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Last month I was moving out of an apartment in midtown. My entire block, avenue to avenue, is a no standing zone for some reason. The doorman said it was just c
by jliptzin 7y ago
Last month I was moving out of an apartment in midtown. My entire block, avenue to avenue, is a no standing zone for some reason. The doorman said it was just changed a couple years ago. I rented a moving truck, parked it in a garage for $60 while I finished packing up, moved the truck to the building entrance where UPS/Fedex trucks are constantly parking, put the hazards on and loaded up the truck with my stuff as fast as possible. Still got a ticket. I am really confused as to how a law-abiding person is supposed to move out of their apartment while not getting a ticket? Especially when UPS trucks seem to have no issue standing around there for hours.
- steelframe 7y ago> how a law-abiding person is supposed to move out of their apartment while not getting a ticket? You can't. Paying tickets when moving in or moving out is just part of the cost of living in midtown.
- jliptzin 7y agoThat seems like crappy policy to me. Next time I'm just going to leave the moving truck parked in the no standing zone all day instead of first paying a $60 garage fee, if I'm going to get a ticket anyway.
- Retric 7y agoCarry your stuff to the parking garage. It’s slower, but depending on how much you value your time cheaper than a ticket. IMO, the larger issue is your apartment not having a loading dock, they are basically taking public space for private use.
- bobbylarrybobby 7y agoI’ve never seen a residential building with a loading dock. Best you’re gonna do is an elevator down to the garage but that’s incredibly rare
- Retric 7y agoIt seems to be more common with new buildings. Intermodal shipping containers only date back to the 50’s and took a while to catch on. My last building had a full loading dock with flat concrete floors straight to the freight elevator. My current apartment has a shelf at the right height, but the freight elevator is up a ramp, though still fine with a trolley.
- joegahona 7y agoHire movers. Part of their job is to know these rules and absorb fees if they don't.
- comicjk 7y agoThere's a clear public interest in preventing standing vehicles from blocking midtown traffic. My friends have dealt with this by sheer numbers: when one friend is moving, a dozen show up to do the quick transfer from sidewalk to truck. It's still against the rules, but fast enough that you would be unlikely to be ticketed.
- delfinom 7y agoUPS pays the fines in bulk at a discount. They don't care and price it into the shipping cost.