpt from this article.
Code 16: [...]

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Motorist Issued A Ticket For Kissing His Girlfriend

Parking ticket issued for kissing?

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Worst Day To Park Illegally In New York

Worst day to park in New York City.

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Best Locations To Park In New York City

Locations where the lowest number of NYC parking tickets were issued.

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The Worst Location In New York City To Park

More NYC parking tickets were issued on 14th Street between 7th and 8th avenues than any other block in the city.  Between July 2007 and June 2008 an astounding 11,713, tickets were issued, as reported by CBS.  When one traffic agent finishes his run of this location, another follows shortly thereafter.  A map of the [...]

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NYC Muni Meter Tip

NYC parking tip involving muni-meter

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Santa Claus Issued A New York City Traffic Ticket

Santa Claus given a NYC traffic ticket.

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