Jackson Heights Life

I don't know about getting it dismissed but you can probably get the fine reduced, usually to half the amount.

Write a letter -- it doesn't matter what it says, they process it automatically and send you a reduced fine. Then you can either pay that or have it reviewed by an administrative judge.

Do try not to double-park though. It's a huge problem in the neighborhood especially since people here block traffic and honk like crazy.

Good luck!

Is it possible to receive a ticket for double parking while waiting in your car? Didn't think it was possible but it happened to me. Wonder what my chances are of getting it dismissed. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Were you in the passenger seat, or were you driving? Were your hazard lights on?

It's ok to double park just as long as you are in the drivers seat. It's not ok
to leave your car unattended while double parked. Most of the times the cops
wont even bother you if they see you behind the wheel.

One bad experience I had was in Forest Hills, I was double parked near the corner
waiting for a Postal Service truck to pull out, this was on a quiet one way residential street.

Anyway this police car slows down and over the loudspeaker tells me to move which I did,
so I drive around the block to see if the Postal Service truck had pulled out and I double
park in the same spot with the engine running(I was doing a moving job and that spot
was in front of my customers building)

Anyway I look in my outside drivers side mirror and see the cop car, so I drive off and
as soon as I make the right turn I see the flashing lights of the police car.....I take out
my drivers license/registration/insurance card, before I can speak, she starts writing
a parking ticket and doesn't let me say anything. You can see in her face the stress though
she is being pressured by her bosses to meet ticket quotas. It was something like $125.00.

I didn't think she was going to come back after I circled the block. I guess the police don't
have any better things to do. Fine, give me a ticket if I had left the vehicle unattended
but I was just waiting for the postal guy to come out and move his truck. I wasn't blocking
traffic, besides the street was quiet. Hands down Bloomberg is the most hated mayor of NYC
EVER!

One bad experience I had was in Forest Hills, I was double parked near the corner
waiting for a Postal Service truck to pull out, this was on a quiet one way residential street.

...I double park in the same spot with the engine running...

Was the postal truck leaving anytime soon?  Did you signal that you're parking into that spot instead of double parking?  I've seen a police car block and ticket 2 cars with drivers who were parked at a corner fire hydrant on 37th Ave.  One car tried to back up and leave, but the cop wouldn't let him saying,"..if you keep backing up, we're gonna have a problem."

Another thing is the anti idling laws.  5 minutes max with some exceptions unless it's a school area where the limit is one minute.