NYC Motorcycle Parking Locations
Garages
Spring Street (Winter Storage)
Also, someone at BMWNY told me they're trying to set something up
for winter parking. You might wanna check with them.
From: georgez@morgan.com (George Zabetakis )
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:47:23 EDT
13th Street and West 4th Street
There is a garage on 13th and
4th that I park my bike. Well, don't go there! I have a big scratch
(actually a gouge in my take, AND of course they claim innocence).
Oddly enough my bike is still parked there, I haven't had the time to
move it.
From: georgez@morgan.com (George Zabetakis )
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:47:23 EDT
14th Street between 7th and 8th
I checked with my brother in Manhattan, between 7th and 8th, on West
14th, if you remember. This is his response:
>I checked with the garage where I park my car. They do accept
>motorcyles. Their rates are $12.00 for 12 hours, $17.00 for 24 hours,
>and $100.00 for a monthly. The garage is on W.15th St. between 9th and
>10th Avenues, on the south side of the street. I don't have the street
>address, but its the only parking garage on that block---it's between a
>taxi garage and a produce delivery company, right in the middle of the
>block.
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 12:09:55 EDT
From: jxa01@health.state.ny.us (Josh Ascher)
18th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenus
BTW, there are 2 garages on 18th and 3rd that seem to be good. One of
them is full though. The garages lie between 2nd & 3rd AVE's.
From: georgez@morgan.com (George Zabetakis )
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:47:23 EDT
10th Ave between 24th and 25th
I park my bike at a garage on 10th Ave between 24th & 25th. This garage is a
4 story building, so it's enclosed, secure (_you_ go up on the elevator with
your bike, _they_ don't touch *anything*), and pretty cheap (for Manhattan).
I pay about $90.00 per month (that includes the state tax of 8 1/4%, the 10%
city is waived becuase of the certificate). They're also open 24 hours, but
late at night you have to ring the bell (but they come out pretty quick) and
during rush hours it may take a few minutes. They limit it to 2 bikes per
floor, tucked in the corner, so I've never been pinned in.
From: Christopher Zguris <0004854540@mcimail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 95 10:12 EST
38th Street between 10th and 11th (Winter Storage)
Cycle Therapy, on 38th Street between 10th and 11th, offers winter
storage parking.
The 1996 rate is $65.00/month. Contact
David Miron
for more info.
59th Street between 1st and 2nd
There are garages that accept motorcycles, you just have to find
them. I think most of them are in lower Manhattan. I did manage to find
one in midtown: 59th St bet 1st & 2nd. They charge $9 a day or $170 a month.
From: garyjh@bernstein.com (Gary Harris)
53rd Street between Broadway and 6th
The garage at the Sheraton Hotel.
Half price for bikes, but they've only got room for 2 or 3.
55th Street east of 6th
There's a
garage on 55th St. just east of 6th--the north side of the street,
that's let me park (reluctantly) a few times.
It's an underground garage, possibly the last one on the block
before reaching 6th.
Street Parking
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
Above the exit from the Brooklyn Battery
Tunnel. Safe, some nice bikes in the area.
Given the Wall Street employment hours, this may not be a good area
on weekends or evenings.
Battery Park City
Under the Battery Park City pedestrain overpass, on the
north-bound (east) side of West Street. There's barely room
for 3 bikes there, and they always seem to be the same ones.
There's a _lot_ of pedestrain traffic (good/bad thing), and
I don't know how the usual occupants of those spaces would
feel about sharing.
World Trade Center
Battery Park (north end, where West St runs east-west)
about 15 bikes, lots of Jap cruisers
no personal experience parking there, though,
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 13:11:30 EDT
From: bill@tss.com (Bill Castellano)
Lispenard and 6th Ave
A block or so below Canal, on 6th Ave, I've seen a nice Harley
parked on the sidewalk in front of the
the AT&T building.
I strongly suspect that the owner works there...
I've often parked on the sidewalk on the other (West) side of 6th,
chained to a nice railing about a half-block south of the subway
entrance.
