July 22, 2025 • 5 mins
Mendte in the Morning sent Natalie Migliore out on the street to talk to the people of NYC about the practice of saving parking spots for other people and if they agree with it or are against it.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Now it's sevent ten w oars Beat on the Street
with Natalie Migliori.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
I love this one. Is it okay to save a
parking spot? Man? That can start a fight in the neighborhood.
Let's find out from Natalie Migliore, because that's the topic
today ever Beat on the Street.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Natalie, Yeah, good morning, Larry. Well, as parking spots become
more rare across New York City, I think every driver
knows that fighting over them seems to become more common.
It comes after two women and a man beat up
on a twenty one year old girl over a parking
spot in Queen's earlier this month, all because she was
(00:44):
trying to park in a spot that the two women
were supposedly dating for someone else. So do New Yorkers
think it's okay to save street parking?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
You're a wonder.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
It's courtesy pacific. You know, gotta look out for one
another human beings.
Speaker 5 (01:01):
No, I mean it's pretty obvious other people need the spots.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
There's a lot of people trying to get parking, and
I feel like it's all fair. When you find a spot,
you can park it in.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
No, they shouldn't be able to whoever comes next to
your park day, it's not fair. Well, if I was
driving and somebody like is holding a spot already, then
I'd let it slide. But if I'm back like I'm
backing up into the spot and somebody jumps instead, I'm
holding this to somebody, that's a different story. I'd run
the moba.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
There you go. The two women, mother and daughter, were
actually charged with harassment and assault, but the daughter allegedly
yelling racist remarks before taking a lunch at the girl
who was trying to hold a parking spot. It got
really heated. So why is saving a parking spot such
a hot topic?
Speaker 4 (01:52):
No idea that it there was a hot betting topic
until right now.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Because this shrinking parking space is available, and you know,
people don't know this. It's like it's crazy over here.
It's hard enough. I mean, nine dollars a day just
to get into this crazy city. You know, that's forty
five dollars a week. That's one hundred and eighty dollars
a month if you work five days a week. That's
somebody's cell phone bill. That's somebody electric bill, you know,
(02:15):
a bill they can pay. And what do you get?
We get less, you pay more and get less and
less and less.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
Yeah, he that New Yorker referencing congestion pricing right there,
that nine dollars a day talking about you know, if
you have to pay more to find a spot in
New York City to park in a parking garage, of
course there's going to be more demand for that free
parking spot on the street, especially with congestion pricing. And
he's not wrong. Recent data shows roughly eight thousand parking
(02:46):
spaces have been removed due to the outdoor dining setups,
bike leans, and delivery hubs across the Five Burrows. And
even though there's still nearly three million spots on the
street in New York, New Yorker still see fights breakout
over them, not just people yelling.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
I mean I live in Brooklyn. That happens. Yeah, if
somebody wants to park, somebody else is trying to, you know,
save it by standing, which is kind of a dangerous thing.
If you're encountering somebody who's in a vehicle and they're angry.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
And as far as driving, I'm getting ready to learn
how to drive.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Then you're gonna be fighting over spots with people.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Oh no, I'm not gonna fight because I have patience.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
I have time to fight, because you know what, at
the end of the day, I ain't trying to lose
my life over a park the spot.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
You know what, Larry, though, wait till she gets behind
the wheel and exactly. But you know, my one question
of the morning, there are drivers in New York City,
especially those who live in the outer boroughs. Has anyone
ever been in a fight over a parking spot? And
would they?
Speaker 4 (03:45):
No, I've never engaged in any of those kind of situations.
If I see somebody, you know, trying to save a spot,
I'm not gonna I'm not gonna engage. The consequences are dire,
are severe.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
I can't like, I won't have somebody jump out of
the car and save the spot for me or that,
And am I gonna get into a fight for it?
It depends on the day to week, I tell you
the truth. That's you know, it really does depend on
the day to week. But on a normal thing, I'd
let it slide.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
You better hope you catch them on a good day then, Larry,
for sure.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
I think I speak for most people in saying this
is the way you deal with this normally because I'll
drive and I'll see a parking spot right and somebody
will put like a trash can in it to save
the spot, and I'm furious. And the alternative me, the
brave me, would get out and move that trash can.
But the real me is afraid my car is gonna
(04:36):
get key, they're gonna throw coffee on my car, or worse,
they're gonna be right there and they're three times bigger
than me, and they're gonna beat the hell out of me.
So I just get mad and drive on.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
I wonder if people in other parts of the country
have issues like this, because growing up I had family
in Brooklyn, and honestly, it was the conversation every time
we'd go over there, is there any parking spots?
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Ad like?
Speaker 5 (05:00):
That was the first thing. Is there any parking spots?
And you know, where I lived in Staten Island, we
had more space, but oh my goodness, if somebody parked
in front of your house that didn't live in that house, Look,
who's that car? Why they parked in that spot?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Very territory, It's amazing. But I'll tell you what to
answer your question. I've worked in several big cities and
in every large city in the country except San Diego
and possibly La. Not so much in California, but Chicago, definitely, Philadelphia, definitely, Detroit, definitely. No,
this is a national phenomenon, not just locally. Want to
(05:37):
wrap it.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Up, Natalie, Yeah, that's it. I'm okay, all good for you.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Just to make sure, Natalie, I'll be back tomorrow morning
at eight fifty
Now it's sevent ten w oars Beat on the Street
with Natalie Migliori.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
I love this one. Is it okay to save a
parking spot? Man? That can start a fight in the neighborhood.
