NYC Councilwoman Joann Ariola joined leaders from Community Board 14, the Rockaway Beach Civic Association, the Surfside Housing Association For Tenants, and the Dayton Towers Board of Directors to send a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn on Monday, Nov. 2, demanding that the agency withdraw its plans to install seasonal metered parking along the south side of Shore Front Parkway between Beach 84th Street and Beach 97th Street.
For years, Ariola, residents, and local organizations have asked the DOT to paint white “zebra stripe” lines along the south side of Shore Front Parkway, so motorists could clearly see that parking was not allowed in the area. Rather than implementing the requested striping, however, the DOT is now saying that they intend to introduce seasonal parking meters along some of the busiest stretches of the road – something which many locals are adamantly against.
“For years, we’ve been asking the DOT for one simple thing: paint some stripes on the road so people know they can’t park there,” said Ariola. “Instead, the city has told us it can’t afford the extra paint, but somehow they can find money to install parking meters and st...