Day of free parking

BY BRYAN VIRASAMI, STAFF WRITER. Newsday.com Staff writers Melanie Lefkowitz and Ashley Harrell contributed to this story. November 14, 2005

No-meter Sundays begin, to joy of many looking to save money, concern of some that spaces will be scarcer

Raj Patel maneuvered his minivan into a nice parking spot along a busy shopping stretch on 74th Street in Jackson Heights, but he figured it was a lucky break....

...In Jackson Heights, cell phone store manager Sam Sangpo, 30, of Maspeth, agreed with the city that the new policy would hinder customer turnaround. But as a driver, he liked it....

..."It's great," said Rebeca Brown, 30, of Jackson Heights after learning she didn't have to drop 50 cents into the meter. "My husband was telling me, but I didn't know if it was today."
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...Merchants and shoppers in Jackson Heights on the new Sunday parking rules:

'My shop is here and people park here all day and I don't get customers. But as a driver, It's good.' - Sam Sangpo, 30, of Maspeth, below, manager of cell phone store on 74th Street in Jackson Heights...