Michael J Martello assigned this issue to Traffic

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Please contact the KPD traffic Unit 201-998-1313 about this issue.

I don't think it is a good idea; Issuing parking permits will just make town expenses higher and taken out of our pockets! They should however come up with a better idea for parking in kearny. Perhaps, parking lines should be done in all of our streets so that cars park within the lines and not take more than one space. Also it would be of great help if residents with driveways start using them.

Painting lines and issue of permits is the way to go, neither will do the job but together they could work. Many apartment's around John Street as well as home owners without driveways. If the town issued one permit per household with other vehicles paying a small fee for permit as well as generating revenues for town it would get some of the people who have never registered the vehicle in state off the streets. I have see a number of vehicles with New York, and many others parking on the block for more than one year.

I like the idea of painting parking lines. It would clearly show people who are saving a space for someone else. Making it a violation to park improperly would help prevent this.

@ Daron

The town has enough ways of generating revenue. It's bad enough that we have parking meters on main streets.

How would permits get unregistered cars off the streets? If these people are forced to register their cars, you'd still be without a parking spot. I would not like to pay a fee to see more NJ license plates.

Daron, I am in agreement with you. Get the permits going generate income for our town and get the unregistered cars off our streets, after all you don't live there!

The main issue here is that it has become very difficult to park in Kearny. Homeowners NEED and should be required to use their driveways so that none homeowners like us can find parking.

I agree with what Julie b. said.

Exactly I do agree with you regarding the parking so hence, we should bring in Permit Parking, that would be very helpful to our town and once again generate income for our town!

This way the "non homeowners" can contribute to our Town too :)

@ Kearny Resident......But I do have to say, that as a HOMEOWNER I do not "NEED" to park in my driveway, I have a right to park where I wish to park (as do you) as long as I do not park on anyone's property and the streets are public parking are they not?

Dear Kearny Resident: Do you live in the United States? If so, you know that this is the land of the free and home of the brave. We do not "NEED" to park in our driveways, we are the individuals who pay the TAX so your children can go to OUR schools and make this town the beautiful town that it is. Therefore we may park where ever we wish to do so, sorry you do not have a right to tell the HOMEOWNERS where we should park as long as we do not park on your property! Spread the LOVE !!!!!!!!!! :)

Homeowner: yes I live in the U.S. in fact I was born and raised in Kearny. I did not insult you so please be a grown up about the issue at hand and do not insult.

I understand where you are coming from however you should put yourself in others shoes. If you live in kearny then you are very much aware that there is hardly ever parking here. A lot of people refuse to use their driveways making the situation even more difficult than it already is. Just in my block we have people taking more than one space for just one car, and we have many driveways empty. Is that really necessary?

We.are in 2013 and most households have at least 2 / 3 vehicles per household. People should be considered of others. Issuing parking permits may or may not be the right thing however, this issue is now on the table letting people aware of whats going on and that's a.step ahead.

I did not insult you or anyone on any of my posts. It is you that said that as a HOMEOWNER that I NEED to park my car in a driveway (if I have one), but I am telling you that as a HOMEOWNER I do NOT need to park in a driveway if I do or do not have one, that is my call not yours or anyone on this sites. "Live and let live in peace"

That's us renters dream! For people to mind their own business and go about themselves without giving the non driveway households headaches!

Well if you continue to make issues you will have issues, do you not realize that? You seem to think you are a peace maker here, when indeed your posts prove otherwise. You are trying to tell people what you want the law to be, however, there is no law according to "Kearny resident" it appears that this situation is a loose loose for you! As long as people have cars there are going to issues with Parking, the only way for you to resolve this issue is to move to a town where you can park peacefully.

I have lived in Kearny now for sixteen years, and I do have a driveway. And more times than I can tell I have had to park my cars on the street for one reason or another. The permits would keep rouge cars off the streets, as well as generate the money needed to pay for lines to be painted. Like I said the first one would be issued for free. And tell me how many people in town have more than one car? They should be like a handicap permit and transferable if you need to rent a car you just call the town and give them a no hit like in NYC that your car is being repaired or something. I would pay a fee to get some of the out of town plates I see around the block for months at a time off the street or at very least have them register the car in this state in a timely manner.

