Fidler on the Sidewalk
Streetsblog commenter and Brooklyn Councilmember Lew Fidler adds a tenth plank to his 9 CARAT STONE transportation plan: Sidewalk parking! In today’s Daily News:
Brooklyn Diary
Where in the world can an elected official park these days without earning the wrath of his fellow Brooklynites?
A silver Infiniti belonging to Councilman Lew Fidler — a vocal congestion pricing critic — was spotted last Thursday parked
on a pedestrian plaza near Borough Hall that has become something of a
go-to spot for law-bending city employees.But it wasn’t the only time last week the unlucky Canarsie
politician stumbled into a parking problem. Just a day earlier, Fidler
was slipped an angry note on his windshield after parking directly
above a nearby subway grate.“I did it,” said a flustered Fidler after our spies caught the pol.
“I’m not going to apologize for it. I thought it would be better than
parking on the subway grate.”
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