Parking

I work at Spenglar's outside gardening and I can tell you that everyone ( and their dog or dogs) uses the Alhambra to walk and the view is priceless. There is fresh air, birds singing and lot of commerce. People come to Spenglar's picnic tables to eat, talk, and be. It's like a park. The new RV park and that huge parking lot by the Harbor is enough clutter. If you want people to come here to eat and spend money, why destroy the very reason why they like to come here?

20 + years of living here, has been so relaxing not living in the city. It’s ashamed that people want to take away the natural beauty sounded our beaches, and try to make it into some fancy town. Love living here with the way our community has been. No changes need to be made. Other than support for what the people in this community are asking for. And it’s not taking away the open free lands for the wildlife, leave the natural surrounding lands. . making a big parking lot for people to park in is not what we the community wants.

Please don't pave paradise! This land should be a park, not a parking lot. The park could have native plants that support other species and inspire ours.

Our family has lived in the Little Italy neighborhood since early in the 1900's. Erecting another high rise building just adds to the massive corporate takeover of the local area. I oppose the Highh Rise Columbia Street Aparment Development, which will only serve to increase the density of an already dense area of our town.

This is a neighborhood of narrow, one-way streets and cottages. We're also blessed with folks who do their best to navigate the confusion to enjoy the wonderful, locally owned restaurants. Trying to build a 161-unit building on this narrow street is like squeezing a full grown woman i to Barbie clothes. Doesn't fit and no one is comfortable.

Unlike traditional metered parking (which typically runs from 8 AM to 8 PM), these new regulations require payment at all hours, with a 12-hour max limit.
Nearby streets (ie: Kimball Ave & Bronx River Road) still have free parking. Why is our street being singled out?
No communication or warning was given to residents before this drastic change.
This adds an unnecessary expense to residents who have relied on free parking for years.
Ample parking was once a key advantage of living here—now, property values may suffer.
With fewer nearby parking options, many residents—especially those coming home late—are now forced to park further away and walk home alone at night, creating a serious safety risk.

I am fortunate enough that these meters don't affect me: I live on Midland and have space in my lot. However, I agree this is an undue burden for a lot of folks. I suppose I understand the idea of greater turnover & thus more parking, except that there's way too little parking already, so all the folks who work here (hair salon, pizzeria, etc.) have nowhere to park and shouldn't have to feed meters all day. Same goes for visitors of residents here, or Fleetwood commuters. Bx River Rd also has very little parking. Meters do not solve the problem.

I’ve reached out to Yonkers Parking Executive Director Gail Burns with the following questions and haven’t received a response.
1. How will seniors who utilize parking in this area, who do not have access to the park mobile app, be able to pay for parking?

2. Please provide the Board Minutes and Resolution detailing the vote on this change.

3. When street cleaning occurs on the opposite side of the parking meter area, where are the residents expected to park?

4. Did the YPA consider the impact on the number of parking spots being removed from residents in this building neighborhood?

Let’s continue to send emails and call the City of Yonkers for answers!

I also reached out to our councilman John Rubbo for our district with the following questions and have not heard back either.

1.City ordinance states “Meters are intended for short term parking and quick turnover in BUSINESS areas” Is this area considered a business area? If you are familiar with this area there are many co op buildings and as I stated before parking is heavily relied upon.

2.Has Chapter 109-108 been updated to reflect this new location of parking meter zone?

3. City Council President and Councilman Mr. Rubbo per chapter 109-109 the “City Council shall have the exclusive power and authority to discontinue parking meter zones created pursuant to this article.” Can this issue be addressed by the council?

Let’s continue to work together as a community to get this new meter parking OVERTURNED!!!

I agree with the removal of the Midland Ave parking meters, as a fellow resident in the area. These meters are a daily inconvenience that add unnecessary stress to residents and visitors. They make routine errands more time-consuming and often feel like a money grab rather than a solution to parking issues. Removing them would make life easier for everyone in the community, reduce frustration, and encourage more local activity without constantly worrying about feeding meters.

As a wheelchair user that drives a Ramp van independently, this is an issue that effects all my decisions. Where to go and what to do are often dictated by is there available parking. My first question is about parking availability and access.