PARKING

Restless Native wrote: [quote=nubnu][quote=Restless Native][quote=nubnu]Our car got stolen a few weeks after we moved here from Manhattan.
In a weird way, I feel free without it.
We were always looking for parking.
A man and his wife tried to hold a spot once by just standing on it.
I have never seen that. His wife was going to stand there while he went to get his car. I wasnt having it, since I pulled up to the spot IN MY CAR.
We ended up having a war of words, and then he said I could have the spot just because i was a "LOCAL"
Huh?

Used to do that all the time for my father, I would stand in the spot while he would run to grab the car. Not sure how they do it in Manhattan, but in BK it is common practice, just so you know.

Not even sure how I would react if someone rolled up to me and told me to move because I wasn't 'in my car'. Just a piece of advice, it's not the smartest idea to piss someone off and then leave your car where they know it is. Um............do I seem scared to you?
If you stood there and wouldnt move......i would have to run you over.
It ILLEGAL and just plain rude.
I would call the cops. I swear.
Im from Brooklyn, and no its not COMMON practice!

Yeah well not sure what part of Brooklyn you grew up in, but I grew up in Park Slope, so I'm just letting you know it was done pretty regularly.

Never said you should be scared, rather recommending that you think one step ahead of the other guy - but then again if you were a true Brooklyn kid, that should come natural.

And the cops would be more annoyed with you than the 'placeholder' for wasting their time. Yet something else you should already know. yes your right
im not from Brooklyn
i just say I am ..........and yes Park Slope is better than the rest of the borough.........How can we forget?

erikka wrote: Well, RN, too bad your native cred means shit-all in your parking status here and now. Enjoy driving around the block, just like Sally from Peoria and everybody else you hate so much, because that traffic cone or mattress or your cousin Raoul ain't gonna stop no one from taking that spot--or double parking in front of it to make sure you don't get it. Because clogging up the streets with more cars is keeping Brooklyn real polluted and shitty, just like back in the day!

PS: DID YOU BY CHANCE GROW UP IN PARK SLOPE? And have you just considered making this your footer instead of stating it in just about every single post?

Thank you Erikka!

nubnu wrote: why is it so bad here?

apparently youre unaware what 5th ave was like 15 yrs ago

its pretty simple - add 50 bars / restaurants to any neighborhood without adding any parking and the locals will suddenly have difficulty.

and just to highlight the point

years ago cucina used to offer valet parking service and
park peoples cars on carroll st.
they even had orange cones set up as if it were an extension of their parking lot.
considering they had a parking lot, this used to really piss me.

and apparently still does :evil:

as for the great placeholder debate ,
my personal experience is that is relatively common, albeit surprising the 1st time encountered.
i have been both "victim" and "conqueror". MANY times.
every now and then theres a spot right in front of my building as we leave.
so my wife stands there while i RUN around the block or whatever.
it generally takes under 1 minute to arrive. BFD .

is it illegal ? i dunno .. but it is far more illegal to run someone down.
call the cops ?

if they even show up theyd probably arrest the caller.

so just curious ... do you plan on running them down before or after you call the police ? duh ???

Oh i see, and i can understand that.

i prolly a blew a gasket the 1st time it happened. dont even remember.

personally, its been common enough over the years that if i see someone standing in a spot, i dont even slow down to ask , i just keep on truckin.

PS - If i happened to come round the block and saw someone having a WAR with my wife over a spot, i would probably kill them.
and im NOT joking.

be careful who ya yell at , ya neva know whos packin.

nubnu wrote: Garfunky......it was this couple.....and they were carrying strwaberries and I was very not scared of either of them..........WAS IT YOU?????

doesnt matter,

youre the one that needs to deal with road rage issues, since you consider "war of words" appropriate to begin with.

im guessing this will devolve into a flamewar about gender pronouns any second.....

do not make decisions for me, thank you.
it is not a question of agree / disagree

youre clueless and over reacted. period.

Garfunky............there is no need for this.
Have a good day.

People take parking seriously in NYC.

That is all.

Back to the original question, it's really not difficult to park if you do so before 6pm. After 6, it can be very time consuming. In the North Slope, I find Mondays to be the hardest day to find parking because the alt sides are Monday/Tuesday.

rtraindweller wrote: i rarely have a problem parking in front of my apartment or around the corner. but im more towards sunset park on 4th Ave. also what I do love is that If i absolutely can't find a spot within a block or two I'll just park it under the gowanus expressway on 3rd Ave. and you NEVER have to move it there!

Ha--over there I'd think you'd be more likely to have someone "move" it for you!

jennitrixie wrote: [quote=rtraindweller]i rarely have a problem parking in front of my apartment or around the corner. but im more towards sunset park on 4th Ave. also what I do love is that If i absolutely can't find a spot within a block or two I'll just park it under the gowanus expressway on 3rd Ave. and you NEVER have to move it there!

Ha--over there I'd think you'd be more likely to have someone "move" it for you!

How unfortunate that IS TRUE..

Parking there is like leaving your car in chop shoppe land.

you guys realize there are parking garages in PS, right?

Garfunky get over youself

filmlover44 wrote: [quote=new2hood]you guys realize there are parking garages in PS, right?

Only for those of us who can afford to pay two rents!

Oh Yes I remember the Parking Lot that was a Co op.. Buy a share in a parking garage so you can park on Union Street!! Now wht was that about!! At the time I recal the "in price" was like 25 or 30 thousand.. what are those spots worth now?? Reality.. I ask the question but I think a lot more than that.

Hey don't be embarrassed if you own one of those spots..
We all understand.. Who wants to be tooling in the Hood for a spot??

You made a wise investment!!