| Much has been in made in the last week of
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| | parking spaces and reduced
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| the bill passed by the New
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| | illegal parking in bus stops and at fire
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| York City Council that would eliminate
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| | hydrants.These statements raise an
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| the need to feed parking meters
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| | intriguing question:* Judging by
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| on Sundays. Mayor Bloomberg has been
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| | Commissioner Weinshall's remarks that
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| against this from the beginning
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| | free metered
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| and has vowed to veto the legislation,
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| | parking on Sundays will increase illegal
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| but mayoral aides acknowledge
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| | parking, shouldn't the
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| that they would likely not have the
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| | officials concerned with the city's
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| necessary votes to defeat an almost
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| | revenue be rejoicing, considering that
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| certain override. The vote in favor of
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| | the city will earn much more money from
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| the bill was 41 to 3.Both Mayor Bloomberg
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| | an increase in parking tickets
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| and Transportation Commissioner Iris
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| | than it will lose from a decrease in
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| Weinshall
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| | meter revenue?Up until 2002, metered
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| have stated that many council members
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| | parking was for the most part free on
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| signed on to the bill because of
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| | Sundays.
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| election-year politics.But is the
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| | Was the situation regarding low turnover
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| elimination of Sunday parking meters
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| | and motorists hogging parking
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| merely a political ploy or
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| | spaces so dire in "the good old
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| will it really help New Yorkers?Here are
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| | days"?Not according to the Rev. John
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| some interesting things to consider:* In
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| | Boyd, Sr., a pastor of New Greater Bethel
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| separate statements regarding eliminating
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| the need to put money
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| | Ministries in Queens Village. He states
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| in the meters on Sundays, Mayor
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| | that the argument that drivers
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| Bloomberg has said that it will cost the
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| | who hog spaces manipulate meters is
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| city $7 million in annual revenues from
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| | incorrect - he's noticed more
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| the meters, while Commissioner
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| | problems at his Jamaica Avenue church
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| Weinshall has put the number at $12
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| | since the Sunday rules were
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| million a year. Wouldn't one think
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| | implemented."I didn't have half the
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| that these figures should be more
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| | problems I'm having now," said
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| consistent?* Whether city $7 million or
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| | Boyd.Metered parking on Sundays in NYC is
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| $12 million, the figure is a mere
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| | expected to become a thing of
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| fraction of
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| | the past some time in September.Erik
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| the $500 million that the city reaps
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| | Feder is "The Parking Expert"; he has
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| annually from parking
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| | done extensive research
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| tickets.Commissioner Weinshall has
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| | on the Manhattan parking scene,
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| stated "The purpose of meters, regardless
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| | including driving on every single street
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| | in Manhattan and writing down the
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| of which day they are in effect, is to
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| | parking regulations on each and
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| turn over parking spaces so that
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| | every sign. He is available for
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| more customers and other individuals can
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| | interview, commentary or quotation.
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| gain access to a particular
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| | Consider using Erik as a source when any
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| parking spot in busy commercial areas".
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| | issue regarding parking in
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| High turnover, she added,
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| | NYC arises.
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| made it easier for motorists to find
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