New York, NY – Mayor Bloomberg is exploring the possibility of creating resident-only parking permits to help neighborhoods that may be flooded by drivers trying to avoid the fees that he proposed for entering parts of Manhattan.
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City officials acknowledged that motorists would be charged an annual fee to acquire special resident-only permits, and the fee would be "in line" with similar permits in other cities around the country.
Some of the neighborhoods that have requested the special permit include Manhattan above 86th St.; Long Island City, Astoria and Sunnyside in Queens; downtown Brooklyn, and Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Meanwhile, powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan), who could thwart the mayor's proposal, said he fears the areas with the highest asthma rates won't benefit from the mayor's plan.
"In fact, some of those areas will become parking lots for the people driving around looking for parking spots in order to avoid congestion pricing fees," Silver said. [nydailynews]
This s dumb. What if you’re visiting a neighborhood and need to park? This is just another attempt of Bloomberg to ticket people.