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No Standing bus stop (this morning)

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The NYC Driver

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York (NYC)

I read a few threads here in the last 2 hours, I noticed "You Are Guilty" knows his stuff.

I've read this:
http://www.z3ers.com/online/nycparking/pvo_itslaw_00.pdf
but it doesn't help my situation.

So this morning I woke up to find a parking ticket on my car:
http://xemental.com:82/scan0003.jpg
I knew that this was not kosher because there was a missing sign about this being a "No standing" spot in the first place. So, I snapped a few pics. As you can see, my car is clearly closer to the "No parking on Mon" sign then it is to the "No Standing" sign.
BTW, although I didn't break a meter tape out, I judged distance in car units. I was approximately 5 car lengths from the street cleaning rules sign and 6 car lengths from the No standing sign.
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0093.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0095.JPG (close up of sign)
Here you can see that my car is next to a poll with a missing sign. Since it's been missing a while, I guess the city doesn't care. Either way, my car is closer to the Street Cleaning rules sign then the No Standing sign.
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0097.JPG (Street cleaning rules sign in green box, missing sign ( don't know what that sign was, in RED box ).

The following pictures show the block from one end ( where there is a No Standing sign, to the other Street Cleaning rules end).
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0100.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0103.JPG (Angle 1)
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0104.JPG (Angle 2)
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0105.JPG (Angle 3)
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0108.JPG (zoom out)
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0109.JPG (zoom out)
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0110.JPG (zoom out)
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0111.JPG (Street cleaning rules sign up close. says Mon[day])
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0112.JPG (Street cleaning rules sign up close. says Mon[day] )

Then it gets worse. I decided to re-visit another place I got 2 other parking tickets, just to take some pics of that. ( I won't go into the details of those tickets, as something more annoying happens ).

As I snap up some pictures of Bay Ridge Ave and 3rd Ave, ( where I received a parking ticket that says a different location on it ):
http://xemental.com:82/scan0001.jpg
http://xemental.com:82/scan0002.jpg

I get a parking ticket from some clerk while I'm standing right there taking pictures.
He puts this ticket on my windshield I'm arguing with him about how he can give someone a ticket who JUST got a ticket while they're right there in the car, taking pictures of the guy. I just pulled over ( not even there for 1 minute ).
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0113.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0114.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0115.JPG (The guy poses, smiles. He said to me, "let me strike a pose for you", flamboyantly, harassing me with his electronic ticket machine. )
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0116.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0117.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0118.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0120.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0121.JPG
http://xemental.com:82/IMG_0122.JPG

He gave me this ticket, which does not say a word about the operator ( myself ) being right there.
http://xemental.com:82/scan0004.jpg


If there's any advice to be given for any of the 4 parking tickets here, I plan on visiting 210 Joralemon Street Tuesday to either pay what appears to be $400 to $500 in parking tickets (late fees apply to the first 2 tickets) or somehow defend myself against the latter 2 tickets. I doubt I can do anything about the first 2 tickets because I don't know how to prove the ticket's were given with the wrong (mis-described) location.

Happy Valentines Day.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
 


You Are Guilty

Senior Member
I'd consider helping if you could explain, in words, what the problem is. I don't have time to cut and paste and examine a dozen pictures.
 

The NYC Driver

Junior Member
Sure.

I was pretty angry before... maybe still. I'll pull it together for you tomorrow.

Basically I got a parking ticket while trying to gather evidence for defending against a previous parking ticket I got, all while having already got another parking ticket within the same hour.

I was trying to take pictures of the block while this guy happily, taking satisfaction, printed out an even more expensive parking ticket. I was attending the car, so I don't think that counts as No Standing, plus I was there for no more than a moment... far and away from the "Bus Zone."


I put out the scans so anyone can give a little bit of advice on the tickets.
I also put out the "IMG" files which are pictures I took of the surrounding areas of these parking tickets.
 

The NYC Driver

Junior Member
Move out of NYC or get rid your car.
No. I will fight this. This city can't pull that kind of crap on its citizens. There are far worse crimes people commit and get away with. This is some kind of ticket blitz because they're in a huge deficit. I'm not paying for their huge inefficient bureaucracy like this. They should just make 4 billion dollars in budget cuts and get the rest from TARP or something. Bloomberg will get an earful Tuesday morning.
 
No. I will fight this. This city can't pull that kind of crap on its citizens. There are far worse crimes people commit and get away with. This is some kind of ticket blitz because they're in a huge deficit. I'm not paying for their huge inefficient bureaucracy like this. They should just make 4 billion dollars in budget cuts and get the rest from TARP or something. Bloomberg will get an earful Tuesday morning.

Not for nothing but I moved out of The City four years ago.
Parking tickets are a part of life but if you read the rules you can get out of most of them.
I paid for two or three of my tickets in my life in Brooklyn out of hundreds that were written, the rest were dismissed.
 

You Are Guilty

Senior Member
Basically I got a parking ticket while trying to gather evidence for defending against a previous parking ticket I got, all while having already got another parking ticket within the same hour.

I was trying to take pictures of the block while this guy happily, taking satisfaction, printed out an even more expensive parking ticket. I was attending the car, so I don't think that counts as No Standing, plus I was there for no more than a moment... far and away from the "Bus Zone."
Ok, I'm starting to get the picture. However, if you were parked in a no-standing zone and were down the block anywhere taking photos, then its a valid ticket (assuming it was filled out correctly).

As far as the other two tickets, I'll wait for you to fill in the details.
 

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