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I'll be moving to Murray Hill next month, and a bit concerned about the logistics of the actual move. So on the block, as is the case for most of midtown, the signage says 3 hour parking for commercial vehicles only during the 7am-7pm period.
The building says I have to move during the day (9am-5pm). I was planning to use my own SUV because I'm not taking any furniture with me (only a couple of chairs, etc), but it looks like I won't be able to park/stand anywhere near the building during the day.
At first I thought if I rented a U-Haul, I'd be able to park there, but according to the rules on the DOT web site, a vehicle is considered commercial only if it has commercial license plates, has name of business printed on it, etc, which doesn't seem to apply to a rental truck.
What are other people's experience in this regard?
Use a mover. Who moves themselves?
how much 'time' do you need, and are you on a block that would be 'obstructing' traffic? You can just absorb the ticket instead of paying for movers as long as you have someone else there helping to unload/staying at the car so that you don't get towed.
Jim, any of your wife's relatives do moving?
hoc84, get a friend to sit in your van. Offer pizza and beer as a reward.
If it doesnt say you can't stand,maybe you can have someone sit in the car while you move things into the parking. You won't be parking, only standing. If someone comes along ave your friend move the car.
If you aren't moving a lot, meaning 1 van load. I would hire a mover from craiglist, usually doesn't cost more than $100 for 1 van load if you need 2 guys. You can sit in their van so they don't get a ticket while they unload. I don't think it's worth a no standing ticket which is $115. You should be done in under 15 minutes if you pack efficiently. Midtown really isn't the kind of place where you can move yourself unfortunately.
Movers tell me they build the cost of the ticket into their fee.
Just park in the commercial zone and put a sign in the front windshield that you are moving.
I don't think having someone sit in the car allows you to stand in a commercial zone (am I wrong?). Also, knowing the traffic police, they don't care if you're moving, they've got quotas to fill.
I've never heard of anyone getting ticketed for standing in any no-standing zone, even in lanes that need to be kept open to moving traffic. For the latter, they just shoo you away. So the person in the car needs to be prepared to do so.
And doormen have nice relationships with beat police; cops are more reasonable than you might think for basic things like moving; and they're even likely to appreciate the DIY approach vs. movers.
If you do indeed have a doorman, maybe ask in advice for his advice.
alanhart
about 2 hours ago
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I've never heard of anyone getting ticketed for standing in any no-standing zone, even in lanes that need to be kept open to moving traffic. For the latter, they just shoo you away. So the person in the car needs to be prepared to do so.
And doormen have nice relationships with beat police; cops are more reasonable than you might think for basic things like moving; and they're even likely to appreciate the DIY approach vs. movers.
If you do indeed have a doorman, maybe ask in advice for his advice.
Most doorman properties will require certificate's of insurance from a real mover.
Just do it yourself...if they see you moving, cops usually won't ticket you...the pesky meter maids however, might.
Troll, it's a couple of chairs, etc., that he himself is lugging in. No doorman from Kerry to Cork will give a shit about CofI.
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Troll, it's a couple of chairs, etc., that he himself is lugging in. No doorman from Kerry to Cork will give a shit about CofI.
Boy, you know a lot of doormen. Is that from blowing them for crack money on their lunch breaks?
I blow the doormen, you do the other thing with the janitors. What.ever
how can you be so fucking dumb as to make a definitive statement like "it's a couple of chairs, etc...." you have no clue what you are talking about.
many doormen building would NOT let someone move in w/o a certificate of insurance.
dirty bug ridden piece of shit cocksucker. go back to not being on this board, it was better taht way.
It's exactly what OP said is being moved, keyturning vermin.
Do you think a CofI is needed to bring groceries home? How about luggage after a voyage? How about some new barware? How about a couple of chairs, etc.?
Right, it would be fairly small things, like a few chairs, guitars, a computer, books, etc. I don't think I need a certificate of insurance, although the broker did mention that another tenant in the building had some problem with CofI.
I think I'll just quickly unload the stuff from the car onto the curb next to the building, have a friend watch it, while I park the car in a garage, and then bring all the stuff up.
I'm pretty sure the meter maids may still ticket me, but that's a risk you always take. The funny thing is that the street is pretty residential, and there are rarely any commericial vehicles parked there (I spotted only 1 today on the whole block), so the commercial vehicles only parking is kind of ridiculus, but that's a different story...
You won't need any CofI. You might have to leave a move-in deposit though (which you will get back).