Overview

• The mayor’s office is reinstating 175 previously meter-free spots, reversing this month’s Smart Curbs metering on side streets near Columbus Avenue from West 73rd to West 86th streets.
• First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said DOT will restore the status quo and solicit additional public input before any future implementation.
• DOT expects to repost the prior parking signs within roughly 48 hours.
• Officials said a grace period has been in effect, so no fines should have been issued for noncompliance with the short-lived rules.
• Community Board 7 reported a surge of complaints over scant notice, while DOT cited earlier briefings and a May distribution of a map that offered little timing detail.