![]() ![]() “ park everywhere they can, which is against the law and steals parking spaces from tax-paying citizens…So why are our politicians silent? Why isn’t the police department enforcing the law?” (Photo by Carly Miller)ĭespite the cries of foul play, here’s what we found: Though charter buses (and commercial vehicles) are prohibited - school buses (owned, used or hired by a public or private school) are legally allowed to park on residential streets on nights and weekends only if the spots are “in front of and within the building lines of the premises of the public or nonpublic school.”, according to the New York City Department of Transportation Traffic Rules, 2017 34 RCNY 4-08(k)(6). In 2016, Isaac Kohn writes in The Yeshiva World: This problem is compounded in Borough Park, where at least 300 privately-run Yeshiva buses have led to a sharp uptick in traffic congestion. We’ve heard it from readers spanning Queens to Bergen Beach, as local politicians spin their wheels to balance the needs of schools and (a growing population of) residents alike. Perpetual fleets of buses clog traffic, spew smog into the air from minutes of idling, and eat precious parking spots. It’s a sight so common on our streets that we often don’t notice: armies of school buses parked on residential blocks on nights and weekends - when commercial vehicles are normally banned.īut for some neighbors, it’s more than an eyesore.
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