Who parks in NYC Garages and which ones

[apexkingjusto]

When I drive in I try to go to only a few garages who know me, and give me special spots. I usually give the guys $10 to keep car up front or somewhere away from chaos. Well was running late to a big customer meeting (which went amazing by the way) and had to park in a random garage. Came back and found a golf ball sized ding on higher part of rear drivers panel. They are willing to have it fixed at their garage in the Bronx, who I stopped by and it actually looks decent. They claim to do paint jeans dent. Oh well

[ferrari6891]

I usually go to any of the Icon's in manhattan

[Lito335]

Whats the name of the shop? where's is this garage located?

[jaehshim]

DO NOT TRUST any of parking garages, even with bumper guards. with bumper guards, the valet drivers drive your car like sxxx.
Over several years of working in the city (downtown 23rd street), I pay monthly to parking garage, and there is no way i'm taking the M3 down there.
My 3 year old Hyundai Sonata beater looks like 70 years old.
I have scratches all over the place, dents, damaged side mirrors 3 times, fortunately they paid for the mirrors.
Do not expect garage to be responsible for any of the damages, because they simply won't.
My parking garage place is legit like any other NYC garages, it's not a basement level, it's ground level and up, at least 5 911 Turbos every morning, full of Range Rovers and Panama and X5s, and bunch of Tesla these days.
I've seen how the valet drives treat cars, how they park, stack up cars etc...you don't want to take the chance and take your car to a parking garage.
Parking garage is as risky as any other street parking.

There's only one way out, similar to your case. Go to one of those large garages where they have a huge, spacious ground floor, pay the guy 20 bucks and ask him to park your car right by the cashier where they don't have to move the car around. You can actually park there yourself and take the key overnight if you want.

[5soko]

Originally Posted by jaehshim

DO NOT TRUST any of parking garages, even with bumper guards. with bumper guards, the valet drivers drive your car like sxxx.
Over several years of working in the city (downtown 23rd street), I pay monthly to parking garage, and there is no way i'm taking the M3 down there.
My 3 year old Hyundai Sonata beater looks like 70 years old.
I have scratches all over the place, dents, damaged side mirrors 3 times, fortunately they paid for the mirrors.
Do not expect garage to be responsible for any of the damages, because they simply won't.
My parking garage place is legit like any other NYC garages, it's not a basement level, it's ground level and up, at least 5 911 Turbos every morning, full of Range Rovers and Panama and X5s, and bunch of Tesla these days.
I've seen how the valet drives treat cars, how they park, stack up cars etc...you don't want to take the chance and take your car to a parking garage.
Parking garage is as risky as any other street parking.

There's only one way out, similar to your case. Go to one of those large garages where they have a huge, spacious ground floor, pay the guy 20 bucks and ask him to park your car right by the cashier where they don't have to move the car around. You can actually park there yourself and take the key overnight if you want.

This is the ONLY way to do it! Take a beater to the city, mine being a Honda accord with 80K miles, dents, scratches, bumpers destroyed, etc.

[Mmmdreamer]

yup...f*kin NYC parking garages are so damn cramped I never trust them and never feel like getting raped for 11 bucks for 30mins or whatever they charge...better off just trying to street park and take your chances there.

[apexkingjusto]

I sometimes don't have a choice, and need to drive in. My building used to have the best garage until icon took it over, those same guys are around the corner. I find the biggest issue are garages on the east side...

[jrlee53]

Don't trust any of them. I have a coworker who pays to have his car parked out front and I walked out and saw they had just left it out on the sidewalk where everyone can just walk a long it and possible get a scratch. I park at the self park garage on 34th and 9th or the robot garage in chinatown. The robot isn't as expensive as you think it is (about $25 a day or $400 monthly if you work close by).

[Redrckt135]

i work in the empire state building and i park at icon's on 33rd between 5th and 6th on the left side...theyre awesome and take good care of your car

[apexkingjusto]

I work in 1 penn so it's easy to park near 34th, I come in on the west side. It's just when I have an event on the east side. It's easier to take the train the. Shlep back to west side to drive home.