The railing surrounds a restraunt, so they might object if you
parked there when they were busy.
I've never had a problem in the middle of a weekday.
Canal Street, East Side
Hungry for Chinese food? Don't know where to park?
I've often parked on the sidewalk on Bowery, just below Canal Street
(at the entrance ramp to the Manhattan Bridge).
I chain the bike to the
fence around the park just south of the bridge
I've parked there late, late at night, and never had a problem.
During the summer there are often other bikes there.
Broome Street
The intersection of Watts and Broome Streets,
in the triangle of sculpture across from the
Phoenix-like Manhattan Brewing Company and American Dream
Machine. Lots of things to chain the bike to, and I suppose
that American Dream (overpriced Harley boutique/shop) helps
increase the security factor. There are sometimes abandoned
bikes, and scavengers.
Park Row
There is free bike parking on the traffic island
at Broadway and Park Row. There are usually at
least twenty bikes parked there during weekdays.
Convenient for JR Computer World shoppers.
Be aware that this surface there is cobblestones and quite
uneven.
From: manes@magpie.com
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 17:28:38 EDT
ALERT!
This area may now be off-limits. I've gotten reports of recent
towings and ticketing.
Union Square
14th Street, at Union Square. Large semi-official motorcycle
parking zone. Wide variety of bikes, most covered. Some seem
to be parked for long term storage, and vandalism is
moderate.
On nyc.motorcycles,
Sam Guncler/Alison Loeb said:
I noticed that 14th Street at Union Square is no longer available due to
construction.
From: gunclers@intercom.com (Guncler/Loeb)
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 00:08:11 GMT
Madison Square Park
There are two FREE designated M/C parking areas at Madison Square (E. 23rd,
btwn 5th Ave. & Madison Ave). (This park is the site of the original
Madison Square Garden, now further uptown). For safety, just cover and lock
the bike, and it will be fine.
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 01:05:29 EDT
From: rbarry@interport.net (Rick Barry)
24th and Broadway (Toy District)
Add to the list: 24th St. and Broadway as it meets 5th... a triangle that
did have a motorcycle parking sign on it.. not sure if it's still there,
but the bikes are.
From: ETQQ51A@prodigy.com (Sam Guncler)
Date: 12 Aug 1995 23:18:44 GMT
AERT!
This site is now off-limits.
Bikes parked in this area have been ticketed and towed.
Use the bike parking area at 23rd and Madison (Madison Square Park)
instead.
East 35th Street
On 35th(?) Street and 1st Ave (just off the FDR exit--heading
eastbound, on the south east corner) there's a large bicycle
rack and I've often seen 2 or 3 motorcycles.
Times Square
Broadway/7th Ave and 46th Street. I frequently park on the
traffic island just north of the 45~44th Street intersection
of Broaway and 7th. There are a lot of pigeons--so use a
cover. Lock the cover on to prevent the homeless from
stealing it. Sometimes there will be a swep of tickets, and
I've ocassionaly found a loosened mirror when I return to
the bike.
Columbus Circle
Triangular bike zone similiar to 14th
Street.
West 40th
The bicycle racks at the north end of the Javits Convention Center
(40th Street and 11th Ave.) seem to be safe. There are frequently
other motorcycles there.
I wouldn't use this area for overnight parking, or park there if
there's no show at the Javit's.
The Forbidden Zones
Here are some sites that look like ideal motorcycle parking
spots, but aren't.
The bicycle racks at Lincoln Center are very off-limits for
motorcycle parking--the building manager actively looks for cycles
parked there and calls the cops.
The long-time bike parking area at the trianguar intersection of 5th
and Broadway at 24th Street (the Toy Disctict) is now off-limits.
I suspect this is due to impending construction and street
re-design.
There was no warning, and bikes parked in that area were ticketed
and towed away.
This area may now be off-limits. I've gotten reports of recent
towings and ticketing.
Stay tuned for more information.
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