So, not only do we start the New Year with new MetroCard rates (monthly goes up from $104 from $89 and single ride from $2.25 to $2.50), we also get new parking meter rates! Bah, humbug!
The Department of Transportation has announced that effective January 3, 2011 meter rates will begin to be changed with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2011.
Rates will change as follows:
Where passenger and commercial parking rates at muni-meters in Manhattan south of 86th Street are $2.50 per hour they will increase to $3.00 per hour.
Where passenger parking rates at other metered locations, citywide, are $0.25 for 20 minutes (or $0.75 per hour) they will increase to $0.25 for 15 minutes (or $1.00 per hour).
I wish we could turn back the clocks to the 1938 parking rates (like this photo).