Lack of Short Term (10-15min) Parking

12/23/2023 - 09:00

Due to the sheds and long term construction there is no where for a quick drop off/ pick up via cab or delivery. The one open, safe area to get in or out of a car just got filled with a random permanent concrete platform - that is always filled with trash or debris. We have lived on this corner for 10 years and it’s such a shame that it’s not even safe to get out of a cab anymore due to bikers, double parking, construction and regular drivers.

Crowded Sidewalk

12/23/2023 - 08:49

No space to walk ever, especially because of all the trash that piles up outside of Shake Shake.

Double Parking

12/23/2023 - 08:38

Tons of double parking here. The food sheds take up so much space and no one ever uses the sheds on the west facing side of 80th. There is barely any room to walk on the sidewalk

Crowded Sidewalk

12/23/2023 - 02:38

I have lived on UWS (renter) for 10 years, and have watched so many problems develop, it makes me sad and the neighborhood I love has gone downhill so much, including so many beloved small businesses priced out of their rent. Please hear residents/owners/renters. Restaurant sheds were created due to COVID--they block sidewalks, impeded pedestrians and bikes and cars, and they are no longer needed. There are plenty of restaurants for people to eat in, they don't need higher seating capacity. It has now become private restaurants permanently taking over public space. Remove them and make them loading zones for deliveries and legit service vehicles etc (and put some parking back if possible). We also do not need "green space" etc places for people to sit in curb areas of busy streets--we need safe pedestrian passing and safe bike lanes and more (not less) parking for cars. It is double-parking, not parking, that slows traffic, and double-parking rules need to be enforced. Also police should not break the rules with their cars that they are supposed to enforce. I do not keep a car in the city, but people have the right to have a vehicle for their family and be able to park it--I feel bad for my neighbors who cannot find parking, and have to move their cars twice a week for street cleaning etc. Please do not give sidewalk and curb space to restaurants, and please do not take away parking. I am all for less drivers on the streets (use subway and taxis etc) but that is different than taking away parking--most people i know who keep a car do so to drive to visit family in other locations or for special outings, they are not the problem daily in the streets. Double parking is the biggest problem.

Double Parking

12/22/2023 - 22:32

the Westside of Manhattan needs more parking for residents not less with "delivery" areas being carved out of parking spaces or restaurants being allowed to take over our streets and sidewalks. Vote NO on this very ill advised "smart curbs" idea. I own a car and live on the Upper Westside and most tenants in my building also own cars and park on the streets so I don't know who did the research on who parks on the upper Westside, but they need to look closer. Congestion pricing will indeed make Westside parking more difficult PARTICULARLY FOR WESTSIDE RESIDENTS who park on the streets near our apartments. Not everyone can afford an expensive garage. I don't want a city where only the ultra wealthy can afford to live and park the cars they need.