Let's find out from Natalie Migliore, because that's the topic
today ever Beat on the Street.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Natalie, Yeah, good morning, Larry. Well, as parking spots become
more rare across New York City, I think every driver
knows that fighting over them seems to become more common.
It comes after two women and a man beat up
on a twenty one year old girl over a parking
spot in Queen's earlier this month, all because she was
(00:44):
trying to park in a spot that the two women
were supposedly dating for someone else. So do New Yorkers
think it's okay to save street parking?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
You're a wonder.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
It's courtesy pacific. You know, gotta look out for one
another human beings.
Speaker 5 (01:01):
No, I mean it's pretty obvious other people need the spots.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
There's a lot of people trying to get parking, and
I feel like it's all fair. When you find a spot,
you can park it in.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
No, they shouldn't be able to whoever comes next to
your park day, it's not fair. Well, if I was
driving and somebody like is holding a spot already, then
I'd let it slide. But if I'm back like I'm
backing up into the spot and somebody jumps instead, I'm
holding this to somebody, that's a different story. I'd run
the moba.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
There you go. The two women, mother and daughter, were
actually charged with harassment and assault, but the daughter allegedly
yelling racist remarks before taking a lunch at the girl
who was trying to hold a parking spot. It got
really heated. So why is saving a parking spot such
a hot topic?
Speaker 4 (01:52):
No idea that it there was a hot betting topic
until right now.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Because this shrinking parking space is available, and you know,
people don't know this. It's like it's crazy over here.
It's hard enough. I mean, nine dollars a day just
to get into this crazy city. You know, that's forty
five dollars a week. That's one hundred and eighty dollars
a month if you work five days a week. That's
somebody's cell phone bill. That's somebody electric bill, you know,
(02:15):
a bill they can pay. And what do you get?
We get less, you pay more and get less and
less and less.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
Yeah, he that New Yorker referencing congestion pricing right there,
that nine dollars a day talking about you know, if
you have to pay more to find a spot in
New York City to park in a parking garage, of
course there's going to be more demand for that free
parking spot on the street, especially with congestion pricing. And
he's not wrong. Recent data shows roughly eight thousand parking
(02:46):
spaces have been removed due to the outdoor dining setups,
bike leans, and delivery hubs across the Five Burrows. And
even though there's still nearly three million spots on the
street in New York, New Yorker still see fights breakout
over them, not just people yelling.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
I mean I live in Brooklyn. That happens. Yeah, if
somebody wants to park, somebody else is trying to, you know,
save it by standing, which is kind of a dangerous thing.
If you're encountering somebody who's in a vehicle and they're angry.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
And as far as driving, I'm getting ready to learn
how to drive.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Then you're gonna be fighting over spots with people.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Oh no, I'm not gonna fight because I have patience.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
I have time to fight, because you know what, at
the end of the day, I ain't trying to lose
my life over a park the spot.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
You know what, Larry, though, wait till she gets behind
the wheel and exactly. But you know, my one question
of the morning, there are drivers in New York City,
especially those who live in the outer boroughs. Has anyone
ever been in a fight over a parking spot? And
would they?
Speaker 4 (03:45):
No, I've never engaged in any of those kind of situations.
If I see somebody, you know, trying to save a spot,
I'm not gonna I'm not gonna engage. The consequences are dire,
are severe.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
I can't like, I won't have somebody jump out of
the car and save the spot for me or that,
And am I gonna get into a fight for it?
It depends on the day to week, I tell you
the truth. That's you know, it really does depend on
the day to week. But on a normal thing, I'd
let it slide.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
You better hope you catch them on a good day then, Larry,
for sure.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
I think I speak for most people in saying this
is the way you deal with this normally because I'll
drive and I'll see a parking spot right and somebody
will put like a trash can in it to save
the spot, and I'm furious. And the alternative me, the
brave me, would get out and move that trash can.
But the real me is afraid my car is gonna
(04:36):
get key, they're gonna throw coffee on my car, or worse,
they're gonna be right there and they're three times bigger
than me, and they're gonna beat the hell out of me.
So I just get mad and drive on.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
I wonder if people in other parts of the country
have issues like this, because growing up I had family
in Brooklyn, and honestly, it was the conversation every time
we'd go over there, is there any parking spots?
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Ad like?
Speaker 5 (05:00):
That was the first thing. Is there any parking spots?
And you know, where I lived in Staten Island, we
had more space, but oh my goodness, if somebody parked
in front of your house that didn't live in that house, Look,
who's that car? Why they parked in that spot?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Very territory, It's amazing. But I'll tell you what to
answer your question. I've worked in several big cities and
in every large city in the country except San Diego
and possibly La. Not so much in California, but Chicago, definitely, Philadelphia, definitely, Detroit, definitely. No,
this is a national phenomenon, not just locally. Want to
(05:37):
wrap it.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Up, Natalie, Yeah, that's it. I'm okay, all good for you.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Just to make sure, Natalie, I'll be back tomorrow morning
at eight fifty
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