AT LAST! Parking Meters Are Again Free on Sundays; Bloomberg Cries Foul!

The New York City Council overwhelmingly voted to override a veto by Mayor Bloomberg and repealed New York's Sunday parking meter law. The vote was 42 to 2 and as a result, starting on Nov. 13th roughly 32,100 curbside parking spaces and another 4,500 in municipal lots will be available to drivers on Sundays for free. The change will cost the City over $12 million annually - even more the first year because approximately 13,600 parking signs have to be changed. Mayor Bloomberg claims that the new rule would "hurt stores that won't be able to have their customers find parking" and even suggested that the law would lead to stores firing workers. In his weekly radio program he urged employees to call their Council representatives and say, "You cost me my job." On the flip side, Fernando Ferrer, the Democratic nominee for mayor, says that Mr. Bloomberg had required New Yorkers to "pay to pray" - making reference to complaints from many church-goers and pastors that their church services were constantly interrupted by worried drivers rushing out to feed hungry meters. The City Council