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@ Kearny Resident: I don't think it's a good idea to tell people what to do such as: homeowners should be required to park on their driveways. I understand that it is frustrating, but sometimes one needs to take a step back to think about how such force is fair.

@ Homeowner: Saying that non-homeowners can contribute to our town sounds like you want to share your bills. I'm not sure how that is much better than Kearny Resident's comment that homeowners should be required to park on their driveways. Why do you think they don't pay their fair share in rent?

@ Daron: You seem very sure of your plan to eject rouge cars from the town. Do you have any evidence to back this up? Calling the town or filling out forms could be another source of frustration. I can only hope that it won't be as frustrating as dealing with NJ Division of Consumer Affairs. How would vehicle registration with the state help the parking situation? Also, how would the situation in the site below be avoided?

http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2013/04/10/observations-on-the-albany-parking-permit-system

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Homeowner; I rent in kearny and understand kearny resident point of view. It is a headache to park here specially at night.

P.s. We renters also pay taxes so that your children, my children, and kearny resident children go to school what you said about taxes was absurd.

Or perhaps you should buy a home in Kearny (with a driveway of course) and pay the taxes!

Listen, just as you have given your opinion on what you believe should be done to help mend the situation, I have the right to give mine as well whether you agree or don't agree thats your problem. I am also a tax payer just like you so get over yourself and let the people who should worry about the issue I posted handle it. Thanks!

Homeowner: we are all tax payers here your comment is absurd and out of place. I am entitled to my opinion just as much as you are. You are the one commenting on my issue I suggest you let the people who need to worry and handle it do just that.Why don't you worry about yourself and go on about your business. Have a good evening.

Why can't you all just get along and be nice to each other?

A lot of name calling which is so unnecessary, it's just not the correct way to make peace. Smile and be happy people! :)

@ kearny resident "Listen" that sounds very threatening if you ask me, are you threatening or trying to intimidate me? This is a public site and I can make all the comments I want, as can you, however I will not sit and hide behind my computer and call people names, like you like to do on this site. I did not say you were not a tax payer, what I said is "You are not a tax payer of Kearny Town" if you do not own a property you do not pay property tax simple as that!!!
If you read my posts properly you would realize what I said and I stand behind all that I say, and I am right in all that I say! Be nice to people it would serve you and our town well! :)

....and if you do not wish for people to comment then I would suggest that you do not post your ISSUES on a public site, that would make sense right? You are too funny, do you read your posts prior to posting them as you actually contradict yourself in a lot of your statements on here....Just saying!

It wasn't meant to threaten nor intimidate you. You take it as you wish, this is very childish let's drop it! Have a great day !

I call it as it is! You are extremely Childish. Thankfully once again, the words came out of your mouth not mine. I'm having a wonderful day, Thanks!!! :)

@ Vitor...FYI regarding your comment @ Homeowner: Saying that non-homeowners can contribute to our town sounds like you want to share your bills. I'm not sure how that is much better than Kearny Resident's comment that homeowners should be required to park on their driveways. Why do you think they don't pay their fair share in rent?

...please do explain or show me where I said that I want someone to "share my bills"? I happily pay all my own bills in a timely manner, thank you very much. If you read my comments correctly, (which it does not seem that you have) what I said is that this system would generate more INCOME for the TOWN (not me, i do not want or need your money) however, the town of Kearny does need more income and it would be nice if the town had more income as us homeowners and business owners pay most if not all of the taxes for the town, so why not have the renters pay a fee for parking, if they are complaining about it being an issue, (which of course they are on here) then they should help resolve the issue. And I don't care what renters pay in rent (I don't pay rent), if you want to live somewhere you need to pay rent, do you not, really it's a fact of life: you have to pay your way? Got a little change in my pocket going ging aling aling!

@ kearny resident comment: Also, us ( the none driveway households) have the same rights. We PAY taxes so that your children also go to our schools along with my children. So please do not be an ignorant racists about the issues on here. Thanks for your.comments and.concerns!

