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John Wilson:
<i>Hey, New York.</i>

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<i>NYC has one of the best</i>
<i>public transportation systems</i>

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<i>in the whole world,</i>

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<i>and you learn something new</i>
<i>every single time you ride.</i>

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<i>But when you live in</i>
<i>the city long enough,</i>

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<i>you can start to feel trapped</i>
<i>within the MTA's jurisdiction.</i>

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<i>Sometimes, you just</i>
<i>wanna go somewhere that</i>

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<i>no train has ever</i>
<i>thought to go before.</i>

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<i>This is why some people</i>
<i>eventually break down</i>

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<i>and buy an automobile.</i>

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<i>When you have a car, a whole</i>
<i>world of possibility opens up.</i>

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<i>You can finally go</i>
<i>to a water park,</i>

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<i>a, a drive-in movie,</i>

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<i>or a farm.</i>

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<i>Having a car can feel like</i>

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<i>you have a cheat code</i>
<i>to the whole city,</i>

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<i>and exciting new</i>
<i>areas of the map</i>

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<i>are unlocked every single day.</i>

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Worker (on PA):
<i>Will you be using</i>
<i>your mobile app today?</i>

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Wilson:
What's that?

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<i>But, whenever you</i>
<i>finally get home</i>

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<i>and try to park in</i>
<i>your neighborhood,</i>

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<i>the fun usually comes</i>
<i>to a screeching halt.</i>

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<i>You like to start</i>
<i>optimistically,</i>

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<i>checking to see if</i>
<i>there are any spots</i>

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<i>directly in front</i>
<i>of your apartment.</i>

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<i>There usually never is one,</i>

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<i>so you drive in tight</i>
<i>circles for a while, uh,</i>

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<i>hoping to park within</i>
<i>a block of your front door.</i>

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<i>But every time you think</i>
<i>your search is over,</i>

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<i>there's always</i>
<i>just a fire hydrant</i>

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<i>or a driveway.</i>

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<i>Or some other kind</i>
<i>of optical illusion.</i>

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<i>And as you continue to lurk,</i>

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<i>the more every other car starts</i>
<i>to feel like competition.</i>

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<i>And after 90 minutes</i>
<i>of hopeless searching,</i>

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<i>you even begin</i>
<i>to envy the dead.</i>

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<i>So, when you just</i>
<i>can't take it anymore,</i>

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<i>you just leave it</i>
<i>in the parking lot</i>

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<i>of a Boston Market, uh,</i>

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<i>where it'll probably be fine</i>

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<i>until the breakfast</i>
<i>shift begins.</i>

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<i>You never thought it</i>
<i>would be this hard,</i>

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<i>but maybe you're thinking</i>
<i>about it the wrong way.</i>

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<i>When you look for a spot</i>
<i>in an obvious place,</i>

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<i>you just end up competing</i>
<i>with everyone else.</i>

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<i>But if you're brave enough</i>
<i>to stand out from the crowd</i>

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<i>and try something risky,</i>

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<i>you might have the confidence</i>
<i>to park in places</i>

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<i>you would've never</i>
<i>dreamed of parking before.</i>

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<i>So, instead of driving</i>
<i>yourself up the wall,</i>

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<i>hit the brakes,</i>

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<i>put the top down,</i>
<i>and get ready</i>

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<i>to enter a parallel universe</i>

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<i>as you figure out if you</i>
<i>have what it really takes</i>

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<i>to find that perfect spot.</i>

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(beeping, metal crunching)

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(engine revving)

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<i>Now, before you master</i>
<i>the art of parking,</i>

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<i>you're gonna first</i>
<i>need to understand</i>

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<i>why it's so hard to begin with.</i>

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<i>Back before 1950,</i>

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<i>it was actually illegal</i>
<i>to keep your car</i>

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<i>on city streets overnight.</i>

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<i>And there was a lot more room</i>

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<i>for pedestrian activity</i>
<i>in the streets.</i>

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<i>But after the city</i>
<i>changed that law,</i>

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<i>the curbs quickly filled up</i>

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<i>with vehicles from</i>
<i>all over the world.</i>

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<i>And they built a massive</i>
<i>network of expressways</i>

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<i>to incentivize</i>
<i>automobile travel.</i>

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<i>But by the 1960s,</i>

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<i>there were so many</i>
<i>cars in New York that</i>

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<i>they had to</i>
<i>pass another law</i>

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<i>that forced architects</i>
<i>to incorporate garages</i>

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<i>into the designs of</i>
<i>all the new buildings,</i>

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<i>which even the developers</i>

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<i>began to openly resent.</i>
(clears throat)

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<i>This was supposed to</i>
<i>make street parking</i>

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<i>less competitive.</i>

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<i>But, in reality, all it did</i>

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<i>was just attract more cars.</i>

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<i>Which, inevitably,</i>
<i>spilled out onto the streets.</i>

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<i>And as a result,</i>
<i>New York City became</i>

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<i>one of the largest outdoor</i>
<i>storage facilities</i>

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<i>for automobiles</i>
<i>in the entire world.</i>

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<i>Supposedly, 40% of the cars</i>

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<i>you see on the street are</i>
<i>actually looking for a spot.</i>

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<i>And this is usually because</i>
<i>they're looking for a place</i>

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<i>that they don't</i>
<i>have to pay for.</i>

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<i>The most coveted spots</i>
<i>are on residential streets</i>

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<i>where there aren't any meters</i>

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<i>and you can stay as</i>
<i>long as you want.</i>

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<i>The great thing about</i>
<i>free parking is that</i>

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<i>it doesn't discriminate,</i>

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<i>and it's first come,</i>
<i>first serve.</i>

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<i>You can park in the same spot</i>

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<i>as the President of</i>
<i>the United States,</i>

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<i>and the quality of your</i>
<i>experience would be identical.</i>

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<i>Hunting for one of these spots</i>
<i>is a game of pure chance,</i>

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<i>where it feels like the odds</i>
<i>are always stacked against you.</i>

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<i>And even if you're the luckiest</i>
<i>person in the world,</i>

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<i>you still might have</i>
<i>a hard time finding one.</i>

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I've been struck
by lightning twice.
The first time,

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I was declared clinically
dead for 28 minutes,

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completely paralyzed
for six days,

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partially paralyzed
for seven months.

