New Yorkers would essentially pay for the parking permits and that funding would to to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
It’s no secret that finding a parking spot in any of the five boroughs is generally tough. "I have a parking garage," he told FOX 5 New York. Klepper acknowledged that while he has a parking garage now, he knows the flip side to that very well after living on the Upper East Side for two decades without a permanent place to park.
But relief could be on the way. The New York State Senate is presenting the idea of permit parking in neighborhoods.
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