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"So you live in New York City, or perhaps travel Manhattan and outer boroughs frequently. And maybe you\u2019re one to buck the mass-transit trend and drive around in your own vehicle. If so, you know how precious a commodity street-side parking spaces can be. If you\u2019re in need of guidance as to rules and regulations for various points on various avenues, PrimoSpot can help.\nA mash-up involving Google Maps and lots and lots of colored pins, PrimoSpot is only applicable to NYC at the moment, and even then only to Manhattan and Brooklyn. So it can only prove useful to a certain number of American drivers. But even so, it is something which can hold considerable utility for those who would like to know what they\u2019re going to find when they get there. Whatever and wherever \u201Cthere\u201D might be.\n\nWe've shared a number of services similar to PrimoSpot in the past, including ParkingSpots, ParkingHunter, and ParkWhiz.\nVery easily operable, PrimoSpot gives the user an address bar at the top of the window. Input a desired location, and the user is returned a map of the point of reference and any streets in relative vicinity. No paid parking garages are represented. Instead, the service lists street-side spaces only, and only standard parking time information is given. As described by the service, \u201CAlternate side of the street parking suspensions suspensions and holidays are currently not reflected in the times left on a spot.\u201D And of course, the availability of spots is not offered either. But even taking all those missing bits and pieces into account, PrimoSpot can help the average driver get a quick look at what\u2019s out there. Arriving without a grasp of neighborhood restrictions can make for a hellish search.\nPrimoSpot is not new. It was first launched in June 2007. It recently had its re-launch, however, with some 13,665 spots marked, and counting. More are being added continually. And in addition to Manhattan and Brooklyn listings, the service is expected to soon bring into the fold detailed maps for Queens as well as the cities of Philadelphia and Boston. If you're on the go and in need of assistance, a generic mobile site (http://m.primospot.com/) as well as one fitted for use with an iPhone have been launched.\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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