Double parking is illegal. Here's how drivers do it "politely."

Plus: Sunshine! [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Is double parking legal in NYC? No, but here’s how drivers do it ‘politely.’]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. It's Monday in New York City, where drivers — despite all their complaints — at least seem allowed to park in the middle of the road with little or no impunity. Technically, double parking is illegal, even during street sweeping. But there are [a few ways that drivers who care about good manners go about it](. Here's what else is happening: - The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup [final match]( will be held at MetLife Stadium. - A Westchester man was arrested on Sunday for [driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene]( of a Bronx crash where a 22-year-old pedestrian was killed. - Dozens of tenants of a partially collapsed Bronx apartment building are [suing their landlord]( to complete needed repairs and put an end to what they call a long-standing pattern of harassment. - The city's Department of Buildings only has 11 staffers tasked with reviewing 50,000 buildings for their [compliance with a new carbon emissions law](. - Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office on Sunday [criticized Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation]( for failing to help address the migrant crisis. - State officials are failing to complete most child labor investigations in New York City within a reasonable timeframe, according to [a new audit by the state comptroller](. - [We're getting]( a week of sunshine, baby. - [18 state lawmakers from both parties]( are glomming onto the United Federation of Teachers' lawsuit to block congestion pricing. - In a move that frustrates both congestion pricing haters and public transit fans, Gov. Hochul is using the state's "Outer Borough Transportation Account" — a fund created to improve mass transit options — to give certain [tolling discounts to Bronx and Queens drivers](. - Skyrocketing food costs and [steep prices for under-the-table permits]( have pushed the price of a Halal cart chicken and rice up to $10. - The number of criminal tickets for street vendors has exploded under Mayor Eric Adams, [despite a 2021 pledge to use civilian enforcement]( instead of sending the police. - Flautist André 3000's [residency at the Blue Note]( jazz club is underway. - [In-person dating events]( in New York City are having a tough time recruiting [straight men]( to show up. - Meanwhile, [doctors are concerned]( that guys who've been drawn into online "masturbation abstinence" communities are at risk of mental health problems and exposure to extremist hate groups. - Rising and grinding is out, the new morning lifestyle trend is hurkle-durkling, or [lounging around in bed for a while]( before you do anything productive. - [Here's your list]( of Grammy winners from last night. - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“You don’t want to hear horns blowing and blasting all morning.”]( - Bay Ridge resident lucille flood on the need to put your name and number in your windshield [WHEN YOU DOUBLE PARK]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Chloë Sevigny on Truman Capote's 'Swans,' NYC parenting and that viral dog comment]( "It’s the owners that don’t pick up — a few bad apples. I don’t have anything against dogs, just pick up after them is all I’m asking," she said. [NJ is making medical marijuana registration free — for the shrinking group that wants it]( Patient advocates say reducing fees is a step in the right direction but that more can be done to make cannabis affordable for New Jerseyans who use it medicinally, as insurance generally doesn't cover the drug. [We Rely On Your Support]( [New York state lawmakers seek to ban new fracking technique]( Actor Mark Ruffalo backed the bill, which would amend an existing ban to include fracking that uses carbon dioxide instead of water. [Plans to renovate Chinatown's Kimlau Square reignite debate over neighborhood's future]( At the center of the disagreements is a planned multimillion-dollar "Gateway Arch" — in line with those in Chinatowns across the world — eyed for historic Kimlau Square. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.