“No Parking Anytime” makes enough sense — but “No Parking Other Times”?
No Parking “Other Times”?!
“No Parking Anytime” makes enough sense — but “No Parking Other Times”?
Drivers around Emmons and Ocean avenues were baffled to see just such a sign hanging on a lightpole.
“Other times”? What “other times”?
Faced with such existential questions, many proceeded to park anyway.
“I actually never noticed that sign, but I park here all the time,” said Elena Randazzo, whose family owns Randazzo’s Clam House across the street. “That one is pretty strange though.”
A spokesman for the Department of Transportation could not explain the mystifying message, but pledged to “inspect the area and update the signage if necessary to clarify if and when parking is permitted.”
It appeared clarification was indeed needed, as there were no signs nearby indicating what the “other times” might be.
“I have no idea what that sign means,” said Alex, who worked at the New York Steak House nearby, but did not want to give his name for fear of repercussions from NYPD traffic cops.
He added that he’s never seen anyone get a ticket under the odd sign.
The strange parking warning was first noted the blog Sheepshead Bites.
cool
funny mistake
crown heights
cool
Mendel
Sounds like the City is using Yiddish standard in English for their signs Now. Not exactlyngood English, but vos noch?
dt
the sign is consistent with the folks whom work at the dept of traffic.
very simple
If you ever park there, you’ll get a ticket with the claim that it was during the other time.
Funny
Looks like someone at the correction center where they make the signs decided to have a little fun at the city’s expense! Good one! Can we get such a sign in our neighborhood?
Catch 22?
They could never get away with ticketing for parking there. It would just be too ridiculous. Because whatever time it would say on the ticket, that specific time is not included in “other times!”
FAIL!
haha! this one trumps the sign in south africa painted on the tar that reads “sotp”.
totally someone deciding to play a little joke on the department!!!