Why must you feel the need to call people names, you are calling me an "ignorant racists" when you know nothing of me...again this is where I will call you out. The name calling must stop, really do you want your children to here their mum or dad call people names? Don't you realize it's very disrespectful and unmannerly. I'd be careful with that, you would not want your child to repeat this type of behavior at school as it would not be taken lightly. I can't say this enough, we should all...Live, Laugh and Love!!!! :)

@ Homeowner

I didn't say anything about your ability to pay bills. You said, "This way the "non homeowners" can contribute to our Town too :)." This comment sounds like you think the "non homeowners" are not paying their fair share (which means you think you are paying too much). You've confirmed this in another post when you said, "it would be nice if the town had more income as us homeowners and business owners pay most if not all of the taxes for the town, so why not have the renters pay a fee for parking." Your understanding that business owners and homeowners pay most of the tax bill makes you eager to burden renters.

I don't understand why the town needs more income? Does the town need more income like the Fed needs more income? Come to think of it, I could also use some additional income.

If you want someone to blame for the disproportionate amount of taxes, do not look look further than the people who make the laws.

@ Vitor do you get a bill in the mail from the town that says you owe taxes ? I have lived in apartments before and I never got even one. If you rent a home or an apartment the owner pays the taxes. I'm saying that a lot of residents of both owners and renters have more than one vehicle. One renter on John Street had five (5) cars on this block and would use them to block parking for the other cars. One of my fellow owners also has five (5) cars but they have gone to the town and ( purchased ) four (4) parking permits for the lot at the police sub station, and when my child ends up getting a car I will purchase one as well. Owning more than one car is now the normal way of the world. My Driveway cost me extra money in taxes to have rather than owning a house with no drive. When this town was formed less than half the residents probably even owned a car, it was never designed to have so many registered vehicles parked on the street. With that said, what I recommended was fair to all not just owners. Even a renter who registers in town would be eligible to get one parking permit, it would not guaranty that you get the spot in front of where you live or even a spot at all, just something that could be done to make fair parking rules for all to follow. We should all be looking for a solution to this problem not looking to blame. And to give you an answer to having the two hour parking signs well Jersey City has been that way for years, well over thirty now. It is very much like the snow storm problem, I dug out my car and now this spot is mine! If like me and some of my neighbors do shovel all snow onto the sidewalk in piles not in the street in the front and back of your car more spots would be open, but could we all work together to solve this? We need to show everyone more resect as we would want to get. Some of us help the few elderly and handicap residents to shovel out and we clear it to the curb so that when it melts it can drain away. We need to keep our minds on the prize. More and better parking.

I think we are getting off track here...arguing about who pays town taxes is not the way to solve the problem. We should focus on finding a solution for all of us to have available parking wherever it may be. Issuing permits may not be the best solution if done alone. Perhaps painting lines to show the spaces can help. That way each car has a spot and doesn't take more then one. Also, it would help the bumper and fender car touching that I've seen happen a lot specially on my block. Ive had to get my car fix 2 times already because an individual on my block parks their suv outside of their driveway instead of inside and blocks themselves in. Living my entire life in kearny I was under the assumption that parking like that was illegal in kearny. Anyhow coming together as a community finding ways on how we can fix rather than argue over irrelevant issues is the best way to go.

Unfortunately there are too many residents who have multiple vehicles but don't live in residences that have driveways. I would never rent or buy a residence that did not have a driveway.

People should be considered of others!!!! Homeowners should be forced to use their driveways. Whats the point of having one. I am 8 months pregnant and I have a problem finding parking. Cars using two spots and driveways empty is honestly unconsidered of other. In the town of Nutley there is no over night parking, which i disagree but in a way it forces homeowners to use their driveways. I believe parking lines should be done in all of our streets so that cars park within the lines and not take more than one space. Something must be done!!!!!

Parking In Kearny Ave. Its Really Bad!! Some Of these meter Officers Are insane!!! Putting tickets these people just want to make money and they dont care even if you have 1 or 2 min. left they will stay there untill the meter stops to give you the ticket, and when you come to the car they will right the ticket faster and then they say: Oh, its done !! and they keep walking like nothing happened and when we say something to them they will laugh at you, they are mean, rude and racist, specially with spanish people!! I pass threw it most of the time, I Need To Know Where Can I Go Or Who Can I Talk To about This Situation?? It Is Very Urgent!! and A Big Problem Here In Kearny For Us Citizens With Wright's,Please Help!! Thankyou.

