New York – Sharing the same sentiment, City Council members Stephen Levin and David G. Greenfield plan to seek changes to the current city list that would add Tisha B’Av as one of the designated days when alternate side parking regulations are suspended to accommodate the Jewish community’s religious observances.
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Councilman Greenfield, who intends on introducing legislation on the matter at next week’s Stated City Council meeting, said, “Tisha B’Av is one of the most important dates on the Jewish calendar with much of the day dedicated to prayer at synagogue. Requiring observers to interrupt prayer services to move their vehicle while fasting on what is often one of the hottest days of the year represents a serious hardship for many.”
Stephen Levin said, “This combination of fasting and extreme heat is why alternate side parking should be suspended on both Tisha B’Av and the Seventeenth of Tammuz. We must prioritize the safety of all New Yorkers and accommodate the Jewish community’s religious observances.”
Next, please introduce legislation that shrinks the length of bus stops and their no standing/parking restrictions. A single bus stop can eliminate several parking spaces, and most of that is not needed for the bus or for additional space needed for the bus moving or for safety. There are many shuls (or even non-frum temples) that have substantial no parking zones in front – for absolutely no good reason. These spaces should be freed up. Drivers in many frum neighborhoods are choking. The waste of fuel (and the pollution from the exhaust) while circling looking for parking is prohibitive. If we are worried about trans fats, sugary beverages, and salt content, we can at least consider completely unneeded pollution as worth preventing.
We appreciate your efforts, David.
This is all very nice
The real issue here is the alternate side regulations altogether it is something that makes our lives here in ny so unbearable that we should focus on abolishing it totally .
Is it normal that everyday in a city that is so densely populated that half of the parking spots on any given day does not exit due to this fraudulent law.
The street cleaners never accomplish much
If you watch you will see that the machine sweeps everything to the side and in a regular neighborhood it is not that filthy that we need this craziness . The sickens ticket happy agents only add to the frustration and create a real unfair hardship for tge average New Yorker.
Stop with all the fraud
Someone wants to get elected. Why not suspend it on every day that ends in “y”? When you make the rules so confusing with so many exceptions there are going to be problems. If you can drive on that day, MOVE your car. The streets should be swept!
I think it is like “getting a finger and wanting a hand”. We have the Yom Tovim when we can’t move the car, i think that is resonable enough. This is a bit too much.
This is absolutely ridiculous of Greenfield to make such a request. There is NO assur whatsoever of not moving a car on a Tisha B’Av. Greenfield making such baseless requests can only backfire on us Yidden.
Nothing better to do.
It would be nice if they can take care of Hoshana rabah.
Every year people have a hard time parking and moving the car in middle of davening.
It would be nice if they could take care of days that we say selichos as well
Come on! We should be grateful for all the days they do give us off of alternate side parking. Stop complaining and asking more. Show appreciation and not “give me”. They don’t make us on days we cannot move our cars. If we can move them, we should and feel grateful that we don’t have issues every 3 day yom tov where you are almost guaranteed to be on the wrong side!
Im pretty sure on “all saints day” and “idul-adha” you are allowed to move a car. but the idea is you shouldnt have to.