Don't Even Think of Parking Here

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“Don’t Even Think of Parking Here” is short, humorous look at this most reviled of New York City experiences - Alternate Side of the Street Parking. Brief interviews with a sample selection of “Upper West Siders” as they go about the ritual of double-parking, waiting, waiting, waiting… and then pouncing to get a “spot good for tomorrow”, mixed with interviews with “Gridlock Sam” and Calvin Trillin brings this quintessential endeavor to the screen.

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  • @louisefeldman5637
    @louisefeldman56378 жыл бұрын

    This is a really fun little movie, a perfect slice of NYC!

  • @allanroberts8611

    @allanroberts8611

    4 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree. As a non new Yorker, I found this extremely interesting and entertaining.

  • @jtance
    @jtance3 жыл бұрын

    Who else is watching this video on their phone while they are sitting in their car waiting for the street sweeper on ASP day?

  • @SaltySeattleCyclist
    @SaltySeattleCyclist2 жыл бұрын

    As a very salty Seattle driver who is very sick and tired of people parking wherever the hell they want all the time, I truly admire New Yorker's ability to simultaneously respect the public good and yet defend their own territory 😁

  • @KingShango
    @KingShango5 жыл бұрын

    As an Australian i find that whole situation to be crazy. A Fascinating insight into life in NYC non the less.

  • @doncoleman4938

    @doncoleman4938

    5 жыл бұрын

    Americans do a lot of things us Aussies find crazy. And vice versa.

  • @CarlsGarage1
    @CarlsGarage15 жыл бұрын

    actually while I was living in NYC, I never moved my car for sweeping because the tickets fine I got every month is cheaper than garage parking in Manhattan. Never got towed.

  • @dfc99nyc

    @dfc99nyc

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @stevekim578

    @stevekim578

    4 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean? In NYC, there are steet cleaning every week? Couldn't be cheaper then Garage.

  • @tenzackyogi1742

    @tenzackyogi1742

    4 жыл бұрын

    Garage price around $500-600 in month, getting parking 5 tickets are $380 in month.

  • @alexlee8639

    @alexlee8639

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tenzackyogi1742 it wouldn’t get towed?

  • @SangreFriasBack

    @SangreFriasBack

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexlee8639 Probably depends on the mood of the officers patrolling that area

  • @tserenne
    @tserenne Жыл бұрын

    I have definitely admired empty spots, many times lol. I'd even call people who're with me and tell them about it. I didn't know other did it too.

  • @orileyphoto100
    @orileyphoto1008 жыл бұрын

    LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. Wonderfully funny and insightful. Great job Ernie!

  • @marks2731
    @marks27316 жыл бұрын

    Why have a car if all you ever do with it is move it to let the sweeper go past? A taxi would be cheaper. I used to have a car like that. Then one day I realised all I ever did was pay to park, and that a taxi would be cheaper. So I got rid of it. Saved me a fortune.

  • @jeurycentury
    @jeurycentury3 жыл бұрын

    10:42 oh yes finding a parking spot is always part of a conversation in New York lol.

  • @blackwingz55
    @blackwingz556 жыл бұрын

    if you live in a densly populated area consider selling your car and use public transportation you save money on gas, car insurance, and less anxietty since you don't have to waitfor the cleaning truck to come by. Not to mention traffic in a densly populated area won't be any faster than public transportation unless it metro.

  • @RichKilla86ers

    @RichKilla86ers

    5 жыл бұрын

    leyuen San Francisco Bay Area mass transit is different. BART is filthy w/ crackhead bums leaving syringes & feces. Also burglary on the trains & even murder of 18 yo girl by a tweeker at the Oakland station.

  • @ajaay9244
    @ajaay92446 жыл бұрын

    So they leave their car parked on the street until the next cleaning day? Do these people not use their cars to get to work? And if not, what is the purpose of even having it in the first place?

  • @RichKilla86ers

    @RichKilla86ers

    5 жыл бұрын

    A JAAY this is why living in dense cities suck balls when owning a vehicle

  • @stevekim578

    @stevekim578

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't feel sorry for them, If you live in Manhattan let's say, you don't need a car. but these people wants a car. there is a problem.

  • @chcarroll5164

    @chcarroll5164

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@enterblackhole You park in a garage. Now ask what that costs - make sure you're sitting down first.

  • @Olivia-W

    @Olivia-W

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chcarroll5164 Park further away. Yeah, you'll have to commute to the car, but you really should not be using one in NYC unless you have no other choice.

  • @blaker2335
    @blaker23352 жыл бұрын

    This was better then VICE! 😁

  • @rossvedder5449
    @rossvedder54498 жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic! Really, really well done Mr. Fritz.

