You Can't Park Here
Yesterday we officially joined the legions of crazy people who park their cars on city streets. The new neighborhood -- we move in about two weeks -- has plenty of street parking. Park Slope is another story.

Last night we drove around for 20 or 30 minutes and finally settled on something about five blocks away that required me to move it by 8 a.m. today. This morning I hiked back to the car, hunted up and down the streets and finally settled on something slightly closer. However, I have to move it by 11 a.m. I suppose if I go right before 11, I could nab a space from the folks who are out there double-parked right now, waiting for the 8 to 11 a.m. no-parking thing to end. But I suspect that's a huge parking etiquette violation. I know nothing about this stuff. Normally we just get the car from the ($330-a-month) garage, drive it an hour or two (or three when traffic's horrible) to the Jersey suburbs where my stepson lives, then return it to our garage.

Rather than rant more, I thought I'd just leave you with this helpful tip from the city's official guide to parking:

You must park at least 15 feet from either side of a fire hydrant. Note that the yellow lines painted on either side of a hydrant are not official markings and often extend less than the required 15 feet.

- posted by Amy @ 6/01/2004 08:56:00 AM