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Two years to learn to
walk and feed myself.

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Three years later,
I was struck by lightning again.

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I'm sitting on
the edge of my bed,
holding a land-line phone.

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The lightning comes
down the phone line.

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It hits the phone,
goes in my head,

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goes down my spine,
welds the nails

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of the heels of
my shoes to the floor,

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or I would've exploded,

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threw me in the air,

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slammed me back down on the bed.

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Paralyzed, burning on fire,
and blinded.

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Wilson:
Um...

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Do you ever have a hard time
finding a parking spot?

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Yes.

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Wilson:
<i>If you are lucky enough</i>
<i>to find one of these spots,</i>

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<i>the hardest part is</i>
<i>actually keeping it.</i>

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<i>Because New York City is</i>
<i>obsessed with cleanliness,</i>

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<i>once or twice a week,</i>
<i>they send professionals</i>

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<i>to wipe down the streets</i>

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<i>with big, scary machines</i>

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<i>that need access to the curb.</i>

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<i>This is why we have</i>
<i>something called</i>

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<i>"alternate side of the street</i>
<i>parking," which says that</i>

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<i>cars need to vacate</i>
<i>their spot for 90 minutes</i>

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<i>on specified days.</i>
<i>But instead of moving,</i>

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<i>most New Yorkers</i>
<i>just sit in their car</i>

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<i>for the full hour and a half</i>

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<i>and wait until</i>
<i>the sweeper comes.</i>

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<i>This is an opportunity</i>
<i>for people</i>

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<i>to take care of stuff</i>
<i>they've been meaning to do</i>
<i>for, for a while.</i>

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<i>Everything is usually very</i>
<i>calm during this period,</i>

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<i>and neighbors can even</i>
<i>get to know one another.</i>

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Yeah, I took Italian for
a few years in high school,

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but I don't really
remember anything.

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(speaking English)

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Wilson:
What's that?

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Wilson:
Oh, he's coming, really?

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-(starts engine)
-Wilson: Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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(honking)

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<i>But once the sweeper arrives,</i>

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<i>it's a chaotic frenzy where</i>
<i>the entire neighborhood</i>

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<i>has to work in unison</i>
<i>in order to make space</i>

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<i>and return to their old spots.</i>

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(indistinct arguing)

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<i>It's a rare ballet that</i>
<i>the city has to perform</i>

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<i>at least once a week.</i>

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<i>And even if one car</i>
<i>is out of step,</i>

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<i>it can easily disrupt</i>
<i>the entire performance.</i>

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(honking)

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(indistinct directing)

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Come, come, come, come, come...

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Cut the wheel the other way!

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(indistinct)

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(honk)

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<i>Once the sweeper</i>
<i>has done its job,</i>

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<i>you'll finally be able to</i>
<i>return to your old spot</i>

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<i>and everything will</i>
<i>be at peace again.</i>

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(frantic music playing)

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<i>Now, because people work so</i>
<i>hard to keep their free spots,</i>

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<i>they feel the need to preserve</i>
<i>them when they have to leave.</i>

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<i>They usually try to put</i>
<i>common objects in the street</i>

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<i>that look like they're there</i>
<i>for some legitimate purpose</i>

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<i>because saving a spot</i>
<i>is actually illegal.</i>

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<i>But, no matter how clever</i>
<i>you think you're being,</i>

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<i>your neighbors will</i>
<i>eventually catch on</i>

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<i>and begin to</i>
<i>secretly resent you</i>

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<i>for your selfish behavior.</i>

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<i>So, to avoid the hassle</i>
<i>of having to do all this,</i>

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<i>some New Yorkers just</i>
<i>pay for a monthly spot</i>

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<i>in a private garage.</i>

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How much does a parking
spot cost for a month?

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At this location,
uh, with tax,

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for a car, we charge 790.

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-Wilson: For a month here?
-Yes.

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Wilson:
<i>There's even the lucky few</i>
<i>that have private driveways</i>

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<i>and can leave</i>
<i>whenever they want,</i>

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<i>even though it disables</i>
<i>a parking spot</i>

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<i>on the street</i>
<i>for everyone else.</i>

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<i>But even if you have</i>
<i>a spot like this,</i>

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<i>your problems still</i>
<i>might not be over.</i>

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My spot in Brooklyn had
a free parking spot,

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so I kept my car there,

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and because of that,
I didn't actually have to,

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uh, I didn't have to move
my car twice a week

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like most New Yorkers,
which was great.

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It was an awesome--
It was a luxury.

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There was this
one time I had to drive

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just for work for the first time
in probably about four weeks.

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And when I was pulling
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I smelled burnt plastic
and roadkill.

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I kept driving, and

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seemed totally normal
for about like half a mile.

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And then, by the time
I actually got to Manhattan,

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my car just like
started smoking.

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Like, actually seemed like
it was catching on fire.

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So, I pulled off to the side,
yeah, like right here,

211
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and probably within
like two or three minutes,

212
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the car just was
totally engulfed.

213
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(fire truck rumbling)

214
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<i>So, I started filming it.</i>

215
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<i>I filmed like</i>
<i>the fire department just like</i>
<i>break open my car windows,</i>

216
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<i>-start hosing down the engine.</i>
-(smash)

217
00:09:52,491 --> 00:09:55,061
And as I'm filming
my car on fire,

218
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I see Tony Hawk,

219
00:09:56,929 --> 00:09:59,865
the skateboarder, across
the street. He's filming

220
00:09:59,932 --> 00:10:02,835
<i>my car catch on fire.</i>

221
00:10:02,902 --> 00:10:04,270
<i>And I'm like, this is just</i>

222
00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:06,672
<i>the most bizarre New York</i>
<i>thing I've ever seen.</i>

223
00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:08,140
So, I got a selfie with him.

