Open Thread Wednesday

By on September 10, 2024 11:46 pm in open thread

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  • Nosey Neighbor

    I’ve asked this before, but does anyone know what happened to the tree guard that had a representation of the Twin Towers at the entrance to Squibb Park? It was removed a few years ago and replaced with a white fence.

  • Jorale-man

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fc41ce6317cd7d3a4a3555ab6d3b3f806052aef893beda640855c20221c26364.jpg On Joralemon St.: I know this isn't a new topic here but it bears repeating: How is it that drivers are not only parking in a no-parking zone day after day, but they do so with their wheels halfway up on the curb?

    The signs couldn't be more clear and yet I never see a single ticket on the windshields.

  • redtape123456

    handicapped parking permit looks to be on the dashboard. i believe if they have one issued by NYCity (NOT the State) they can pretty much park anywhere.

  • Billm

    That seems to match with he fact that they got a ton of their tickets reduced to zero.

    https://howsmydrivingny.nyc/txtbgq1u

  • Effective Presenter

    There are 2 Handicapped Parking Permits.

    – State of New York Handicapped Parking Permit

    – City of New York Department of Transportation Handicapped Parking Permit

    The DOT Permit allows parking in zones like "No Parking except Department of Education employees", etc and NO money in parking meters.

  • Effective Presenter

    In New York City "No Parking " does NOT mean No Parking.

    For example, every church or temple with a No Parking Anytime" zone is used by Clergy, Handicapped, Judges, any vehicle with a DOT placard has use of any zone first come first served.

  • LEFTOVER

    Ever think DOT Disability permits have something to do with the Medical Arts Building across the street in your photo??

  • Nosey Neighbor

    Placards. The City Department of Investigation released a report on placard abuse in April.

    https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/03/long-awaited-placard-report-reveals-widespread-abuse-by-nypd

    My least favorite placard users are the “Trooper Surgeons” who park their Porches and Mercedes G-Wagon in front of their brownstones on the north side of Pierrepont between Willow and Columbia Heights, essentially reducing a two lane street to one lane. Today there was also a car with no placard but a Maimonides doctor’s jacket and stethoscope in the front window so enforcement knows not to ticket them

  • Jorale-man

    That's an impressive website. I'm sympathetic to anyone with handicap permits (I have a family member who needs one) but this BMW (of course) is one of a whole string of cars down this street. This person is just the worst offender, it seems. He's back today even farther up onto the curb.

  • Jorale-man

    Ah, yes. There's one of those self-identified surgeons on the north side of Remsen near Hicks.

    The problem with the illegal parkers on Joralemon is that's a narrow street with a lot of people being dropped off in front of the Medical Arts Building all day long. Hard to see how these folks get such a pass.

  • Jorale-man

    Quite possibly. But then there should be dedicated handicap spaces for them there rather than "no parking at any time" signs. If I were disabled and visiting those doctors offices for the first time, I wouldn't know that it's "safe" to park there.

  • Banet

    Even if you have a legitimate handicapped parking permit, shouldn’t you be ticketed for parking on the sidewalk?

  • Andrew Porter

    Here's one of my photos of Manhattan from the Promenade, shot on film a good many years ago (in keeping with 9/11). Photo © Andrew Porter:
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ce247eec2937bc76bae8795c8e32cd85206e779a3866c2b0706c7366193e15aa.jpg

  • Sweeties

    Let's not forget the SUV with sheriff plates, which is parked all weekend long at the corner of Clark and Hicks.

  • Sweeties

    I noticed that the NYPD booth at the North end of the High Street subway platform has been removed. Not that it seemed of any great requirement. Probably, more of a "punishment assignment", than anything else.

  • Sweeties
  • Caban Should Resign

    I guess officers will have to find somewhere else to sleep

  • gc

    What in the world is going on over on the Promenade?
    Certainly not a Memorial Service!

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Seriously, you consider the wheels an inch or two (25-50mm) on the curb "Parking on the sidewalk"?

  • Nosey Neighbor

    Yes, it is not there anymore. I hope it’s not lost

  • Effective Presenter

    The City of New York Department of Transportation Handicapped Parking Placard is a lot of work that includes an annual physical exam by a doctor at Bellevue Hospital, etc.

    Applicants are vetted.

    Fraudsters can be family members who use the Placard as the disabled person stays at home.

  • Banet

    No, I don’t. I didn’t see the associated photo when I posted that. I thought they meant the wheels were full-up on the sidewalk – as if they parked half the car on the sidewalk to stay out of the way of traffic. This is just a bad driver.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw Arch Stanton

    Or maybe they were simply trying to park as tight to the curb as possible, to say out of the way of traffic.

  • Mimi

    What did you see? Not on 9/11 but I've seen people partying with a generator, amps, electric instruments, food, drink… 3 times this summer.

  • gc

    Maybe around 8 PM on 9/11.
    I would say a couple of hundred 15 to 25 year olds on skates (?), lots of flashing lights and sound effects.
    Certainly not part of a Memorial Service.

  • Andrew Porter

    Just realized that photo at the top is exactly where Cher walked, kicking the can down Cranberry Street, in "Moonstruck," which was shown on Channel13 Saturday night. This image:
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d741adb7f8e1dd0f63da44fceee362800a4d71d79a759035d1501224c95012a1.jpg