Thurs., Mar. 24 – Wed., Mar. 30
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Alternate Side Parking rules are suspended Thursday for Purim and Holy Thursday, and Friday for Good Friday, but all other curbside regulations, including meters, remain in effect. Public schools will be closed Friday and some parochial schools on Thursday and Friday. Check with the school to make sure before parking in a No Parking School Days zone.
The Way of the Cross march over the Brooklyn Bridge 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday won’t close any streets, but curb lanes and sidewalks will be jam-packed with pedestrians slowing down traffic as marchers pass by. Streets impacted include: Park Row between Brooklyn Bridge and Broadway, Broadway between Park Row and Cedar St., and Church St. between Cedar and Barclay St. As the procession passes intersections there will be some delay.
The Stone St. pedestrian mall is back and will close Stone St. between Hanover Sq. and Broad St., and Mill Ln. between Stone and South Williams Sts. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day until November.
In the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, one tube will close Monday through Friday nights 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. One tube will also close 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday. During the closure, two lanes of traffic will remain in the open tube.
In the Battery Park Underpass there will be a full closure of the south tube from the FDR to West St. 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each week day night and 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Use the detour by going south on West St., left onto Battery Pl., continuing onto State St., and going one block north on Water St., then right onto Broad St. The North and South tubes will fully close in both directions from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. each week day night. For the North tube detour, exit onto South St., continue on to Whitehall St., turn left onto State St. to Battery Pl., and then turn left onto Battery Pl. to West St.
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From the mailbag:
Dear Transit Sam,
Last week I was attending a funeral in Lower Manhattan and the funeral went on longer than I expected. When I got back to my car, I saw two expired muni meter tickets that were given within the same hour. Both tickets were issued while I was parked in the same spot, and I hadn’t moved my car. My question is, can more than one ticket be issued for the same violation in one day?
Matt, New York
Dear Matt,
Yes, it is possible to be given multiple tickets for the same violation. There is no set rules on how many summonses you can receive for the same violation, although most judges will dismiss additional summonses if they were issued less than an hour apart. I suggest you plead guilty on the first, not guilty on the second and explain that you received both within an hour and paid the first one.
Transit Sam