224
00:10:08,207 --> 00:10:10,843
<i>He's very nice in person.</i>

225
00:10:10,910 --> 00:10:12,979
And we found

226
00:10:13,045 --> 00:10:14,647
this older rat in the wheel,

227
00:10:14,714 --> 00:10:16,449
<i>and that's when</i>
<i>we figured out that</i>

228
00:10:16,515 --> 00:10:18,384
<i>rats had nested in the engine</i>

229
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<i>and had probably chewed through</i>
<i>the wiring and blew up the car.</i>

230
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So, I recommend
if you leave your car

231
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in one place for a long time,

232
00:10:25,324 --> 00:10:27,426
check the hood
because there could be

233
00:10:27,493 --> 00:10:28,995
a family of rodents there.

234
00:10:29,061 --> 00:10:32,565
Wilson:
But then you would've never met
Tony Hawk if this didn't happen.

235
00:10:32,631 --> 00:10:35,768
(laughs) That's a good point.

236
00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:38,637
Wilson:
<i>So, if you decide that</i>
<i>a private spot isn't for you,</i>

237
00:10:38,704 --> 00:10:40,339
<i>then the only option is to</i>

238
00:10:40,406 --> 00:10:43,209
<i>learn how to park on</i>
<i>the street like everyone else.</i>

239
00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:47,179
<i>If a space opens up within</i>
<i>eyesight of your apartment,</i>

240
00:10:47,246 --> 00:10:49,448
<i>take a page out of</i>
<i>the neighborhood playbook</i>

241
00:10:49,515 --> 00:10:51,083
<i>and, and try</i>
<i>to put a chair in it.</i>

242
00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:52,385
♪ ♪

243
00:10:52,451 --> 00:10:54,687
<i>Just, just make it</i>
<i>a little bigger,</i>

244
00:10:54,754 --> 00:10:56,789
<i>so it's more intimidating.</i>

245
00:10:56,856 --> 00:10:59,025
<i>Then you can run</i>
<i>to get your car, which is,</i>

246
00:10:59,091 --> 00:11:01,293
<i>which is currently</i>
<i>parked really far away.</i>

247
00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,229
<i>But by the time you get back,</i>

248
00:11:03,295 --> 00:11:06,399
<i>someone has pushed it,</i>
<i>pushed it over</i>

249
00:11:06,465 --> 00:11:09,835
<i>and taken it, uh,</i>
<i>taken the spot anyway.</i>

250
00:11:09,902 --> 00:11:12,738
<i>So, uh, the next</i>
<i>thing you can try</i>

251
00:11:12,805 --> 00:11:15,107
<i>is to get to know</i>
<i>your neighbors.</i>

252
00:11:15,174 --> 00:11:17,643
<i>If you know that the,</i>
<i>the market near you</i>

253
00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:19,979
<i>closes at 9 PM,</i>

254
00:11:20,046 --> 00:11:21,947
<i>and one of the employees</i>
<i>drives to work,</i>

255
00:11:22,014 --> 00:11:24,250
<i>you can just double-park</i>
<i>your car on Myrtle</i>

256
00:11:24,316 --> 00:11:25,918
<i>and follow them on foot</i>

257
00:11:25,985 --> 00:11:28,587
<i>to see where they parked.</i>

258
00:11:28,654 --> 00:11:30,990
<i>And when they finally</i>
<i>vacate their spot,</i>

259
00:11:31,057 --> 00:11:32,892
<i>uh, you'll be the first</i>
<i>one to know about it.</i>

260
00:11:32,958 --> 00:11:36,829
<i>But as you're about</i>
<i>to run back to your car</i>
<i>to, to fill the space,</i>

261
00:11:36,896 --> 00:11:40,666
<i>another automobile</i>
<i>drives up immediately</i>

262
00:11:40,733 --> 00:11:42,902
<i>and, and backs right in.</i>

263
00:11:42,968 --> 00:11:45,905
<i>And at that point,</i>
<i>uh, you realize</i>

264
00:11:45,971 --> 00:11:48,707
<i>you may not be fast</i>
<i>enough for this trick.</i>

265
00:11:48,774 --> 00:11:52,745
<i>So instead, you can</i>
<i>get experimental and, uh,</i>

266
00:11:52,812 --> 00:11:56,115
<i>use a thermal camera to see</i>
<i>if it can give you an edge.</i>

267
00:11:56,182 --> 00:11:58,484
<i>This camera shows</i>
<i>you the temperature</i>

268
00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,019
<i>of everything around you.</i>

269
00:12:00,086 --> 00:12:02,521
<i>So, if a car's engine is warm,</i>

270
00:12:02,588 --> 00:12:04,890
<i>it can mean that</i>
<i>it's, it's just idling,</i>

271
00:12:04,957 --> 00:12:06,826
<i>and the person, uh,</i>

272
00:12:06,892 --> 00:12:09,261
<i>was just running inside</i>
<i>for a quick errand.</i>

273
00:12:09,328 --> 00:12:11,363
<i>But, unfortunately,</i>

274
00:12:11,430 --> 00:12:13,332
<i>your theory turns out to be,</i>

275
00:12:13,399 --> 00:12:15,501
<i>uh, completely false.</i>

276
00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:18,938
<i>But, you did see some other</i>
<i>cool stuff while you were out,</i>

277
00:12:19,004 --> 00:12:21,807
<i>uh, so it wasn't</i>
<i>a, a complete loss.</i>

278
00:12:21,874 --> 00:12:23,676
(vocalizing)

279
00:12:23,742 --> 00:12:27,413
<i>It might begin to feel like</i>
<i>nothing you try is gonna work.</i>

280
00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,416
<i>But then one day,</i>
<i>when you're coming home</i>

281
00:12:30,483 --> 00:12:32,151
<i>from running some errands,</i>

282
00:12:32,218 --> 00:12:34,320
<i>you round the corner</i>
<i>to your street</i>

283
00:12:34,386 --> 00:12:36,188
<i>and see that someone has</i>
<i>their brake lights on.</i>

