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ASP tomorrow, really? — Brooklynian

ASP tomorrow, really?

brooklynpotter
brooklynpotter
edited November -1 in Park Slope

i wish our esteemed mayor would come to bk and look at the snowed in cars on my street--which is an emergency and bus route--and understand they shouldn't be bringing back the regulations tomorrow, dammit.

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  • brooklyngigcenter
    brooklyngigcenter

    Even though I own a car and I should agree with you, I actually think it's a good idea, as it will make a huge difference in reducing the snow on the streets.

  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    ten bucks says they don't even come by with any sort of plow/dumptruck to get rid of said snow during that one-and-a-half-hour period. (and i, frankly, need a reason to get my car out of it's brick of ice, but if i have a heart attack or other health episode because of it i hope someone will hold bloomberg responsible.)

  • bootstrap
    bootstrap

    i'm kind of torn on this one. although it really sucks to drive around looking for shitty dug-out spots covered in ice, i kind of think that's the reason ASP should be reinstated. nobody is moving their cars, and the snow is going to take a long time to melt. if cars aren't moved, the giant piles of snow taking up spaces on the street won't go away until march.

  • brooklyngigcenter
    brooklyngigcenter


  • brooklyngigcenter
    brooklyngigcenter

    brooklynpotter said:

    ten bucks says they don't even come by with any sort of plow/dumptruck to get rid of said snow during that one-and-a-half-hour period. (and i, frankly, need a reason to get my car out of it's brick of ice, but if i have a heart attack or other health episode because of it i hope someone will hold bloomberg responsible.)

    I don't doubt that for a second!

  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    i don't necessarily disagree, but if/when they don't come by to get rid of snow, how will this change anything? i'm going to chip out my car and move it to an ice-encrusted space across the street

  • brooklyngigcenter
    brooklyngigcenter

    brooklynpotter said:

    i don't necessarily disagree, but if/when they don't come by to get rid of snow, how will this change anything? i'm going to chip out my car and move it to an ice-encrusted space across the street

    Flame-throwing Sanitation tanks will instantly melt the snow. You just don't want to be on the wrong side when they come by.


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  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    i'll be sure to bring my camera to document the event.

  • tsarina
    tsarina

    they came yesterday and my neighbor and I got people to move their cars so at least it will make it easier to plow and"sweep" tomorrow. We'[re on St. Marks. before Nostrand.

  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    and as predicted, they did not move an inch of snow. none. where am i going to move my car to for tomorrow, one of the snow encrusted spots someone pulled out of?

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    Yep. Look at it this way, the more you and your neighbors drive over the snow mounds the more they will disintegrate.

  • berkchops516
    berkchops516

    Here in Williamsburg they actually did come through with plows and take care of the snow. I hope they do it again tomorrow with the other side because that one is much worse.

  • ringrunner
    ringrunner

    really

    http://whatyourdonotknowbecauseyouarenotme.blogspot.com/2011/02/ass-parking-resumes-tomorrow.html

    it was not the end of the world.

  • aquamann
    aquamann

    There should definitely be alternate side parking in effect now. we need to start cleaning up the streets. it's gross out there. people (including myself) need to start moving their cars.

  • mat
    mat

    how lazy do you have to be to have not shoveled out your car BY NOW? Even bit by bit? chip away at it folks. It's your responsibility.

    We have had WEEKS of no ASP. My block is finally parkable again. No more filthy Jabba the hut shaped piles wasting dozens of spaces.

  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    tremendously lazy. and/or elderly, disabled, full-time SAHM (or dad). shall i continue? don't make assumptions

  • mat
    mat

    Still no excuse. Elderly/disabled, pay someone. SAHM, bullshit excuse. Just sayin'. Take care of your sh*t.

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    After living in the frozen north of upstate NY for five years I learned a valuable lesson of on street parking: shovel out your car at the first possible opportunity. The snow is lighter when it is freshly fallen and easier to move. If you get down to street level within a couple of hours of the end of the snow, you can move your car with ease, even after a freeze.

