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traNsit sam a lt e r n at e s i d e Pa r K i n g i s s u s P e n d e d s at u r d ay for yoM KiPPur A protest against military action in Syria will gather at 4 p.m. Thursday outside the New York Stock Exchange at Wall and Broad Sts. Hang tight for more protests as the U.N. General Assembly gears up on Tuesday. The big guys won’t be in town until Sept. 24, though, so stay tuned for updates about how they’ll slow things down in Lower Manhattan.
Public schools started back up Monday, which means lots of double and triple-parkers on school blocks and children darting in between cars and out onto the street. Make sure to drive slowly and keep your foot close to the brake in and around school zones. Also, the 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. “No Parking” signs are back in effect. All Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge will close 11 p.m. on Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, 12:01 a.m. to 7
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a.m. on Saturday, 12:01 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sunday, and 11 p.m. on Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday. The 86th Annual Feast of San Gennaro will close Mulberry St. between Canal and E. Houston Sts. and Grand and Hester Sts. between Mott and Centre Sts. from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, Monday and Tuesday; and 11:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Giants play their first regular season home game against the Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. That means fan traffic leaving MetLife Stadium will intercept weekenders in the Lincoln Tunnel heading back into the city after the last real weekend of summer, sending more drivers down to the Holland Tunnel and onto Canal St. On West St./Route 9A, two lanes will close in both directions between West Thames and Chambers Sts. from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In the Battery Park Underpass, one of two eastbound lanes (from West St. to the F.D.R.) will close 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through the end of the month. Chambers St. will fully close between Broadway and Church St. from 9 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. Franklin St. is fully closed between Hudson and Varick Sts. until Tuesday, October 1. Mott St. will close between Houston and Bleecker Sts. from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
froM the Mailbag: Dear Transit Sam, I got a parking ticket recently on a residential street where there was a “No Parking 7 a.m.–6 p.m. sign.” I have 2 questions: 1.) There was only one sign, hidden behind a tree, not so visible, and no second sign where the restriction should end. Is this a valid defense? 2.) The ticket was signed only with two letters, like initials, not even one full name. Is this ticket valid? Hershy, New York Dear Hershy, The first point might be a supportable defense, but keep this in mind: only one sign is needed to cover an entire block, and that sign is in effect until the next posted sign or the corner of the block. That means there doesn’t need to be a second sign to show the restriction has ended. To try the ‘one posted sign, not visible’ defense: submit photos of the entire block, corner to corner, including the address where you parked, as well as photos of all signs on the street (front and back) and the signs showing the street name. As for signing with initials, everyone signs their name differently! You won’t be able to argue the signature successfully. Transit Sam
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