We’re starting a new feature today called Park Slope Parking Watch that may be long lived or may be short lived. It’s motivated by the Great Park Slope Alternate Side Parking Suspension Experiment, which will either bring joy to residents that don’t have to move their car or will bring misery to them because people are afraid to move their cars and people from other neighborhoods are leaving their cars in Park Slope. It has been reported to us anecdotally that parking has seemed a bit tighter since the weekend, but the proof will be over the next couple of week. In the meantime, a special GL correspondent has agreed to photograph a couple of spots regularly to see how many cars move and how nasty the streets get. Today’s result: one moved car. The empty space in the shot was filled rather quickly by a large white Cadillac.
5 responses so far ↓
1 ADH // May 21, 2008 at 2:06 pm
For what it’s worth, last night I dropped a friend off between 6th and 7th on Lincoln Place. There were four open spaces on the block. In the past, I’ve only rarely seen one — and only at the oddest of hours.
2 Velvet Sea // May 21, 2008 at 4:09 pm
there will probably be more spots open along the days of the week borderline blocks- ie the blocks closest to where the next block over had alternative side on a different day (around 3rd st i think).
NYPD should chalk the tires of all the cars and ticket people who don’t move for 7 days.
3 deborah matlack // May 22, 2008 at 11:01 am
I drive to Park Slope several times a week, it always takes tons of patience to find a spot, parking regs or no parking regs, but hopefully the suspension is a good thing for the residents.
4 Dave // May 23, 2008 at 7:54 am
There is no question that people from other neighborhoods are taking advantage of the suspension to park their cars for extended periods of time in our area. While parking in the Slope has always been a challenge at certain times, now it takes significantly longer to find a spot. There’s a noticeable number of unfamiliar cars on our block, especially since we live near the B/Q and 2/3. Our only hope is that with summer upon us, it ends up a wash.
I was thrilled when I originally heard the news. Now, not so much….
5 lauren // May 23, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Someone lit a car on fire in front of my building in Park Slope and the car’s owners didn’t even know about it until they went to go away for the weekend.