284
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♪ ♪

285
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<i>You slow down to see</i>
<i>if they're leaving,</i>

286
00:12:39,725 --> 00:12:42,828
<i>and, sure enough,</i>
<i>they're exiting the spot,</i>

287
00:12:42,895 --> 00:12:45,965
<i>and there's, uh, no one</i>
<i>else around to take it.</i>

288
00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:48,767
<i>You can't believe it.</i>

289
00:12:48,834 --> 00:12:51,370
<i>It's the closest</i>
<i>you've ever gotten</i>

290
00:12:51,437 --> 00:12:53,639
<i>to having your own</i>
<i>personal driveway.</i>

291
00:12:53,706 --> 00:12:56,142
<i>The perfect position,</i>

292
00:12:56,208 --> 00:12:58,611
<i>the perfect dimensions.</i>

293
00:12:58,677 --> 00:13:01,647
<i>This spot and you were</i>
<i>made for each other.</i>

294
00:13:01,714 --> 00:13:03,649
<i>And you finally feel</i>
<i>a sense of peace</i>

295
00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:06,919
<i>for the first time in a while.</i>

296
00:13:06,986 --> 00:13:09,088
<i>For the rest of the week,</i>
<i>you find yourself</i>

297
00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:10,923
<i>looking out the window</i>
<i>all the time</i>

298
00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:14,994
<i>to admire the quality</i>
<i>of your impeccable spot.</i>

299
00:13:15,060 --> 00:13:17,129
<i>You start keeping</i>
<i>clothes in your trunk</i>

300
00:13:17,196 --> 00:13:19,331
<i>in case you misread</i>
<i>the temperature</i>

301
00:13:19,398 --> 00:13:22,168
<i>when you get outside.</i>

302
00:13:22,234 --> 00:13:25,771
<i>And even wash it with a bucket</i>
<i>of water when it's nice out.</i>

303
00:13:27,006 --> 00:13:29,175
<i>It feels like you have</i>
<i>a little guest house</i>

304
00:13:29,241 --> 00:13:30,509
<i>right outside your apartment</i>

305
00:13:30,576 --> 00:13:33,846
<i>that you can customize</i>
<i>however you want to.</i>

306
00:13:33,913 --> 00:13:36,482
♪ ♪

307
00:13:36,549 --> 00:13:38,951
<i>And you can finally listen</i>
<i>to the music you like</i>

308
00:13:39,018 --> 00:13:41,554
<i>without risking any</i>
<i>judgment from your partner.</i>

309
00:13:42,788 --> 00:13:45,291
<i>It's a little slice of heaven,</i>

310
00:13:45,357 --> 00:13:49,161
<i>but unfortunately,</i>
<i>this feeling doesn't</i>
<i>last very long</i>

311
00:13:49,228 --> 00:13:53,032
<i>because now that you finally</i>
<i>have what you've always wanted,</i>

312
00:13:53,098 --> 00:13:56,168
<i>all you can think</i>
<i>about is losing it.</i>

313
00:13:58,237 --> 00:13:59,805
<i>You stay home on the weekend,</i>

314
00:13:59,872 --> 00:14:02,675
<i>even though you wanted</i>
<i>to get out of town.</i>

315
00:14:02,741 --> 00:14:04,977
<i>You use a handcart</i>

316
00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:07,913
<i>to bring back heavy stuff</i>
<i>from the supermarket</i>

317
00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:11,283
<i>instead of putting it</i>
<i>in your, in your trunk.</i>

318
00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:14,620
<i>And when someone</i>
<i>invites you to a party</i>
<i>in an inconvenient place,</i>

319
00:14:14,687 --> 00:14:17,256
<i>you say that you</i>
<i>can't go because,</i>

320
00:14:17,323 --> 00:14:20,726
<i>uh, you're in the middle</i>
<i>of something else important.</i>

321
00:14:20,793 --> 00:14:22,695
(creaks)

322
00:14:24,096 --> 00:14:25,998
<i>And everywhere you walk now,</i>

323
00:14:26,065 --> 00:14:28,000
<i>it's like you're still</i>
<i>watching the world</i>

324
00:14:28,067 --> 00:14:30,569
<i>through your windshield.</i>

325
00:14:30,636 --> 00:14:32,371
<i>There's a spot.</i>

326
00:14:32,438 --> 00:14:34,273
<i>That's a nice one.</i>

327
00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:36,875
<i>Oh wow. That's a beauty.</i>

328
00:14:38,143 --> 00:14:41,780
<i>And you begin looking forward</i>
<i>to holidays that</i>

329
00:14:41,847 --> 00:14:44,883
<i>you have absolutely</i>
<i>no right to celebrate.</i>

330
00:14:46,018 --> 00:14:47,419
<i>Even when you watch a movie,</i>

331
00:14:47,486 --> 00:14:50,289
<i>your eye inevitably</i>
<i>drifts towards the curb</i>

332
00:14:50,356 --> 00:14:53,592
<i>to see if there are</i>
<i>any open spots there.</i>

333
00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:55,794
<i>And you start to miss</i>
<i>major plot points</i>

334
00:14:55,861 --> 00:14:58,897
<i>because all you can focus</i>
<i>on are the street signs</i>

335
00:14:58,964 --> 00:15:01,367
<i>to see how much time</i>
<i>the protagonists have</i>

336
00:15:01,433 --> 00:15:03,869
<i>until they get a ticket.</i>

337
00:15:03,936 --> 00:15:07,006
<i>And while you wait in your</i>
<i>car for the sweeper to come,</i>

338
00:15:07,072 --> 00:15:10,009
<i>you end up just thinking</i>
<i>about other spots to save</i>

339
00:15:10,075 --> 00:15:12,878
<i>instead of enjoying</i>
<i>the one that you have.</i>

340
00:15:14,113 --> 00:15:16,248
<i>Maybe finding a spot doesn't</i>

341
00:15:16,315 --> 00:15:18,550
<i>get rid of that</i>
<i>initial anxiety,</i>

342
00:15:18,617 --> 00:15:20,686
<i>but actually just</i>
<i>creates a greater desire</i>

343
00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,288
<i>for more territory.</i>

344
00:15:22,354 --> 00:15:23,589
Wait, so you put them there

345
00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,958
so that the bicyclists
don't hit you?

