What was once a free parking lot under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is now being used for CitiBike support. Some neighbors say they feel cheated, especially after their hard work to keep the area clean.
“When you see it, you’re like, ‘Are you serious?’ So, no one said
anything to any of us. There was no notice," said Shaquana Boykin, who
lives in a public housing complex next to the BQE. "It just doesn’t make
sense to keep removing free space.”
On August 5, residents noticed a sign announcing the end of public parking near the intersection of Park and Clinton Avenues in Clinton Hill. The Department of Transportation owns this lot and says it’s now being used by Lyft to support CitiBike operations with no set end date. That doesn’t sit well with neighbors.
“This space under Park Avenue has been a public space for decades, it’s been people’s parking," said Michael Higgins, who, along with Boykin, are part of the volunteer group Park Avenue BQE Cleanup. Members have been cleaning the parking lot and others under the expressway since the start of the pandemic. They say it’s unfair for the city to close a free lot with little to no warning, especially one that residents have been maintaining for more than two years.
“We are just trying to care for this space," said Higgins. "We’ve unfortunately seen community spaces in this neighborhood become privatized and we’ve tried to avoid that. People care, people are trying to do the best they can given the limited resources we have, but we need help.”
Boykin feels the decision to close this lot is an insult to residents who park there as well as volunteers who keep it safe and clean. She disagrees with the decision to section off an entire parking lot for storage.
"Parking under the BQE is where you feel safe," said Boykin. "You don't have to worry about tickets. No matter where you live, when you enter that community, you know where that free space is to park and you've gotta maintain that!"
In a statement, a DOT spokesperson says, “Accommodating Citi Bike in this lot is an important and necessary measure to support Citi Bike’s operations in keeping bikes well maintained and stations evenly balanced.”
15 comments:
TA Commies at it again and Proudly Serving their Corporate Masters.
This is part of the new Green Deal !
"In a statement, a DOT spokesperson says, “Accommodating Citi Bike in this lot is an important and necessary measure to support Citi Bike’s operations in keeping bikes well maintained and stations evenly balanced.”"
Translation of DOT: Shut up filthy peasants. Just who do you people think you are to tell your betters how this space is to be used? Community spaces indeed! As if you commoner filth own this land or have any control over city government. Democratic society, constitutional republic, we the people, what rubbish! Of all the insolence, such presumptuousness to think you proles have any say in how WE, your Masters, run this city!
Donald Cavaioli
Why was this parking free in the first place? Taxpayers are supposed to support car totalitarians and their free parking.
The real communists are the free-loading car owners.
And no, your gas tax and registration doesn't pay for shit.
For people to understand.
Great Reset, Build Back Better bought to the world by WEF and cronies.
Rich scumbags, bankers, technocrats who want to control the world and the average person will end up renting his/her life from them. Life as a Service!
Looksie - Citi
https://www.weforum.org/organizations/citi
WEF partner.
Lyft?
Major institutional holders are here:
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LYFT/holders?p=LYFT
All WEF cronies, partners, directors.
Fidelity, BlackRock, Vanguard, etc
TA Commies at it again and Proudly Serving their Corporate Masters.
Yep. Wait until the brain dead little Toby shows up with his diatribes.
Does the special interest group "Transportation Alternatives" now OWN and CONTROL the Dept. of Transportation?
If they do, this totalitarian group is overriding voter's input and not alerting communities of what they are doing.
I thought we still lived in a democracy. Obviously, no one told the Nazis at "Transportation Alternatives that people voices, input and their votes still matter.
Someone should tell them since they are now in control, they are doing a lousy job.
Still thinking about how you should vote in November?
Throw them all out and convert it to a playground, skateboard park, or something else useful. How can anyone steal stuff from someone who doesn’t own it in the first place?
I own a big chunk of metal with wheels. As such, I demand free storage for my pile of metal wherever I go. Where's my free storage? Boo Hoo
I just stole some space on Woodhaven Blvd. and parked my car for free. Ain’t America great.
@I own a big chunk of metal with wheels. As such, I demand free storage for my pile of metal wherever I go. Where's my free storage? Boo Hoo
Ask you sponsor, Lyft, Dumberg. They can dump the big chunk of metal with you in it.
@I just stole some space on Woodhaven Blvd. and parked my car for free. Ain’t America great.
Is this after you bought the bridge or after?
@If they do, this totalitarian group is overriding voter's input and not alerting communities of what they are doing.
That's right. Sponsored by rich elites, presented by nutjobs like Rustler and TA commie over here.
Plenty of Bolsheviks to be found for the cause!
Left TA Commies intolerance on display, again. Sad, very sad...
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