  • @120ail1
    @120ail16 жыл бұрын

    Are people moving their cars twice a week, and scrambling back to park, only to let their car sit until it's time to repeat the exercise? In that case why bother? I live in a neighborhood in SF with all metered street parking, that turns into a bus lane for several hours each day, so I have no choice but to cough up the money for the garage.

  • @RichKilla86ers

    @RichKilla86ers

    4 жыл бұрын

    Brian C too many car break ins in SF. I prefer to park my car at a BART station or take ride shares.

  • @Lili-xq9sn

    @Lili-xq9sn

    Жыл бұрын

    Omg!

  • @notme123
    @notme123Ай бұрын

    I live on the UWS and own a car. At least NYC street parking is not zoned like in Chicago where non residents of a neighborhood cannot park

  • @rebeccajimenez7760
    @rebeccajimenez77606 жыл бұрын

    Eh, living/working in NYC and having a car don't really go hand-in-hand these days. Best to just find a nearby garage with good rates and spend your time doing something more productive rather than play alternate parking merry-go-round and sit and do nothing just to save a few bucks. Just not worth it lol

  • @notme123
    @notme123Ай бұрын

    Unwritten custom is for double parkers to leave their phone # in the dashboard so blocked cars can get out.

  • @wadecaton4017
    @wadecaton40176 жыл бұрын

    Now if I can only get my neighbor to quit parking a 6x6 trailer in front of my mailbox.

  • @Olivia-W
    @Olivia-W2 жыл бұрын

    Don't use a car in NYC, unless you absolutely have to- e.g. can't walk very well, commercial work, etc. Leave it somewhere in a value garage and commute to it when you do need it. Lots of shopping? Take a suitcase*, I'm serious. I don't get why more people don't do it. The city is painfully greedy for tickets. edit: baggage is multiple suitcases, my bad.

  • @Lili-xq9sn

    @Lili-xq9sn

    Жыл бұрын

    What exactly is a baggage? Do you mean the little 2-wheel cart for groceries?

  • @kathyb799
    @kathyb7996 жыл бұрын

    Why doesn't the city get a leaf blower

  • @mattdathew2794

    @mattdathew2794

    5 жыл бұрын

    may be u mean saction

  • @stevekim578

    @stevekim578

    4 жыл бұрын

    People labor fee etc. that's it.

  • @brmnplayr
    @brmnplayr2 жыл бұрын

    7:32 let the Game begin never seen something like that. 🇩🇪 really crazy.. ❤ the Citizens specially how they deal with that crazy Town..

  • @pjtippett5510
    @pjtippett55105 жыл бұрын

    Thank God for public transportation, Uber, Lyft, and rental cars to get out of the city. Better yet, a personal driveway, and garage if you own a car.

  • @Lili-xq9sn
    @Lili-xq9sn Жыл бұрын

    Omg! This makes. Chicago Street sweeping once monthly look easy.

  • @thomascarroll9556
    @thomascarroll95566 жыл бұрын

    When does the series start?

  • @notme123
    @notme123Ай бұрын

    This video makes me homesick for the UWS.

  • @bucketrobbert
    @bucketrobbert6 жыл бұрын

    wish we got a set day for when the street cleaner a comes then i could blow the leaves onto the road

  • @Bendova215
    @Bendova2155 жыл бұрын

    Thank God I have a 4 car drive way .

  • @ontvil
    @ontvil3 жыл бұрын

    10:12 A real life George Costanza

  • @paolagrando5079
    @paolagrando50793 жыл бұрын

    I think I would star cleaning the road while waiting for the street cleaner, if everybody would do a bit it would be over in less time.

  • @gregschulz4921
    @gregschulz49215 жыл бұрын

    Good doc

  • @stevekim578
    @stevekim5784 жыл бұрын

    Guys, I don't feel sorry for these people at all but I see they are not wise. I live in LIC, NY (just out side of Manhattan). If you live in Manhattan you don't need a car simple. but these people want cars. there goes problem. Simple.

  • @pjrt_tv
    @pjrt_tv Жыл бұрын

    NYC made a massive mistake when it made overnight street parking free in the 50s. That was an awful mistake that, afaik, no other city made. 70 years later, this is the reality of our curb. I don't get ppl that put up with it.

  • @hollypietrzak5214
    @hollypietrzak52143 жыл бұрын

    Do they have different laws in the states over there for this?

  • @kathleenlock8963
    @kathleenlock89635 жыл бұрын

    People who live in New York, have a higher stress level than the rest of the country.

  • @drdabblju
    @drdabblju6 жыл бұрын

    Driving a car in a city is like smoking in a child’s bedroom.

