This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the age-old problem of double parking, the problems it can cause, as well as possible solutions.

 

“I see a lot of cops stop people from double parking because every time there’s double parking, it always causes a lot of traffic and people can’t get through. If people keep on double parking, they’re just going to get tickets. If they don’t want to get a ticket, you must move the car because the cops always come around and tell you no double parking. There should be even more enforcement.”

Allan Peisel,

Norwood

“It annoys me that people are so selfish and arbitrary sometimes. The public space is that, public, and regulations are created so nobody interferes with others’ rights, to keep traffic flowing and allow safe passage. It gets worse when not only individuals, but businesses or private figures begin to take over the streets for their restaurants, hotels, and other venues.

 

For example, if there’s a big event, a demonstration, something collective, then it would be logical that people need to take over the space, if it’s momentarily or is a collective action, not an arbitrary individual’s action, just because they can.”

Gabriela Oliveros,

Riverdale

“It seems that since COVID, there are a lot more cars on the road. I generally hate double parking because it makes everything more dangerous, both for drivers and pedestrians, but it seems to have become a necessary evil. Legal parking is scarce these days and most times, drivers are forced to double park.”

Annie Boller,

Pelham Bay

“New York has become overcrowded, with few solutions to remedy the situation. The solution, I believe, would be that the DOT (NYC Department of Transportation) delegate a collective group of inspectors in various areas of constant accidents, where they can identify defective traffic lights, as well as reckless drivers, and document and remedy the situation by fixing the traffic lights and holding reckless drivers accountable.”

Raqibah Basir,

Belmont

“It’s gotten out of hand, and the outside dining and the bike lanes have exacerbated it and there doesn’t seem to be any solution. It’s one of the most difficult problems in New York City and it’s a matter of life and death, because it creates situations where people could die.”

Mike Horowitz,

Riverdale