By Carol Tannenhauser
Victor, a resident of West 94th Street, has been traveling, so he didn’t know that full Alternate Side Parking regulations were restored on Tuesday, July 5. He learned the hard way — with a $65 ticket.
Oddly enough, Victor is on the Department of Transportation’s mailing list, yet says he didn’t hear a word. “An email from DOT would have been nice,” he said. “I would have moved my car.”
Thanks, for letting the rest of us who may have also missed it know. For a full explanation of ASP rules, click here.
REMINDER: Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 5 full #NYCASP regulations for street cleaning will be restored to pre-pandemic frequency as posted on the signage throughout the City: https://t.co/TYGB2jtMSi
— NYC Alt Side Parking (@NYCASP) July 4, 2022
Its about time!
Clean the streets
This was announced on local tv, radio, print and online media. Why is everyone so surprised?
But it was tacky to start it the day after a long holiday weekend when people might not get home on time due to airline delays. They could have started it a week later.
Or 5 years later. Or 50 years later. I’m sure there’ll be people next week delayed by airlines, doctor’s appts, nannies being late, Board meetings, some other holiday, etc.
It’s high time we clean this mess – some streets haven’t been properly cleaned in 3 years.
And dismantle the awful dining sheds already.
The equivalent of a speed trap. It’s all about the money. The sweeper rarely comes to W. 86 St. more than half the time.
Once weekly meant people weren’t moving their cars, meaning the sweeper had to honk and wait for people to get out of the way, slowing the process, so yes, it didn’t get to every street. Not even close.
Using the “it didn’t get to us” excuse only rewards the failure to comply and reinforces your myth that it’s about the money.
Which basically means that instead of not enforcing street cleaning rules, the NYPD will simply ignore the hundreds of cars that sit double parked unattended. These entitled car owners simply ignore the rules with impunity, and potentially trap people who are legally parked from leaving. They are the ones that should get tickets.
The restaurant shacks are a significant source of garbage and rats – sheds really need to go
It seems like no one actually moves their car on street cleaning days, but rather just sits in it to maintain their spot and not get a ticket. I can’t remember the last time I saw a street sweeper come down our block…
Thank god! Please clean the streets and all the garbage. Start on the UWS.
The whole system is broken. The sweepers only come half the time, if that. Drivers just sit in their cars, ignoring the sweeper’s honking, because they don’t want to give up their spots. Since you aren’t technically “parked” if you’re in your car, you don’t get a ticket. And, since the ticket is only $65, car owners realize it’s cheaper than a garage, and just accept the ticket — which you don’t incur every time anyway.
Here are a few ideas:
-Clean each side once a week, but actually do it
-Change the regulation to “No Standing” so cars actually must move
-Coordinate ticketing and sweeping. How about a ticketing camera mounted on the sweeper itself? That would be cheaper and more efficient than a walking human.
-Allow cars to return to curb once sweeper has passed through
-Increase the fine to $100
Can someone explain to me how these sweepers qualify as “cleaning” the streets? All the they do is kick up all the dirt into the air & push the garbage around – nothing is actually clean just shuffled around. Meanwhile the air quality from exhaust is greatly increased with car driving in circles looking for a spot. Completely pointless.
Why don’t the cops ticket the cars, and then the tow trucks could come and take away the cars? This is how it is done elsewhere.
why not do away with the machine sweepers and hire people to push brooms the way it used to be. it would make the streets a bit safer and might even bring back some cordiality (is that a word?) to our neighborhoods. plus, they would employ more people and wouldn’t use as much fuel or cause as much trouble as the machine sweepers do.
When I was in Burma, there were road crews, primarily composed of women, breaking rocks with manual tools instead of using machinery. Is that the type of full employment program you’re advocating for?
To channel Milton Friedman, why not use toothbrushes or paint brushes to do the sweeping? That way you could hire even more people.
There is a truck on the NW corner of 94th and Broadway that hasn’t moved–or been made to move– over the past 2 years, despite repeated calls to 311. Collecting dirt, an eye sore, not ticketed daily and doesn’t pay for hourly parking….makes total sense.
All these comments are clearly by those who don’t have to look for a parking spot in the neighborhood. Which is nearly impossible now btw due to the restaurant sheds! And garages are $750 for even a small SUV per month. Once a week was fine for each side. The side streets are not that dirty and if you claim your block is, the street sweepers won’t make a difference as they don’t do much.
i don’t own a car – and can’t say I’ve noticed streets any dirtier than before so clearly no great benefit from a machine swirling things around twice a week – I would instead like sanitation to step up emptying garbage cans and dealing with rats