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About PrimoSpot

After living in Manhattan for years and racking up several hundred dollars of parking tickets, the site creator decided there must be a better way. After asking other drivers what their methods were, we heard that a few people were keeping hand-drawn maps in notebooks in their cars. As a programmer, he decided to create the map online. He opened the site to allow people to add their own streets and neighborhoods, and in June 2007, PrimoSpot was born.

How it works:

Using Google maps and an extensive database of parking signs, its easier than ever to find the primo spot. You can navigate around on the map using your mouse and the parking information will load in automatically.

This is not, currently, a way to find paid garages. Alternate side of the street parking suspensions and holidays are currently not reflected in the times left on a spot.

PrimoSpot regrets that it cannot tell if a spot is available at any given moment.

Adding a spot:

You can add spots to the map by clicking Add Spot! at the top. Find the spot on the map where you want to add a space, and follow the instructions on the left hand side. Try it out!

Current Statistics:

Currently over locations in the database for searching.

Special Thanks To:

PrimoSpot News

July 22, 2008 Nethackz.com puts us on their top 25 apps for people on the go list. We are in second on the list!
July 2, 2008 Great post on makeuseof.com. Link:PrimoSpot: Find a Parking Spot in New York City (NYC)
June 30, 2008 Another online parking service, parkingspots.com, blogs about us. PrimoSpot Offers New Spin on Parking Search
June 30, 2008 KillerStartups gives us a nice review, Primospot.com - Parking In The City. Vote for us -- its easy!
June 28, 2008 Mashable.com write up, Learn NYC’s Street Parking Landscape With PrimoSpot
May 01, 2008 Site re-launched with support for photos and street signs for Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Nov. 27, 2007 itsnearme.com, article: Yes, my primo friend, it is possible to find free parking in New York City
Oct. 11, 2007 WNBC News 4 You, Sree Advice On Online Parking (video)
Oct. 2, 2007 Examiner examiner.com article
Oct. 1, 2007 Spanish newspaper 24horas puts us on the cover! gracias! screenshot
Sept. 27, 2007 newyork.blog.nl, bedankt!
Sept. 27, 2007 R. Hobbs - NYC film location scout, his post
Sept. 26, 2007 curbed.com 'Cool New Thing: Legal Neighborhood Parking', curbed.com link
Sept. 26, 2007 Article on page 14 of NYPost, NYPost.com link
Aug. 1, 2007 PrimoSpot launches beta release