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Manhattan Community Board Five
Illegal limousine idling and parking, throughout Midtown Manhattan
WHEREAS, It has been observed that limousine vehicles are being parked or idled on many streets throughout midtown Manhattan, particularly on the streets between 59th and 56th Streets from 8th Avenue to Lexington Avenue; and
WHEREAS, Many of these limousine vehicles are parked illegally inasmuch as they are occupying zones during the hours of 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays that are designated as No Standing during these hours; and
WHEREAS, Such parking, in addition to being a violation, impedes traffic exiting the Central Business District of Manhattan during the evening 'rush hours'; and
WHEREAS, There are several other locations throughout midtown Manhattan where such violations are being observed to occur on a regular basis; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board 5 recommends more consistent and rigorous enforcement of these parking violations and calls on:
- the New York City Department of Transportation to review the effectiveness of current parking regulations as they pertain to limousine vehicles and to consider a fare-paying approach for legal limousine parking in various locations throughout the midtown area;
- the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to increase both its enforcement staff and the level of fines for citations that its enforcement agents may issue to violators; and
- the NYPD, particularly the Midtown North Precinct, to assist and support the TLC in carrying out its enforcement of parking violations by limousine vehicles throughout midtown Manhattan.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 27 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining.