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Historic NY

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Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:22 PM Dec 2016

NYC launches mobile parking payment system Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City has announced a new mobile payment system for parking on the streets.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that the ParkNYC system will link license plate numbers to traffic agents' handheld devices.

There are no added fees. Mobile alerts will let drivers know when their parking session is ending. They can also add time with the app.

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg says meters will still accept coins and credit or debit cards.

The new system has been launched in midtown Manhattan. Officials say it will be available to all 85,000 spots served by parking meters by the summer.

It will be operated by a private vendor, Parkmobile LLC.

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20161220/nyc-launches-mobile-parking-payment-system

Not a bad idea if it keeps one from having a gazillion dollar ticket.

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ITS TEH FUTURE!!!11 forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #1

forgotmylogin

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1. ITS TEH FUTURE!!!11
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:27 PM
Dec 2016

This sounds great and convenient though. Especially if you can pay with a credit/debit card and therefore eliminate tickets/meter expired fees.

I guess also the app can alert meter-readers when someone is using coins and it expires, and they'll be ruthlessly on top of expired coin meters.

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