Looking for parking in New York City can be an aggravating experience, frequently contributing to congestion on our roads. Drivers are often forced to choose between circling endlessly in search of an available spot and parking blocks away from their destination. Last year, Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D – BROOKLYN) launched an initiative to alleviate this issue within his district. To date, Councilman Deutsch has successfully advocated for more than one hundred new parking spots within the 48th council district.

At a recent NYC Council Education hearing, Councilman Deutsch called on the city to conduct an in-depth study to determine the feasibility of providing faculty parking in the areas around New York City schools. Deutsch accomplished this at Madison High School, by petitioning the NYC Department of Transportation to convert nineteen parallel parking spaces into forty angled spots on Avenue P between Bedford Avenue and East 27th Street. The added parking will be an asset for residents and school staff.

Deutsch is maximizing the space available for motorists to park in other locations as well, changing thirty-three parallel spaces on Batchelder Street to seventy angled spots, as well as two separate locations on Avenue P, where a total of sixty angled spots were added. Deutsch said, “Our lives are already busy and sometimes stressful. My job is to make things easier for my constituents, and that’s why I’m proud to have spearheaded this successful effort to provide additional parking options for my constituents. Thank you to NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, Brooklyn Commissioner Keith Bray, and Acting Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Zack for their collaboration.” Councilman Deutsch is continuing to collaborate with the NYC Department of Transportation to identify locations that could sustain angled parking spots. To reach his office, call 718-368-9176 or email him directly at [email protected].

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