WABC
After more than two years, Alternate Side Parking rules in New York City are back to the pre-pandemic frequency.
At the start of COVID-19, former Mayor Bill de Blasio reduced the number of days drivers had to move their cars for street cleaning, saying at the time that people weren’t leaving their homes and it was an unnecessary burden.
But the Department of Sanitation has said its resulted in dirtier streets, with roughly half of drivers deciding not to move their cars at all and instead deal with a possibly weekly ticket.
Now, the rules have been fully restored beginning Tuesday, and drivers should expect to move their vehicles twice a week.
Posted regulations are once again in effect, and the rules apply for the entire time posted on sign.
Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the pandemic policy change had a disproportionate effect on the amount of cleaning the agency could do.
The restoration of the parking rules will be part of an $11 million funding boost for the sanitation department, which includes the purchase of new, nimble street sweepers designed to clean the city’s network of bike lanes.
Violators will be facing a fine.
Spends half his day partying while the city is going to the gutter. murders round the corner from gracy mansion. Glad the dinners with the local politicians that are being posted here every week are going well though. all we get out of it is more alternate side parking
More targeting of our neighborhood with over-zealous ticketing while completely ignoring what really needs to be addressed.
it wasn’t any dirtier with twice a week cleaning. it’s always dirty anyway. this is nothing more than them not getting to give out as many tickets.