You can contact the Kearny Police Traffic Unit 201-9981313

thankyou.

I agree with Julie B's first comment.

suggestion.. NO OVERNIGHT PARKING for NON RESIDENTS without a permit. Permit should only be temporary. A lot of people have out of state plates to save money on insurance, or just for storage since they live in an even crowded city.

Painting lines would be a problem as there are certain places where two small cars fit but only one big car fits. And then there's the driveway owners needing space to back out of their driveway, especially since some like to back out diagonally to have a better turn angle. Convenient, just not necessary. If all driveway owners were required to maximize the use of their driveway and have non-resident and commercial vehicles prohibited (unless it is a Kearny resident's Only car) there would be plenty of extra parking to ease everyone's troubles. But since you have the homeowners who rent their driveways out and the others who don't like having to move a car to use another, so rather than inconveniencing themselves, they do other people, who get the dirty end of the stick. A big thanks to the driveway owners that relentlessly use their driveways efficiently and help the community. I've noticed 119 belgrove, for example, park 4 cars in back. As inconvenient as it is for them to have to stuff their cars in there and have to back out each time. 'Homeowner' can learn a lot from them. The unspoken respect that the 119 Belgrove Drive household shows for its community is what begets their respect in return. Whereas you expect it just because you Think you pay more taxes because you own a home, therefore you are entitled to a driveway and a street parking spot. How disgusting and disappointing. God Bless Kearny.

This is the choices we've all made to live/work/play where we are. If you don't like it MOVE. There are way more important things to worry about.

Sorry to burst your bubbles, but just because it's not an obligation to park in your driveway does Not mean that you should be inconsiderate and lazy and take street parking that your fellow neighbors can use. Unless you are willing to let others park in your driveway, then there is NO reason why your driveway should be empty. That is selfish and inconsiderate and as much as that is your right to be like that, it is only okay when it doesn't affect multiple people, not even one other person.

New Kearny ordinance: driveway owners required to use driveways, except when vehicle number exceeds driveway space. Anyone working in the senior centers should be required to park in their parking lot. Housing communities required to used parking spots and driveways. Vehicles not registered in Kearny to be ticketed after 2nd offense.

Home owners with parking should get a property tax break.

FYI parking lines will NEVER work i see all the time people not parking within the lines. Go along kearny ave where they do have the lines you will see for yourself people parked into another spot.

The town PD should enforce the PARKING PERMIT but not only towards non permit holders for lots like tge one across from mandees or the one in belgrive PD Substation but also for PERMI HOLDERS PARKING ON THE STREET INSTEAD OF THE LOTS. This will definitely open up space for us residents of KEARNY without the permit. Its unfair and abusive that besides getting ticketed our vehicles get towed. As per the clerk office its OPTIONAL TO the permit holder to utilize the lots after the permit has been issued. Please issue tickets and either tow or boot residents with permit NOT USING THE LOTS the same way you do to us non permit holders

There would be plenty more parking if people utilized their driveways and garages. There would be less complaints if people were not so entitled that parking around the corner is like them having to march across a desert to get home...

People with driveways pay more in property taxes...They should park where ever they would like..or they should get a property tax cut & force to park in their driveways.....

that makes little sense, you pay more for a driveway so you should take up "free" spots. That is like paying for a gourmet meal but eating from a soup kitchen because the homeless do not pay for it hahha

Hahahahaha, that is so true, Victim. That is basically the mentality of the homeowners. Homeowners pay their property tax with the rent that they receive from the tenant(s). If, for any reason, they dont have tenants, then they basically have plenty of property to enjoy that they can call their own. That is why you pay property taxes, for you home and usage, NOT for street parking or to inconvenience the rest of the street that you live on. We are all the same miserable Humans, not even one being superior to the other.

