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Re: How to Redeem Your Towed Car from Dumbo

name is loose stool — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:54 -0000

OH Shit!

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name is loose stool — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:23:52 -0000

Thanks for the info on 51st street audrey3, that's really interesting. Waiting to find out what happened to the ticket agent. Did the cops shoot her dead?
with baited breath
LS

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name is loose stool — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:21:51 -0000

Thanks for the info on 51st street audrey3, that's really interesting. Waiting to find out what happened to the ticket agent. Did the cops shoot her dead?
with baited breath
LS

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audrey3 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:53:36 -0000

I used to live on E 51 St in midtown Manhattan. Both sides of the street were marked No Parking. Every morning the cops would come and use it as their commuter parking lot. Once a ticket agent was writing a ticket for a car that had a PBA card on the dashboard.caderea parului

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Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:34:03 -0000

Regardless what this thread had turned into. The information on this page is the best information and the most clear explanation on "what to do if you car is towed" Thanks.

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Lars Ulrich — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:07:00 -0000

What the hell would possess you to come here for vacation anyway? If you enjoy stress, high prices, and douche bags you'll be in the right place.

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kenjh — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:54:38 -0000

wow you guy's sure have high rates for you parking..and I see the anger level is way up there ...I think i will go somewere else for vacation....what is parking like in upstate like??

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Sara — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:02:45 -0000

Okay, these a*sholes have my car and no one--NO ONE--seems to have their fax number so my boyfriend can send in information so I can pick it up for him. Does anyone have the fax number?

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m.j. — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:25:22 -0000

in case anyone is wondering the magic number of outstanding parking violations before a tow, it is three.

i got lazy/kept forgetting to move my car for street cleaning. on the third violation, they towed my little car away. remember to pay those tickets!!

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ilovemycar — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:54:45 -0000

i've been towed a few times in dumbo. Usually, it's a no standing sign that gets you towed. alternate side of the street parking won't get you towed. overall dumbo, is a pretty easy place to have a car. Greenies can whine all they want, but i like to get out of the city on weekends, and unless you are living in park slope (where parking is horrible) Brooklyn is pretty car friendly - although i've been broken into several times as well - you take it as it comes.

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mod squad — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:14:29 -0000

Moonstruck, you shoulda stopped by Pedro's and had a Margarita with dog hair floating in it. The NYPD pound is a source of tourist dollars for this neighborhood.

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Moonstruck — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:51:16 -0000

I live in Carroll Gardens, not DUMBO, but I still have a complaint about the tow pound at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I discovered that my car had been towed yesterday (Saturday. I tried calling, and kept getting a recording, so I went to the NYPD website to find out the hours of operation of the tow pound. It clearly stated Sundays from 12 pm to 8 pm. I took car service there, and they were closed!!!!!! I had to take car service back home ($36 roundtrip!) and now have to go back tomorrow morning at 8 am by car service to pick up my car. They need to update their voicemail recording and their website. I probably have to pay another day storage fee besides! I tried to find some agency to complain to, but 311 and the 76th Precinct could not assist me. They claim they have nothing to do with the pound! Extremely frustrated and angry now!!!

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MCA — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:35:57 -0000

stop biting my handle has a point. however, it's not the hippy dumbonyc californians who are driving in ny driving up your insurance. it's the criminals who stage accidents, those who inflate claims, diplomats with parking immunity, and the professional steers soliciting the injured who direct them to lawyers and doctors part of the scheme. like you said in your comment in the 475 kent post, "no matter how long you’ve lived here, you don’t have to be a dick"

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anon — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:42:31 -0000

A real new yorker:
j walks
feeds the meter
argues with the meter person when he gets caught
sublets to euro trash (in cash) and makes a profit
pays cash to avoid tax
takes the Willis/3rd Avenue Bridges to avoid the toll
squeezes 2 people thru the turnstyle when no one looks
pays a dollar at the MET because it used to be free
uses bathrooms that are for customers only
takes all the Village Voices when he is packing

best of all, "participating in the economics of this city" might allow you to buy a 2nd home where you will register to vote down any increase in school taxes and register your Land Rover among other things.

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really, c'mon, stop biting my — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:34:55 -0000

Proud to be a cheater... but offended by an accusation of a lack of 'new york-ness'? Strange and screwy value set you Californians have.

Incidentally dumbonyc, I appreciate the _positive_ things you do for the community. However I don't appreciate you making my insurance more expensive.

And hey, I'd love to do away with zip code based insurance... but it exists here.

Do you go back to your home states and say things like "the natives are so stupid. They don't break the law to save a buck!"

Leeches, living off the backs of real New Yorkers; the ones that participate in the economics of this city.

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mike d — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:02:14 -0000

Prof's right. The 275 mil is all lost from real ny'ers using their damn heads. Sorry bites, but you need a lesson in common sense.
My car is the one with the cal. license plates.

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Prof. H. Hill — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:02:40 -0000

California did away with zip code based insurance because it is unfair. I for one have 2 cars and a perfect driving record for over 30 years. You can be sure that I insure out of town. Thats what a true new Yorker would do. Just make sure you file taxes or get paper bills sent to that address. Stop biting my handle, bit me!

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T bone — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:43:31 -0000

Stop biting- just stop! Leave him alone!

Dumbonyc- Thanks for all you do for this community and the businesses and people that live Dumbo! If you are not a "real New Yorker" I don't know who is!

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really, c'mon, stop biting my — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:43:54 -0000

@dumbonyc: are you _sure_ there's nothing illegal about that? Your car insurance company knows that the majority of the time, this car is used and parked in new york city?

A report from 2006 shows that New York City loses up to 275 million dollars to people using out-of-state plates.

Is this not living off the backs of real New Yorkers? Have I misspoken?

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stop biting my handle — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:50:14 -0000

i did not just post that

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stop biting my handle — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:49:08 -0000

hate everything but love spending time on this site. i'm digitally tough but sensitive over my name, it's all i've got.

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andy — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:49:07 -0000

dumbonyc, you are the webmaster of this site... you don't need to justify anything to any a-hole.

keep up the good work

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dumbonyc — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:29:01 -0000

Hi all, no need for name calling everyone.

stop biting my handle, I agree it does sound like I am lying, but "living on the backs of real new yorkers"? Tough crowd here. I pay NYC and NYS taxes, pay my bills on time, I have not displaced anyone, I donate money to art-based non-profits in Dumbo (what little I have left after taxes), and donate time for NYC based non-profit organizations. Also blog here to help local residents who work hard to stay afloat, publicize their small businesses during my train ride to work.

This post was just to help those who emailed me about what to do in the event that their car is towed and I shared my story. Yes, I pay my portion of car insurance, but I have a relative who is in school who doesn't want to pay $500 per month to garage the car in Manhattan, so I do have use of his car while he is finishing up his program. Nothing illegal about that.

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Bob — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:05:35 -0000

stop biting my handle is such an ASSHOLE.

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dumbowner — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:52:59 -0000

I'm down wif dat.