    Another tip, don't complain about ASS parking. In the north country a snow emergency means that your car must be moved so that plowing can occur. Even side of the street cars must be moved the first evening of a snow emergency and plows move snow all the way to the curb. Odd side of the street gets plowed the second evening resulting in on-street parking with completely cleared streets by day three. Double parking was not permitted and cars not moved were towed and ticketed. People without driveways usually ended up putting their cars in garages or lots for a couple of days. (Used to leave mine in the company lot at work after an emergency). In comparison, ASS is a godsend.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    I didn't even realize it was suspend at all, been moving it all winter long :p. oh wells, i did shovel alot of spots out for the whole hood.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    <<< lived in Saranac Lake, NY for a year. Loved it

  • MOD
    MOD

    Ass Parking happened and not a single sweeper came by. The trash wasn't picked up either, so now there are trash bags and litter falling over on to the parking spaces due to wind -I suppose. It's a total mess.

  • stacey
    stacey

    They came through Underhill today - plowed then salted. Garbage for today's pick up was still there this morning.

  • robnyc
    robnyc

    I can't believe people are whining about this. You've known this was going to happen eventually. You should have shoveled it out back when it first snowed instead of waiting until it melted and iced over a couple of cycles and it was going to be twice a hard to do.

    If you can't handle the burden that comes with free street parking then don't own a car or put it in a lot or garage.

  • piano
    piano

    Can someone please explain why they are still not picking up the trash? Did they decide they're just done with trash pick up forever? What's impeding DSNY from working? They can't pick up trash that's sitting in snow? Why not? I'm assuming they won't pick up the trash until all the snow melts.

    I'm starting to think maybe I should just toss all my garbage in the street. I've noticed that things in streets don't stay there. Someone comes by to move it sooner rather than later. But things left on the sidewalk can stay there for all eternity and the only thing that will happen is someone might blog about it.

    Hmmm. If we all throw our garbage into the street and call it snow, maybe they'll plow it. But they'll probably just plow it into garbage drifts onto the sidewalk. Anyone else have any ideas?

  • aquamann
    aquamann

    well, we could pack our garbage and carry it with us... forever. it would be like we were on a long nature hike.

  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    rob, there is a difference between being annoyed and whining. we have a mayor who's never used a shovel and likely has no idea how to manage in nyc by himself, esp if he were in some way disabled. the shoveling i can deal with, the reasons we're shoveling, not so much. (alternately, i'd like to see mike bloomberg do the 4th ave/9th street train transfer, esp not with the extra flights of steps to cross over. )

    if you're out of touch with your constituents it's hard to do what's right for them.

  • pmonk
    pmonk

    8th ave was plowed on Tuesday. NYC'ers have become so god damn whiny about everything these days it makes me sick. I dug out my car ASAP, I dragged my x-mas tree to the mulch center on 3rd street, I pick up after my dog every time.

    I wish people take a little bit more responsibility instead of posting how Bloomy is sooooo "out of touch" with its constituents!

  • aquamann
    aquamann

    gotta agree about people whining too much. there are certainly cases where the city doesn't get it right. i'm not pretending that everything is perfect or that we couldn't improve. but we're not as hard-done-by as people would have you believe.

    and i say this as a person who whines about dog poop. so i am guilty as well. but bloomberg has never taken a dump in a snow drift in my neighborhood. at least, not as far as i know. so this one is really on us.

  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    you know what i wish? i wish that i come could to brooklynian and state my opinions without snarky people coming around to say that i'm whining. i'm not whining, i'm annoyed. there's a difference.

  • bcodsnpkslope
    bcodsnpkslope

    I say if the DSNY doesnt come pick up our trash that we just take it over to Bloomys house and dump it there

    this is the worst ive ever seen the city respond to a winter in as long as i can remember

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