The fact that some people so passionately believe that a homeowner with a driveway should be forced to park his or her vehicle in the driveway concerns me. On June 30th, Victim used an analogy to describe how a previous comment made by someone else made little sense. However, it is Victim's logic that is flawed. By Victim's reasoning, having a driveway but choosing to park on the street is like paying for a gourmet meal but choosing to eat the free soup at a soup kitchen because the homeless don't pay for it. This logic is flawed for several reasons. First and foremost, street parking is not just for the homeless or for someone who does not exceed a maximum income threshold. Instead, street parking is for the general public regardless of income level. As such you cannot logically argue that someone with a driveway should have less rights or access to it than someone who does not have a driveway. This would be like telling a homeowner that if they have a dog and a backyard, they cannot bring their dog to the dog park on Passaic Avenue because it's free or because it might inconvenience someone else at the dog park who doesn't have a backyard. This would be like telling someone who has a backyard with swings and slides, that they cannot take their children to the park because the park is for people without their own swings and slides and already too crowded. This would be like telling someone with a pool that they cannot use the public pool in their town. So forth and so on... Like it or not, there are just some things that are available for the benefit of all. This includes street parking. As with any public access resource, it is limited and you have to wait for it to become available just like the kid has to wait for a swing to free up at the park. You can't rely solely on a public resource and feel a sense of entitlement that your need or priority is greater than your neighbor's regardless of their occupancy status. Just because you do not have one thing does not make you more entitled to something else simply because of circumstances. Freedom and choice are beautiful things. When you have a driveway, you have the freedom and choice to either park in your driveway or on the street. For those that don't, you have other choices.

Bob, Read the whole thread, people are complaining because they have to park far from where they live. There would be more parking if a lot of people used their driveways. Dave said they pay more taxes for having driveways. Truly doesn't make any sense to me, nor do I care because I do not have an issue with parking, Jersey grown enjoyed my analogy. No passion here as you just display in your epic monologue there. Do not centralize it just on me though Bob, and people who rent, are paying the homeowners taxes. Everyone pays taxes. I never said anyone should be forced to park in their driveways but it would free up parking for those without. Freedom to be selfish and greedy is freedom you are right, we all got it.

Even tho, I agree with parking issues. Homeowners will always have the right to park in the streets or their driveway.

Victim, I did read this entire thread from beginning to end along with the other dozen threads devoted to the same issue. My references toward people feeling "passionate" about homeowners not parking in their driveways was not directed at you. Nor am I saying that it is you who thinks homeowners should be forced to park in their driveways. But others on this post have made those recommendations. The only part of my post directed at you was my reference to your analogy because I don't think it paints an accurate picture. I enjoyed more your analogy that there would be less complaints if people didn't feel so entitled to parking within a few feet of their home and stopped acting like parking around the block was like walking through a desert. In my post, I was simply pointing out that some of the suggested solutions (I chose to focus on the forcing driveway use) are irrational at best. At this point, it is no secret that parking is a challenge in our town as is the case in most of Hudson County and places like Brooklyn. We live in a heavily populated area where many people rely on their vehicles to get them to and from work or school. My point is that I caution anyone who suggests as a solution anything that would take away a person's freedoms. When you do that you may very well be opening up a Pandora's box that would include many other absurd solutions geared toward limiting people's freedom. Solutions such as limiting how many cars each household can have or how many cars per address can be parked on the street at a given time. Or solutions that suggest families shouldn't have more than one child as was the case in China. This way when the child is of driving age we only have to worry about one extra car on the street as opposed to one for each child. Or rules that say several roommates cannot share an apartment. As for your comment that renters pay the owner's property tax, this is simply a misstatement on your part. Rent from a tenant only partially contributes to the owner's overall payment of their tax bill. Keep in mind rent has to cover other expenses too. As for greed, the argument can be made from the other angle also.

When people say residents are not using there driveways this is not the case . I park my cars in my driveway and people constantly park hafway or completely across my driveway .I have been late ro work msny times because of tbis.I got fed up and called the police to ticket a car and the next day my friends jeep had smashed windows all amd slit tires all.of them Ive have my tires slashed while in my driveway.

Has this been resolved?

I think this story over time to close how do you do it?

Please contact the KPD traffic Unit 201-998-1313 about this issue.