There’s a lot of parking news out there – and even a special place for the best of it to be gathered at ParkNews.biz. Between all the technical and legal stuff I found this particular piece and it is highly entertaining.
William O’Reilly writes for Newsday a humorous account of paying $662 to park for a day in the Big Apple. Having lived there, I can picture the scene with detail. He describes a scenario so completely over the top, yet so typical of the real parking environment in NY, I couldn’t help but laugh.
Pedestrian New York, where I lived for 35 years, is a conveyor belt of conveniences. Vehicle New York is Hades. It’s smash-your-head-into-your-own-steering-wheel awful, and it seems to be getting worse by the day.
The truth is, New York City doesn’t want you to have a car. That’s why is full of taxis and connected by a hundred subway tunnels. But if you dare drive there, be prepared to pay like Mr. O’Reilly.
