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  2. Parking meter - Wikipedia

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    An in-vehicle parking meter is a handheld electronic device, the size of a pocket calculator, that drivers display in their car windows as a parking permit or as proof of parking payment. [36] Implementation of IVPM began in the late 1980s in Arlington, VA , [ 37 ] and is spreading to campuses and municipalities worldwide as a centralized ...

  3. List of New York City agencies - Wikipedia

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    The Sheriff's Office (Sheriff) is the primary civil law enforcement agency of New York City and the enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance. The Fire Department (FDNY) provides fire protection, technical rescue, primary response to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards, and emergency medical services.

  4. MTA Bridges and Tunnels - Wikipedia

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    From the 1940s to the 1960s, the TBTA built the Battery Tunnel Parking Garage, Jacob Riis Beach Parking Field, the New York Coliseum, and the East Side Airlines Terminal. [ 46 ] Aside from toll crossings, one of the TBTA's most profitable properties was the New York Coliseum, an office building and convention center at Columbus Circle in Manhattan.

  5. New York City Department of Homeless Services - Wikipedia

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    Created in 1993, the department was the first of its kind nationally; with a mission exclusively focused on the issue of homelessness. [7] The Department of Homeless Services was created in response to the growing number of homeless New Yorkers and the 1981 New York Supreme Court Consent Decree that mandates the State provide shelter to all homeless people. [8]

  6. New York City Department of Environmental Protection

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    The city's wastewater is collected through an extensive grid of sewer pipes of various sizes and stretching over 7,400 miles (11,900 km). The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m 3) of wastewater a day; 96 wastewater pump stations: 8 dewatering facilities; and 490 sewer regulators.

  7. SP Plus Corporation - Wikipedia

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    SP Plus Corporation is an American provider of parking facility management services. It is a provider of parking, baggage handling, ground transportation, facility maintenance, event logistics, and security services across the United States and Canada. [1] Until December 2013, it was known as Standard Parking Corporation.