346
00:15:26,025 --> 00:15:27,626
For security!
They're not--

347
00:15:27,693 --> 00:15:29,728
The bikes are not
allowed to come here.

348
00:15:29,795 --> 00:15:31,930
-Wilson: Oh.
-The bike are not allowed.
These are the grid lines,

349
00:15:31,997 --> 00:15:33,399
you understand?
He came here.

350
00:15:33,465 --> 00:15:36,335
-Wilson: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-And I'm coming
to the door, look.

351
00:15:36,402 --> 00:15:38,570
I'm opening the door-- Look!

352
00:15:38,637 --> 00:15:41,206
He cross from the green,
he came here, knocked me down.

353
00:15:41,273 --> 00:15:42,975
Look, look!
Here's another one.

354
00:15:43,042 --> 00:15:45,010
-Wilson: Oh, here he goes.
-Look, look, look at this guy!

355
00:15:45,077 --> 00:15:47,513
Can't be here, only here!
Schmuck.

356
00:15:47,579 --> 00:15:49,114
You see what he did?

357
00:15:49,181 --> 00:15:51,450
If I didn't put this,
he'll knock me down again.

358
00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:53,686
Hey, in Israel,
we learn how to function.

359
00:15:53,752 --> 00:15:55,454
♪ ♪

360
00:15:55,521 --> 00:15:57,956
Wilson:
<i>Early in the morning</i>
<i>in Prospect Park,</i>

361
00:15:58,023 --> 00:16:01,126
<i>people take caution tape</i>
<i>and wrap it around the trees</i>

362
00:16:01,193 --> 00:16:02,861
<i>to make sure that no one</i>
<i>else takes the space</i>

363
00:16:02,928 --> 00:16:05,664
<i>they're planning to use later.</i>

364
00:16:05,731 --> 00:16:08,667
<i>People intentionally put</i>
<i>trash on subway seats,</i>

365
00:16:08,734 --> 00:16:11,637
<i>so that no one is tempted</i>
<i>to sit next to them.</i>

366
00:16:13,238 --> 00:16:15,774
<i>I even went on a date</i>
<i>with someone once</i>

367
00:16:15,841 --> 00:16:18,544
<i>who told me that she printed</i>
<i>out a fake out-of-order sign</i>

368
00:16:18,610 --> 00:16:21,013
<i>to tape on the door</i>
<i>of the restroom</i>

369
00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,148
<i>two floors beneath her office.</i>

370
00:16:23,215 --> 00:16:25,050
<i>That way, it stayed empty,</i>

371
00:16:25,117 --> 00:16:28,320
<i>and she had it to herself</i>
<i>whenever she wanted.</i>

372
00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:30,789
<i>Even though the rest of</i>
<i>the time, it was completely</i>

373
00:16:30,856 --> 00:16:34,259
<i>unusable to everyone</i>
<i>else on that floor.</i>

374
00:16:34,326 --> 00:16:37,696
<i>And if that's what it</i>
<i>takes to keep your spot,</i>

375
00:16:37,763 --> 00:16:40,466
<i>then you might just</i>
<i>not be cut out for it.</i>

376
00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:44,837
<i>Maybe people in New York</i>
<i>are so anxious about space</i>

377
00:16:44,903 --> 00:16:47,940
<i>because the supply</i>
<i>gets smaller every day.</i>

378
00:16:49,508 --> 00:16:52,811
<i>But when the virus appeared,</i>
<i>we were finally able</i>

379
00:16:52,878 --> 00:16:55,214
<i>to reclaim parking spaces</i>

380
00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,083
<i>and turn them into</i>
<i>whatever we wanted.</i>

381
00:16:58,150 --> 00:17:01,120
<i>And people finally started</i>
<i>to enjoy themselves</i>

382
00:17:01,186 --> 00:17:02,821
<i>in, in public again.</i>

383
00:17:02,888 --> 00:17:07,025
♪ ♪

384
00:17:12,564 --> 00:17:15,033
<i>These people may</i>
<i>not realize it,</i>

385
00:17:15,100 --> 00:17:17,069
<i>but they're eating in one of</i>
<i>the most coveted pieces</i>

386
00:17:17,136 --> 00:17:19,204
<i>of real estate</i>
<i>in the whole city.</i>

387
00:17:20,639 --> 00:17:24,176
<i>Maybe it's selfish to expect</i>
<i>your own spot in a city</i>

388
00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:25,844
<i>that needs it so desperately.</i>

389
00:17:27,312 --> 00:17:29,882
<i>And maybe if there were</i>
<i>fewer cars in New York,</i>

390
00:17:29,948 --> 00:17:32,484
<i>people wouldn't be</i>
<i>so territorial here.</i>

391
00:17:35,220 --> 00:17:38,624
<i>You went to the bookstore</i>
<i>to see if you could find</i>

392
00:17:38,690 --> 00:17:42,060
<i>any compelling literature</i>
<i>on the subject.</i>

393
00:17:42,127 --> 00:17:44,363
<i>And you actually found</i>
<i>a whole magazine</i>

394
00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:47,132
<i>that was dedicated to parking.</i>

395
00:17:47,199 --> 00:17:49,835
<i>You start flipping through it,</i>
<i>and you realize</i>

396
00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:51,670
<i>parking to be at the root</i>

397
00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:54,473
<i>of some of the world's</i>
<i>biggest problems.</i>

398
00:17:54,540 --> 00:17:57,309
<i>You also see that they</i>
<i>were hosting an event,</i>

399
00:17:57,376 --> 00:18:00,345
<i>and it was actually</i>
<i>happening pretty soon.</i>

400
00:18:01,613 --> 00:18:03,549
<i>It turned out to be</i>
<i>the magazine's</i>

401
00:18:03,615 --> 00:18:06,251
<i>25th anniversary party.</i>

402
00:18:06,318 --> 00:18:08,487
<i>Everyone was</i>
<i>encouraged to indulge</i>

403
00:18:08,554 --> 00:18:10,722
<i>as much as they wanted.</i>

404
00:18:10,789 --> 00:18:14,092
<i>And some of the biggest</i>
<i>names in parking were there.</i>

405
00:18:14,159 --> 00:18:16,094
He's huge in parking.

