Alternate side parking hearing gets sticky
Things got pretty sticky – literally — at the November 1 CityCouncil Transportation Committee hearing.
City officials, transportation advocates and representatives ofthe Department of Sanitation (DOS) met to discuss a bill introducedby Councilmember David Greenfield which would make it illegal forDOS to place stickers on windows of vehicles that broke therules.
Currently, if motorists park on the wrong side of the streetwhen alternate side parking is in effect, their vehicles can getslapped with not only a ticket but a kind of scarlet letter — abrightly colored sticker that reads, This vehicle violates NewYork City Traffic Rules. As a result, this street could not beproperly cleaned. A cleaner New York is up to you.