Idling Parents and Idle Minds

From the NY News
Motorists who idle their engines by a school for more than a minute will risk a $100 fine under a City Council bill passed yesterday. The measure is aimed at curbing exhaust pollution that feeds the city’s asthma epidemic, backers say.
Opponents blasted the one-minute rule as another excuse to slap motorists with [...]

Still lots of parking spots for big shots, despite Mayor Bloomberg’s cuts

Y ERIN EINHORN
DAILY NEWS CITYB HALL BUREAU
Monday, January 26th 2009, 4:00 AM
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Mayor Bloomberg said last year he’d crack down on elected officials who have designated parking spaces for themselves or their staffs outside their offices, but some pols still have the perk.
Mayor Bloomberg yanked free parking spots from a handful of elected officials [...]

Thieves target running cars

BY VICTOR G. MIMONI
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 6:31 PM EST
Numbers of northeast Queens residents don’t want their cars to get cold, so they leave them running with the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked – and then find that they are suddenly “hot.”
Crime prevention officers in both the 109th and 111th precincts report [...]

New York City Council Seeks Grace Period for Parking Violations

The New York Times reports that several City Council members announced on Sunday that a bill had been introduced that would create a five-minute grace period before drivers are issued summonses for parking violations like expired meters and alternate-side parking rules.
The bill addresses a longstanding pet peeve among many city lawmakers, whose constituents often complain [...]

Workers Ordered to Give Up City-Owned Cars

“As the Bloomberg administration scrambles to cut spending, it is ordering city agencies like the police, parks and health departments to give up nearly 700 city-owned cars, a cherished perk for their workers.”
“Many city agencies operate their own fleet of cars, which they assign to employees for official use. Buildings inspectors use city-owned cars to [...]

Park At Your Own Risk

On Bell Blvd., between Northern Blvd. and 35th Ave, New York City agencies issued 20,453 parking tickets from July 2007 to June 2008. Included are tickets issued on side streets such as 41st and 39th Avenues, which are used for Bell Blvd. parking Follow the link below, zoom in on a particular area and crunch [...]