406
00:18:16,161 --> 00:18:18,430
-Wilson: Oh yeah?
-Hi.

407
00:18:18,497 --> 00:18:20,866
Wilson:
<i>But when you went down</i>

408
00:18:20,933 --> 00:18:22,835
<i>to look at the vendors,</i>

409
00:18:22,901 --> 00:18:25,904
<i>nobody seemed to be</i>
<i>talking about</i>

410
00:18:25,971 --> 00:18:28,941
<i>reducing cars in cities.</i>

411
00:18:29,007 --> 00:18:31,043
<i>Instead, it seemed</i>
<i>like they just wanted</i>

412
00:18:31,109 --> 00:18:33,479
<i>to maximize revenue</i>

413
00:18:33,545 --> 00:18:35,314
<i>and fill up as</i>
<i>much vacant space</i>

414
00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:38,217
<i>with automobiles as they could.</i>

415
00:18:38,283 --> 00:18:41,620
In the old days,
you may just get that spot

416
00:18:41,687 --> 00:18:43,555
used one time, but now,

417
00:18:43,622 --> 00:18:45,858
you can direct people where
those spots are available,

418
00:18:45,924 --> 00:18:47,693
and let them park there.
And you can get somebody

419
00:18:47,759 --> 00:18:50,395
to pay for the same real estate
three or four times a day,

420
00:18:50,462 --> 00:18:53,565
as opposed to paying
for it once or twice.

421
00:18:53,632 --> 00:18:56,201
Larry Cohen:
I wrote a book
based on my 40 years

422
00:18:56,268 --> 00:18:58,937
in senior parking management.

423
00:18:59,004 --> 00:19:01,840
Unfortunately,
I've had the experience

424
00:19:01,907 --> 00:19:03,742
at working at...

425
00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:06,678
major university hospitals,

426
00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:09,515
and also at my municipality,

427
00:19:09,581 --> 00:19:13,051
that folks have jumped
and committed suicide

428
00:19:13,118 --> 00:19:16,121
from the parking garages.
And I've experienced it

429
00:19:16,188 --> 00:19:19,358
more times than
I would like to admit.

430
00:19:19,424 --> 00:19:22,661
Uh, so, the book is
dedicated to those who...

431
00:19:22,728 --> 00:19:25,664
found that committing suicide
from a parking garage

432
00:19:25,731 --> 00:19:27,499
was their last resort.

433
00:19:27,566 --> 00:19:30,335
♪ ♪

434
00:19:30,402 --> 00:19:32,271
Wilson:
<i>Maybe you weren't gonna get</i>

435
00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:34,873
<i>the answers you were</i>
<i>looking for here.</i>

436
00:19:35,707 --> 00:19:37,409
<i>All you wanted to do was</i>

437
00:19:37,476 --> 00:19:40,145
<i>find a place where</i>
<i>you could finally rest,</i>

438
00:19:40,212 --> 00:19:41,947
<i>but it seemed like</i>
<i>everyone there</i>

439
00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:45,851
<i>was just trying to get you to</i>
<i>move on as quickly as possible.</i>

440
00:19:45,918 --> 00:19:48,520
<i>Maybe parking spots</i>
<i>were only designed</i>

441
00:19:48,587 --> 00:19:51,423
<i>to give you</i>
<i>short-term pleasure.</i>

442
00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:53,258
<i>And by having a car,</i>

443
00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:55,827
<i>you're doomed to a life</i>

444
00:19:55,894 --> 00:19:58,063
<i>of perpetual motion.</i>

445
00:19:58,130 --> 00:20:00,866
<i>And if you really want</i>
<i>lasting peace of mind,</i>

446
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:03,268
<i>you just need to</i>
<i>look somewhere else.</i>

447
00:20:05,270 --> 00:20:06,738
My name is Viviane Koenig.

448
00:20:06,805 --> 00:20:09,575
My husband and I
have cemetery plots

449
00:20:09,641 --> 00:20:12,010
at New Montefiore Cemetery.

450
00:20:12,077 --> 00:20:14,112
Death is inevitable.

451
00:20:14,179 --> 00:20:16,848
If you're prepared for
certain important things,

452
00:20:16,915 --> 00:20:21,086
-it eases your mind
and your family's mind.
-(phone ringing)

453
00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:24,556
Wilson:
Um, here, do you need
to get that at all or...

454
00:20:24,623 --> 00:20:26,558
-Oh, I'm sorry.
-Wilson: Oh no,
it's okay. Come in.

455
00:20:26,625 --> 00:20:29,061
Kim from next door.

456
00:20:29,127 --> 00:20:30,495
I-I'm busy right now.

457
00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:32,831
She's busy now, Kim.
Can she call you back?

458
00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:36,034
Wilson:
Does, does the lease on
a cemetery plot ever expire?

459
00:20:36,101 --> 00:20:37,970
Not when you buy it.

460
00:20:38,036 --> 00:20:39,605
If you buy it,

461
00:20:39,671 --> 00:20:43,375
then it doesn't expire.
It's, it's yours forever.

462
00:20:43,442 --> 00:20:46,445
This is where it's located.

463
00:20:46,511 --> 00:20:48,780
And here's the perpetual
care agreement.

464
00:20:48,847 --> 00:20:50,215
Wilson:
Can we go check it out?

465
00:20:52,351 --> 00:20:54,252
I know it's near.
It's always...

466
00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,122
hard to find it.

467
00:20:57,189 --> 00:20:59,691
Oh, I see it. I see it. Hello.

468
00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:01,727
Stuart, Stuart! I see it.

