If your car breaks down at the curb on an alt-side day and you can't move it before the sweeper window, you get a $65 ticket on top of the tow fee. The ticket i…
If your car breaks down at the curb on an alt-side day and you can't move it before the sweeper window, you get a $65 ticket on top of the tow fee. The ticket isn't waivable just because the car was dead.
Tell dispatch the alt-side window — we prioritize curb pickups to avoid the ticket where possible.
Same $249 / hour rate. The $65 ticket goes to NYC DOF, not to us.
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