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Council Member Ossé and DOT discuss double parking enforcement measures
2:23:24
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Council Member Ossé inquires about progress on double parking enforcement, particularly in his district. Commissioner Rodriguez explains current measures and expresses commitment to addressing the issue.
- DOT is using automatic enforcement, including cameras on MTA buses to ticket double-parked vehicles
- There's a cultural misconception that double parking is legal, which needs to be addressed
- Ossé highlights specific problem areas in his district, such as DeKalb Avenue between Troop and Marcus Garvey
- Commissioner Rodriguez offers to coordinate with NYPD and the council member for visible enforcement efforts
Chi A. Ossé
2:23:24
Where is is there have you spoken about any progress that has been made between DOT and NYPD about double parking and double parking enforcement within the city?
2:23:37
Is that something that the d o DOT works with with NYPD on
2:24:33
And how about locations where there aren't MTA buses?
2:24:36
For example, I would love for I would love for my district to see heightened enforcement, specifically on DeKalb Avenue between Troop and Marcus Garvey.
2:24:45
The double parking is out of control there, and I've been complaining about for for years to both the PD and the Department of Transportation.
2:24:53
It's unsafe for drivers, for cyclists, for pedestrians, slows the entire neighborhood down.
2:24:58
Love to get an update or at least some visible enforcement on that specific block.
Ydanis Rodriguez
2:23:42
Yeah.
2:23:42
I I feel that the new things and, again, I'm getting a lot of heat.
2:23:46
There was even a a a rally in front of 55 Water Street where some drivers, you know, they were blaming me for all those ticket that they're getting in double parking.
2:23:59
You know, there have been a culture in New York City Mhmm.
2:24:01
Where people believe that double parking is legal.
2:24:04
Mhmm.
2:24:04
And the thing is, no, it's not legal.
2:24:06
We have limited space.
2:24:08
And I think from the moment when someone get out from the car to get a coffee, to go get green juice
2:24:14
They should know that if they do double parking, there's consequence.
2:24:16
Absolutely.
2:24:17
Automatic enforcement is a new thing that we are using where if someone is in double park, now the bus the MTA buses, they have the camera.
2:24:27
They yeah.
2:24:27
They are able to give the ticket to Mhmm.
2:24:30
Anyone, New Yorkers including us, if we do the double parking.
2:25:04
More than happy to coordinate with you and even to coordinate on some visibility with the NYPD transportation chief, myself, and you enforcing on double parking because I think that's unacceptable.
2:25:15
And and I feel that we had to have we need to have only on one standard.
2:25:20
If we don't allow double parking in Fifth Avenue and other places, so double parking should not be allowed in any community where we know that it contributes to a lot of other traffic that we are dealing with.
2:25:31
So I'm more than happy to follow you.
Chris Banks
2:24:13
Yes.