469
00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:04,429
This is the Koenig plot,

470
00:21:04,496 --> 00:21:06,732
and this is
where he and I...

471
00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,969
will rest.
Preferably in peace.

472
00:21:11,036 --> 00:21:13,038
We're very satisfied
with this spot

473
00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:14,840
because it's
near the office

474
00:21:14,906 --> 00:21:17,943
and close to the,
um, parking lot.

475
00:21:19,845 --> 00:21:22,280
Wilson:
<i>It seems like even in death,</i>

476
00:21:22,347 --> 00:21:25,651
<i>your proximity to a parking</i>
<i>space is just as important.</i>

477
00:21:25,717 --> 00:21:27,152
♪ ♪

478
00:21:27,219 --> 00:21:29,655
<i>Maybe worrying</i>
<i>about finding a spot</i>

479
00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:31,556
<i>just never goes away.</i>

480
00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:34,493
<i>And no matter how far into</i>
<i>the future you prepare,</i>

481
00:21:34,559 --> 00:21:38,463
<i>anxiety about your car</i>
<i>will always be with you.</i>

482
00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:41,767
<i>But then when you were looking</i>
<i>around the cemetery office,</i>

483
00:21:41,833 --> 00:21:44,236
<i>you saw a brochure</i>
<i>for a company that</i>

484
00:21:44,302 --> 00:21:47,339
<i>might be able to tackle a few</i>
<i>of your problems all at once.</i>

485
00:21:48,507 --> 00:21:50,442
I run a company called
Cruisin Caskets,

486
00:21:50,509 --> 00:21:52,110
and this is what we make,

487
00:21:52,177 --> 00:21:55,080
car-shaped coffins.

488
00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:57,249
-Wilson: Wow.
-Okay, this is just...

489
00:21:58,316 --> 00:22:00,185
all interior

490
00:22:00,252 --> 00:22:03,121
is just like, uh, like
a regular upholstery

491
00:22:03,188 --> 00:22:06,091
from a, from
a casket or even

492
00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:08,860
just any type of furniture from
a car or anything like that.

493
00:22:08,927 --> 00:22:10,829
You have these handles,
that these pull out.

494
00:22:10,896 --> 00:22:13,432
These are for the pallbearers,
for carrying.

495
00:22:13,498 --> 00:22:15,634
And then you have
handles in the front...

496
00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:17,369
-(click)
-and handles in the back.

497
00:22:18,303 --> 00:22:19,271
(click)

498
00:22:19,337 --> 00:22:21,573
Yeah, I'll be buried
in one of these and, uh...

499
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,308
-Wilson: Oh really?
-Casket Maker: Yeah.

500
00:22:23,375 --> 00:22:25,977
-Wilson: How do you know
you're gonna fit inside of it?
-Casket Maker: Uh...

501
00:22:26,778 --> 00:22:29,815
(birds chirping)

502
00:22:30,749 --> 00:22:32,117
-(creaking)
-Oh.

503
00:22:36,722 --> 00:22:39,758
(creaking)

504
00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:45,297
Wilson:
What's it like in there?

505
00:22:45,363 --> 00:22:46,832
Casket Maker:
Dark.

506
00:22:46,898 --> 00:22:50,302
Wilson:
Can you honk the horn if you're
accidentally buried alive?

507
00:22:50,368 --> 00:22:52,170
Casket Maker:
Nah, I don't think so.

508
00:22:54,372 --> 00:22:56,374
Wilson:
<i>It seemed like a nice thought</i>

509
00:22:56,441 --> 00:22:59,444
<i>to put your mind at ease,</i>

510
00:22:59,511 --> 00:23:03,949
<i>but unfortunately, you</i>
<i>still have a car at home.</i>

511
00:23:04,015 --> 00:23:06,051
<i>And you haven't</i>
<i>stopped thinking about</i>

512
00:23:06,118 --> 00:23:08,253
<i>how long you'll be</i>
<i>able to keep it there.</i>

513
00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,222
♪ ♪

514
00:23:10,288 --> 00:23:13,625
<i>Maybe there is no</i>
<i>solution for the living,</i>

515
00:23:13,692 --> 00:23:16,394
<i>and up until you pass away,</i>

516
00:23:16,461 --> 00:23:19,865
<i>you'll spend your whole life</i>
<i>just circling the block,</i>

517
00:23:19,931 --> 00:23:22,467
<i>waiting for your</i>
<i>meter to expire.</i>

518
00:23:24,002 --> 00:23:26,772
<i>You weren't really sure who</i>
<i>would buy something like this,</i>

519
00:23:26,838 --> 00:23:30,108
<i>but the, the maker</i>
<i>told you about a guy</i>

520
00:23:30,175 --> 00:23:33,712
<i>in Jersey who, who</i>
<i>purchased one recently.</i>

521
00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:36,581
<i>Turns out he runs</i>
<i>a funeral home,</i>

522
00:23:36,648 --> 00:23:39,084
<i>and he let you</i>
<i>come check it out.</i>

523
00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:40,886
So, how much did it cost?

524
00:23:40,952 --> 00:23:44,523
This one was about
$6,800.

525
00:23:44,589 --> 00:23:46,658
-Wilson: Wow.
-But I sold my hearse,
so that's why I was able

526
00:23:46,725 --> 00:23:49,161
to pay for that.
I look at it
as a wash for me.

527
00:23:49,227 --> 00:23:50,962
Because I had--
I got publicity out
of the other hearse,

528
00:23:51,029 --> 00:23:52,564
now I got publicity
out of this.

529
00:23:52,631 --> 00:23:55,534
I think it'll pay for itself,
just in the long run.

530
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:59,070
Wilson:
<i>It turned out he was more</i>
<i>than just a funeral director,</i>

531
00:23:59,137 --> 00:24:02,374
<i>and he was actually</i>
<i>an obsessive collector</i>

532
00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,209
<i>with diverse tastes.</i>

533
00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:06,178
This is a bookshelf.
I got this

534
00:24:06,244 --> 00:24:08,480
at an estate sale.
It's a reproduction.

