Council Member Chin: Charging an Extra $.50 or $1 for Parking Will Ruin Chinatown
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It's the same old story, but it's still not true: Low-cost parking is not essential to help small businesses.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking
EXPLAINER: Why Mayor de Blasio’s Placard Abuse Announcement Today Will Fall Short
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On Thursday, the de Blasio administration will release details of its long-awaited effort to curb placard abuse. Don't get your hopes up.
EXCLUSIVE: Council Speaker Corey Johnson Will Push de Blasio on Placard Abuse This Week
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As the mayor stalls, the City Council offers a slate of bills to rein in the scourge of placards.
Will DOI Take Placard Abuse Seriously — Or Just Keep Abusing Placards?
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Placard abuse is so bad in Lower Manhattan that officials with the agency in charge of busting illegal placard parkers is accusing other illegally parked officials to stop parking in their illegal parking spots.
CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses
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A long call with the lawyer for a group of Village residents who want bike and bus lanes removed reveals a powerful mix of delusion, elitism and wealth.
NYPD and DOT Condemn ‘Disturbing’ Attack on Village Bike Lanes
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The NYPD and Department of Transportation condemned Thursday nights attack on a pair of Greenwich Village bike lanes as "disturbing" in a joint statement issued to Streetsblog on Friday.