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> but it seems a fair trade that a few individuals will have to find another place to park There likely isn't any room. A friend who moved from CA to Manhattan
by MisterTea 2y ago
> but it seems a fair trade that a few individuals will have to find another place to park
There likely isn't any room. A friend who moved from CA to Manhattan told me parking was so bad by his east village building that he would ignore alternate side parking and eat the fine. Turns out parking tickets are cheap and infrequent enough that they are an affordable way to park your car long term albeit illegally. Of course the city doesn't mind the revenue so everyone gets what they want. He wound up selling his car not long after.
The parking situation is bad all over the city so it is a highly contentious subject.
- nebula8804 2y agoWould a mini car like a Fiat or Mini cooper work better? Or is it just a no go for cars unless you are rich?
- micromacrofoot 2y agosmaller cars are easier to find spots for, but it's just not worth having a car at all in my experience — just forget about parking in winter if it snows
- MisterTea 2y agoNot really since alternate side parking forces you to move the car for street cleaning. That starts a big process where everyone plays a musical chairs game trying to move their car and park it again. All I can say is thank god I live in Queens where we dont have that alternate side BS.