At Brooklyn town hall, de Blasio agrees to expand Shabbos parking program
Drivers can pay early on Fridays to avoid summonses
Mayor Bill de Blasio has decided to expand a popular program that began in Borough Park and allows drivers in that predominantly Jewish neighborhood to pre-pay parking meters ahead of time on Friday afternoons to avoid getting hit with summonses during Shabbos.
Shabbos, the Jewish Sabbath, begins Fridays at sundown.
The mayor announced the expansion at a town hall at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Borough Park on Tuesday.