[Sejzilla]

quikpark

[E92Mazing]

I now just find street parking between first ave/2nd ave and jump on a citibike to get where I need to be. healthier that way too.

[v12]

The best way of parking your car in NYC if you care about it is to use hospitals and few other select self-park facilities.

It's really tough to trust the "Icon Parking" types when you see how they whip the cars around and the tights spots they to work with.

[RR-NYC]

I live in the city knowing that cars get dinged. I try to mitigate that by not allowing anyone to park my car. For my monthly parking, I have a reserved "park & lock" spot that has more than enough space next to other monthly parkers where none of us worry about dings and nobody drives my car. The manager keeps a spare key in his office in case of emergencies. In the years I've used this garage, they have never been inside the vehicle.

If I park at another garage in the city, I will give them cash up front for me to park it up front and leave the keys with the caveat that it is not to be moved. Works fine for me.

[S65V8]

the only one I would consider parking at is the massive Time Warner Center Columbus Drive Central Parking Garage.

[Johndong888]

I have to park near the Jacob Javitts Convention center during events. It's like 50 bucks a day for normal size car and 80 for the van lol. I went downstairs to load, they don't normally allow this. What I saw was amazing but shouldn't be surprising. They park the cars soo close together, they have to keep the windows open because that's the only way they can get it. So yes, they'll kick your door as they jump in your car through the window, step on your seat before makign it over to the driver side. I even caught someone just finishing climbing over the hood of another car.

Thank god for beaters lol. I know it's just a car but I'm also the type of person that pays an outrageous amount to get the car detailed properly cause I'm just into that.

So from now on, just open garages, none of that of underground, restricted upperlevel crap. Sometimes I have no choice, so I tip the attendant more to park up front.

Best,
John

[v12]

Originally Posted by SROC5

the only one I would consider parking at is the massive Time Warner Center Columbus Drive Central Parking Garage.

self park?

[S65V8]

Originally Posted by v12

self park?

nah, valet, but so many Rollers, Ferraris, and exotics, you got to figure who gives a shiz about a lowly M3 haha.

[In Extremis]

Originally Posted by SROC5

nah, valet, but so many Rollers, Ferraris, and exotics, you got to figure who gives a shiz about a lowly M3 haha.

You'd be surprised, many people don't even want to think about owning or driving a ferrari because it so unattainable it almost makes them sick. The m3 is much more likely to be someone's "normal" or attainable dream car that they can't wait to get behind the wheel of. If I was a shady garage attendant who is an enthusiast, I'd be behind the wheel of every corvette, special edition mustangs, m3s, hooked up evso or subaru's, gtrs, etc. over something like a range rover or rolls. I'd be afraid of the pagani/lambo/ferrari owner would be someone recording their odometer readings or just damaging the damn thing on NY streets. Just my opinion.

[Mmmdreamer]

F*ck NYC parking! Had to meet some friends on a Sunday (free street parking day)...looked for 30mins...then gave in...2hrs for $37...what a joke.

[dngo]

When I drive in to the city, I usually go through the Lincoln Tunnel and park in the parking deck at Port Authority. Self-park for the most part unless it is really, really full - then they will park for you on the top deck. The best part about this is that it's very easy to leave - you don't have to deal with the approaches to get to the Lincoln.

Dave

[jwaggen]

Originally Posted by JDy80

Don't trust any of them. I have a coworker who pays to have his car parked out front and I walked out and saw they had just left it out on the sidewalk where everyone can just walk a long it and possible get a scratch. I park at the self park garage on 34th and 9th or the robot garage in chinatown. The robot isn't as expensive as you think it is (about $25 a day or $400 monthly if you work close by).

Is this still open / anyone use it recently? $25 a day for safe parking in NYC? sounds too good to be true!