535
00:24:08,547 --> 00:24:10,715
-But, it's just...
-Wilson: Oh, okay.

536
00:24:10,782 --> 00:24:12,751
I had to have it,
and this chair over here.

537
00:24:12,818 --> 00:24:15,587
It's a reproduction also,
but I had to have this chair.

538
00:24:15,654 --> 00:24:18,423
Wilson:
<i>He also had a whole</i>
<i>wall of photos</i>

539
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:20,892
<i>of him with politicians</i>

540
00:24:20,959 --> 00:24:23,595
<i>and other notable people.</i>

541
00:24:23,662 --> 00:24:26,598
<i>And just as he was about</i>
<i>to wrap up the tour,</i>

542
00:24:26,665 --> 00:24:29,334
<i>he showed you the collection</i>
<i>he was most proud of.</i>

543
00:24:29,401 --> 00:24:31,770
♪ ♪

544
00:24:31,837 --> 00:24:33,371
-Wilson: Oh...
-This is my project

545
00:24:33,438 --> 00:24:35,440
I started a couple,
about four months ago.

546
00:24:35,507 --> 00:24:37,609
These were all in
my house at one time.

547
00:24:37,676 --> 00:24:41,213
-Wilson: (stammering)
You killed each one of these?
-Director: Yes.

548
00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:44,015
-Wilson: Oh my god...
-(laughs)

549
00:24:44,082 --> 00:24:46,418
Director:
To me, it's my,
my, my relaxation.

550
00:24:46,952 --> 00:24:48,653
I, uh...

551
00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,656
My business is tough.
You're around people
all the time.

552
00:24:51,723 --> 00:24:53,992
I'll leave at 2:00,
3:00 in the afternoon,

553
00:24:54,059 --> 00:24:57,429
drive up to,
about an hour ride,
45-minute ride,

554
00:24:57,495 --> 00:24:59,798
climb into my tree stand
and sit there for an hour or two

555
00:24:59,865 --> 00:25:01,333
just till it gets dark.

556
00:25:01,399 --> 00:25:04,669
And it's just my way of escape,
getting away from everything.

557
00:25:04,736 --> 00:25:07,105
And if a deer comes, it's fine.
If it doesn't, it's the idea

558
00:25:07,172 --> 00:25:10,141
you're out there,
just getting away from it all.

559
00:25:10,208 --> 00:25:12,043
Wilson:
Do you think you'll ever
be fully satisfied?

560
00:25:12,110 --> 00:25:14,846
Director:
No. After you shoot it,
you don't feel that great,

561
00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:16,915
but, I mean, it's nice.
It's like anything.

562
00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:20,418
You got it, now what
do you do, you know?

563
00:25:20,485 --> 00:25:22,187
Wilson:
So, it's just like once you...

564
00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:24,389
It's just about having the goal,
it's not about...

565
00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:26,791
It's a goal and the thrill,
the thrill, the thrill
of the hunt.

566
00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:29,828
That's what it's all about.
The experience, what it's like.

567
00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:33,198
Being in nature, being,
seeing everything,
what it's all about.

568
00:25:33,265 --> 00:25:36,201
♪ ♪

569
00:25:37,903 --> 00:25:40,338
Wilson:
<i>Parking some place for too long</i>

570
00:25:40,405 --> 00:25:43,642
<i>takes away the joy of</i>
<i>finding that perfect spot.</i>

571
00:25:45,010 --> 00:25:47,279
<i>And maybe expecting anything</i>

572
00:25:47,345 --> 00:25:50,382
<i>to last forever</i>
<i>misses the whole point.</i>

573
00:25:51,716 --> 00:25:53,718
<i>Because once you</i>
<i>claim something,</i>

574
00:25:53,785 --> 00:25:57,022
<i>then it takes it out of</i>
<i>circulation for everyone else.</i>

575
00:25:58,556 --> 00:26:01,860
<i>And the best part</i>
<i>of living in a city</i>

576
00:26:01,927 --> 00:26:03,461
<i>is knowing that there</i>
<i>will always be a place</i>

577
00:26:03,528 --> 00:26:05,563
<i>for you somewhere.</i>

578
00:26:06,398 --> 00:26:09,267
<i>And when your time comes,</i>

579
00:26:09,334 --> 00:26:11,636
<i>you just gotta be ready</i>
<i>to give up your spot</i>

580
00:26:11,703 --> 00:26:14,239
<i>for the next person</i>
<i>who needs it.</i>

581
00:26:15,206 --> 00:26:16,908
<i>Because even if you're not sure</i>

582
00:26:16,975 --> 00:26:19,911
<i>it'll be there</i>
<i>when you get back,</i>

583
00:26:19,978 --> 00:26:21,980
<i>at the very least,</i>
<i>you can always enjoy</i>

584
00:26:22,047 --> 00:26:23,815
<i>the thrill of the hunt.</i>

585
00:26:25,784 --> 00:26:30,055
<i>And instead of being upset</i>
<i>that you lost your spot,</i>

586
00:26:30,121 --> 00:26:33,491
<i>just be proud that you got</i>
<i>one in the first place.</i>

587
00:26:34,759 --> 00:26:37,128
<i>Because when you</i>
<i>eventually have to</i>

588
00:26:37,195 --> 00:26:41,132
<i>vacate this planet</i>
<i>and can't park here anymore,</i>

589
00:26:41,199 --> 00:26:43,168
<i>you can be at peace</i>

590
00:26:43,234 --> 00:26:44,703
<i>because you know there</i>
<i>will always be a spot</i>

591
00:26:44,769 --> 00:26:47,739
<i>waiting for you</i>
<i>somewhere at the big</i>

592
00:26:47,806 --> 00:26:50,342
<i>Boston Market in the sky.</i>

593
00:26:52,677 --> 00:26:55,880
<i>This is John Wilson.</i>
<i>Thanks for watching.</i>

594
00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:58,917
("Hail to the Chief" playing)

595
00:26:58,984 --> 00:27:00,986
♪ ♪