Thurs., Oct.16 – Wed., Oct. 22, 2014
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Special alert for the Brooklyn Bridge! All Manhattan-bound lanes will close for 54 consecutive hours, midnight Friday night through 6 a.m. Monday. That will send drivers over the Manhattan Bridge and onto Delancey St., as well as down to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and onto West St. For up-to-date gridlock info follow me on Twitter @GridlockSam!
The Giants play the 49ers 1 p.m. Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Fan traffic to and from the game will clog up the Lincoln Tunnel, sending drivers down to the Holland. Expect slowdowns before and after the game.
In tunnel news, the New York-bound south tube of the Lincoln Tunnel will close 11 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. For late-night drivers heading back into the city, expect delays in the Holland as traffic detours south.
The Taste of the Seaport will close Front St. between Beekman St. and Peck Slip 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
On West St./Route 9A two northbound lanes will close from Chambers St. to West 55th St. midnight Thursdaynight to 5 a.m. Friday.
From the mailbag:
Dear Transit Sam,
I work in Tribeca and park there throughout the week. There are the typical alternate side parking rules, for example, “No Parking 9-10:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday.” I learned the game from residents where you can wait in your car for the street cleaner, move until the sweeper passes by, get your spot back again, and then wait in the car until 10:30 a.m. before leaving. If you move your car for the street sweeper, around 9 a.m. or whenever it arrives, and re-park your car, is it necessary to wait until the full time period has elapsed to avoid getting a ticket? It seems that the posted regulation is just to allow the sweeper to pass through without hindrance. If the street cleaner can do its job on any given morning, could an unattended car receive a ticket after the street has been cleaned just because it is before the time limit on the sign?
Marcia, New York
Dear Marcia,
Yes, an unattended or attended car could receive a ticket in the scenario you described. The “No Parking” rule is in effect during the entire period specified, regardless of when the street cleaners pass through. There have been attempts over the years to solve this conundrum — City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez proposed a bill this March to allow drivers to park after the sweeper leaves —but no success so far. Part of the problem is that the Dept. of Sanitation has said that sometimes one pass is not sufficient and their sweepers return. Let’s see what my readers can come up with.
Transit Sam
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