New Parking Lot In Bensonhurst
The recently repaved parking lot at Jmart on 18th Avenue and 82nd Street is getting ready for customers. In anticipation, the fees you’ll have to pay for the privilege of shopping there have been posted.
If you come by car, the least you’ll pay is $3.00, assuming you can get all your shopping done in under 30 minutes. If you biked here, you will pay $4.00, but the good news is you can take as long as you need.
The rates are posted as follows:
up to 1/2 hour $3
up to 1 hour $5
up to 2 hours $7
up to 3 hours $9
up to 4-8 hours $12
up to 12 hours $18
up to 24 hours $22
They are also planning to charge bicycles $4 regardless of the length of time.
Now, we can all agree that parking in the neighborhood is getting harder by the day, but we are yet to see anyone charge for parking your bicycle, and those rates are more expensive than covered parking lots in Bay Ridge.
For comparison, street parking is still 25 cents per 15 minutes along 18th Avenue, and you can lock your bike up for free. Here are the rates for nearest municipal lots:
Bensonhurst #1 Municipal Parking Field
1763 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214, (at the 18th Avenue “D” train Station)
96 spaces, (including 4 spaces for people with disabilities)
Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 10 pm
Unattended metered facility (pay & display)
Accepts quarters, dollar coins, NYC Parking Cards and credit cards.
Rates
25¢ per 15 minutes, 4 hour limit (46 spaces, 2 spaces for people with disabilities)
25¢ per 15 minutes, $8 max, 14 hour limit (38 spaces, 2 spaces for people with disabilities)
Permits: $150 per quarter (12 spaces), For quarterly permits, call 311
Bensonhurst #2 Municipal Parking Field
1 Bay 26th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214
24 spaces, (includes 1 space for people with disabilities)
Unattended metered facility (Pay and Display)
Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 10 pm
Accepts quarters, dollar coins, NYC Parking Cards and credit cards.Rates: 25¢ per 15 minutes,
Rates: 25¢ per 15 minutes, 3 hour limit
Bay Ridge Municipal Parking Garage
8501 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 (between 85th and 86th Streets)
205 spaces, (including 6 spaces for people with disabilities & 3 Electric vehicle charging spaces)
Monday to Sunday, 8 am to 10 pm
Cashier/Toll Operation (70 spaces)
Rates
First hour: $3.00, additional hour: $1.50
Max to close: $19.50
Permits
$200 per month (135 spaces)
Permits available from garage manager: Parking Systems Plus. Call: 718-729-2635
Central Parking Systems: 718-439-5699
We called and emailed Jmart for clarification about the new parking rules, but did not hear back in time for publication. Will update when we do.