Latest plan to save the MTA: Residential parking permits

FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (PIX1) -- Lawmakers in Albany are suggesting New York City issue residential parking permits to help pay for the cash-strapped MTA.

The proposal came out as part of the State Senate and Assembly "On House" budget, and it will still need to be negotiated with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The idea behind residential parking permits, commonly used in big cities, is twofold: keep crowded neighborhood streets available for local drivers and raise money.

If Albany gives New York City permission to issue permits, it might at first implement something like Queens Councilwoman Lynn Schulman's proposed pilot program to bring parking permits to Kew Gardens.