Drivers continue illegally parking on greenway in Queens

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Published 2024-07-12
Months ago, CBS New York first reported on a greenway in Queens that was taken over by illegally parked cars. Authorities say they took steps to address the problem, but has it helped? CBS New York's Elle McLogan reports from Long Island City.

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  • They aren’t doing anything because it’s city workers’ vehicles
  • @sibhuskyguy
    If parking is that bad in the area why hasn't part of the solution to the problem been to make more areas for legal parking? Not condoning illegal parking but the lack of parking has been a problem for NYC since skyscrapers started going up.
  • @peterplace8245
    People aren't going to pay 500$ a month to park in a garage.
  • @petesake
    Queensbridge got soft. Those cars would not park there in the 90s.
  • 4 tow trucks can solve the problem real fast - and make major money for the city.
  • @wyrunuts
    start towing,especially the ones with no plates,then it's just a storage yard,charge for storage as well.
  • Put a $100 ticket on the windshield to warn them. If they still do it, tow it and fine them $10000. Sounds harsh? Then don't do it.
  • @jkdsteve2465
    What about all the officials & cop’s personal cars that are parked illegally using police permit plaques? They block hydrants & park all over the zebra stripes.
  • @SofaSpy
    Ah yes, let's allow parking for 50+ vehicles so we can destroy the public land that 7000+ in that neighborhood use....tow them
  • @spyder5571
    This is what happens when you register anyone and overcrowd a location. NYC gets what it votes for.
  • @jjmcg9184
    I really cant blame them. The city is too busy taking up parking spaces & putting citi bikes, bikes lane, pedestrian plazas & whatnot on them. Where else are folks supposed to park their cars?
  • @Leorgo
    Well stop taking away parking spots to add citibikes in free spaces. LIC got citibikes on every corner
  • @MsOscarf
    Why don't find solutions for parking spots instead of making it harder to find parking.
  • @wayne8797
    How about just start issuing tickets? Repeat offenders automatically get double fine. Keep doing it and have them all towed at owner expenses. There is easy money to be made here and they wishy washy about it here. 🤦
  • @venusa4871
    This is what happens when parking is virtually impossible to find in nyc.. NYC will keep building everywhere, but that never includes parking. Does that make sense? So what do you expect? Where are people supposed to park??
  • @BlimpCityFeeder
    Could use a fence around the bike lane but emergency vehicles have it as a pathway when 41st Ave is clogged. Depending on the owners of those vehicles, Mayor Adams could have send them all to the Tow Pound and ask questions later.
  • @luiscuba803
    There's no where to park. I don't blame them.