Lentol wants to ease parking around film shoots
A Brooklyn lawmaker says many film shoots in New York City get special parking permits for trucks, lifts, cranes, rest rooms and campers, sending residents down nearby streets to hunt for spaces.
In an effort to ease the pressure, Assemblymember Joseph Lentol says he’ll introduce legislation to suspend alternate-side parking rules within a six-block radius on days of permitted film shoots.
Filming forces residents to compete with neighbors on adjacent streets for parking spots.
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