  • @mikede1561
    @mikede15615 жыл бұрын

    One word mad

  • @MAN_MAN730
    @MAN_MAN7304 ай бұрын

    I never move 😅😅

  • @fredgervinm.p.3315
    @fredgervinm.p.33152 жыл бұрын

    Remember "Scofflaws" ?

  • @CP-oj2bv
    @CP-oj2bv3 жыл бұрын

    OMG! I just got a car 😧

  • @gildedham6822
    @gildedham68226 жыл бұрын

    One of the many reasons to not live in New York.

  • @ph11p3540

    @ph11p3540

    6 жыл бұрын

    No problem. Ditch the car and take the best transit city in America. One of only 3 cities in America where Buses and trains are more reliable than a car.

  • @ezeo.7315

    @ezeo.7315

    5 жыл бұрын

    Zero_Code_Name_Reaper What he trying to say is that NYC is a city in the state of New York. So it's not just a city..........Yes we have farms

  • @zoperxplex

    @zoperxplex

    4 жыл бұрын

    Both the city and the state sucks donkey dick. The city sucks it even more.

  • @stevekim578

    @stevekim578

    4 жыл бұрын

    Every cities are like this, unless if you want to live in country side ;0

  • @brmnplayr
    @brmnplayr2 жыл бұрын

    Only in New York 🙊😅

  • @sylviayoung2834
    @sylviayoung28342 жыл бұрын

    No way your all crazy

  • @szqsk8
    @szqsk86 жыл бұрын

    Glad I live in LA!

  • @stevekim578

    @stevekim578

    4 жыл бұрын

    LA has one of the worth traffic jams in US. please note.

  • @TheMightyKinkle
    @TheMightyKinkle2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely ridiculous! They need street cleaners with long reach arms that can go all the way under a car to the kerb. I'm pretty sure they exist. Also this never happens in Britain. The Cleaner just drives around.

  • @josephsmith6983
    @josephsmith69832 ай бұрын

    If you double parking block somebody in right you can get a ticket your vehicle will be towed

  • @ernestfritz

    @ernestfritz

    Ай бұрын

    Most people leave a note in their cars dashboard with their cell phone so the person can call you to move your car

  • @EliGaming-tj3zx
    @EliGaming-tj3zx2 жыл бұрын

    And you fresh air crazies come south during the winter and don't know how to park.

  • @secpac58chichi
    @secpac58chichi4 жыл бұрын

    ASP 2x week has nothing to do with cleaning the street - its about $1billion a year in parking ticket revenue - grow a pair NYC and vote this BS out

  • @MikeS91712
    @MikeS917126 жыл бұрын

    Between the garage and the driveway I could park 6 cars, another 2 on the street in front. I have better things to do than spend hours each week parking a car.... and I spend A LOT LESS $$$ doing it.

  • @8aleph
    @8aleph6 жыл бұрын

    Here I sit in Arkansas, 3 vehicles parked at the house none in the street, only a dimwit would live in NYC

  • @rebeccajimenez7760

    @rebeccajimenez7760

    6 жыл бұрын

    And this New Yorker thinks only a dimwit would live anywhere (or nowhere) in Arkansas. ;)

  • @FloridaMugwump

    @FloridaMugwump

    6 жыл бұрын

    Baleph Arkansas? That means two of the vehicles are up on blocks?

  • @ezeo.7315

    @ezeo.7315

    5 жыл бұрын

    Theodore Marakas you know Queens is a part of NYC right?

  • @dfc99nyc

    @dfc99nyc

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Theodore Marakas I live on SI and have a driveway, so no parking worries for me either. Plenty of on-street spaces too.

  • @dfc99nyc

    @dfc99nyc

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Theodore Marakas No Alt Side Parking on Staten Island. Rockaways in the summer must be packed.

  • @user-jq8qv4yx4h
    @user-jq8qv4yx4h6 жыл бұрын

    What a ridiculous waste of life and time. Why live in NYC? I live in the crowded bay area, but it ain't as crowded as NYC. Thank Buddha. I have 5 acres of parking, and a 2 car garage.

  • @williamdavidson5604
    @williamdavidson56046 жыл бұрын

    Lol this is foolishly senseless umm I would paint parking spaces on the died of road and street sweeper not permitted and stuff like that lol

  • @RonSch123
    @RonSch1234 жыл бұрын

    Why TF would anyone ever want to live there? (Or any big city where just parking your car is such a debacle). Amazing what people get used to. No thanks!

  • @williamdavidson5604
    @williamdavidson56046 жыл бұрын

    How blinking frustarting what is wrong with people these days is there like a dumbarse running city traffic

  • @melodeev5487
    @melodeev54872 жыл бұрын

    This is completely ridiculous to me. What a total waste of time. Don't these people work though?

  • @walmartsuxhard
    @walmartsuxhard6 жыл бұрын

    This is boring AF!!!!

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