PrimoSpot Blog

We have been busy collecting the information for all of the garages for our coverage area. We are proud to announce that we have basic garage information for Manhattan available. We are adding in new photos, phone numbers, operating hours, and pricing every day. Brooklyn, Queens, and Hoboken will be added soon too.

Try it out!

We just added a new feature to the site: you can now see when a spot is about to become available. These new markers have a star on them. When you are browsing the map and you see one of these, it means the parking rules for that spot are about to expire, and you'll be able to legally park there very soon (hopefully before anyone else realizes it!)

For example: if the current time is 9:35AM on Tuesday and the rule is No Parking Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00AM to 10:00AM, then this spot will have a star on it indicating that it will be available in 25 minutes. These spots are more likely to be free.

To quickly see all of the areas that we cover, check out the new page in the about section:
parking area coverage maps

This page has a list of each area we have captured parking information for. There are also maps with markers for each neighborhood and will update automatically as new areas come online.

The rest of the Bushwick, Brooklyn area is completed. Follow the link and check out all the new on-street parking data.

You can search for parking in Long Island City in Queens now.

Here is an screenshot:

Check out some of these signs:

We added the Washington Heights area in upper Manhattan quite some time ago, but just in case you missed it:

PrimoSpot has gathered the parking information for Astoria, Queens.

To date, this area has more one week parking and spots free of any restrictions that we have seen for the NYC metro area.

Note all of the green spots:

Bryan over at paperfoldables made us a cool foldable flyer. It has a retro green convertible with a detachable head and flip-out mobile phone. The driver inside is unhappy looking for parking, then she uses PrimoSpot on her mobile and finds a free place to park!

Before:	After:

Check it out:

Make Your Own:

1. Download the PDF.
2. Print it out on your best (color) printer.
3. Cut carefully along the dark lines.
4. Fold on the dotted lines.
5. Tape the flaps to the inside.
6. Have fun driving around your house and parking wherever you please!

We have added on-street parking and bike rack information for the Western part of the Bushwick area, this is the part of Buswick that meets up with Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Follow the link and check it out.

More one week parking:

Check out our new feature - bicycle rack locations and photos:

Just click the toggle bike racks link at the top while browsing the map and the bikes will drop in.

Please let us know what you think in the contact us section or add a comment to this posting.