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POLL: Residential Parking Permits for Brooklyn?

City Council is moving forward on a proposal that would allow neighborhoods to opt to preserve street parking for their own cars.

The idea of resident-only parking is not new—it's already in place in Hoboken, Chicago and other cities. 

But it hasn't been instituted in New York City (other than in a few privately owned neighborhoods, such as Forest Hills Gardens in Queens).

This week the city council on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis, though it still needs to go to Albany for state approval. 

Those pushing for it (such as those living near Atlantic Yards) say it's badly needed, not only by residents bracing for the flood of cars expected to arrive when the , but also by neighborhoods across the city that serve as parking lots for commuters who hop the train to Manhattan.  

But those against it feel equally passionate, saying the permits would be just another tax instituted by the city, that the “park and ride” problem would just move to the next neighborhood over, and that permits would make it difficult for people to drive to visit friends or run errands in other parts of their borough.

What do you think? 

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sharon davidson May 22, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Adios Carlton Park.
cynthia May 22, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Adios Carlton Park?
Amy Sara Clark (Editor) May 13, 2013 at 09:07 am
Hi, A good place to start would be your local city council member. If you live in PH or FG it'sRead More Letitia James: 718-260-9191 -Amy