Plan Forces Parking Freeloaders to Pay
By Dan Rivoli
Should free meter parking on Sundays say its prayers?
An Upper West Side business owner is trying to eliminate free Sunday parking in front of meters in the neighborhood–a practice the City Council instituted 2005 after outer borough religious leaders and their driving parishioners complained about having to leave Mass to feed the meter. Supporters of the free Sunday parking called the situation “pay to pray.”
Carriage Horse Ban
To the Editor:
I found it interesting that Our Town won’t “go so far as to suggest that this industry be banned,” but “urge(s) the City Council to take up this cause (of replacing the horse drawn carriages with eco-friendly classic replica electric automobiles)” (editorial, “Carriage Horse Oversight,” Oct. 1).
That’s exactly what replacing the horses for cars (or pedicabs) would be: a humane, sensible ban on an antiquated industry, and a fair compromise for the operators, who can seek a different mode of employment. Read more
No Ifs, Ands Or Butts
City smokers are being snuffed out, and if Mayor Bloomberg has his way, soon there may be no place left to inhale but your living room.
In 2003, New York City implemented in a smoking ban in all restaurants and bars, severing the sacred bond between nicotine and liquor and forcing the 17 percent of New Yorkers who classify themselves as smokers to take their habits to the curb. Read more
