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Parking Plan Is Rebuffed by Teachers

Submitted by Helene Blount, Jan 9, 2008 23:36

A big thank you should go to Randi for this fight! Teachers already have an overwhelming schedule with the myriad of tasks for which we're responsible (i.e. planning, teaching, counseling, creating bulletin boards, completing massive amounts of paper work, assessing, assessing, and assessing some more). We don't need the additional problem of trying to find a parking spot, especially in MANHATTAN! It seems as though the Mayor wants BLOOD! Currently, I teach in a block where there are TWO schools and half of it is designated to those who are not teachers. The other issue is that alternate side of the street parking rules apply. Will it cause harm to anyone if teachers are given the courtesy of parking in front of their schools for a couple of hours? If the Mayor slashes the permits, it'll just mean we'll have to pay for parking! Is the goal for New York to just run ALL the middle class citizens away? Give us a break!!! Enough is enough!!!

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If teachers can barely find parking spaces now WITH permits. What will they do when unemployed people have access to... [MORE]	ALRIMIR	Sep 22, 2008 21:30
I feel this article is another political ploy to take away the little support we have from the public. Teaching... [MORE]	Ojaje	Mar 5, 2008 10:02
i would love for the mayor to cut down on the permits of police officers private cars and firefighters. they... [MORE]	Gman	Jan 11, 2008 09:41
At the school in my manhattan neighborhood permits are issued to non-teaching drivers. These permit holders have no other involvment... [MORE]	Anonymous	Jan 10, 2008 15:02
A big thank you should go to Randi for this fight! Teachers already have an overwhelming schedule with the myriad...	Helene Blount	Jan 9, 2008 23:36
Fellow teachers, let's be honest. If the city makes it easy for us to park our cars--with permits, lots, designated... [MORE]	Eugene Resnick	Jan 8, 2008 06:58
Your comment is absolutely ridiculous. Or maybe we should all get bicycles? [MORE]	kalu jones	Jan 9, 2008 11:28
Why isn't there a better number on the percentage of Parking permits held by teachers? "...estimated the 50% of ALL... [MORE]	Madeline Osborne	Jan 7, 2008 15:59

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