* Rockefeller Center - look for streets on the West Side that become free at either 6pm or 7pm - like 53rd St. between 8th - 10th Avenues

* Times Square/Theatre District - streets in the 40's also become free at either 6pm or 7pm - like 44th Street between 8th - 9th Avenue

* Lincoln Center - many of the streets on the West Side that are free at either 6pm or 7pm are also free on the weekends - like 56th Street between 8th-10th Avenues

* Museum mile - many streets have alt side regulations with lots of great places to park - like 82nd Street between 3rd - 5th Avenues. Free on weekends!

* Madison Square Garden - look for streets that become free at either 6pm or 7pm in the 20's - like 29th Street between 7th - 8th Avenues. Many are free on weekends!

* Central Park - lots of alt side regulations between Central Park West & Amsterdam - especially above 65th Street. Also many on the East Side between 3rd - 5th Avenues

* Greenwich Village - streets near Washington Square Park are free at night (6pm or 7pm) and/or have alt side regulations - like Sullivan between Bleecker - 3rd Street

* The peripherals are generally better places to park than in the middle of Manhattan. Try drifting a little bit east or west - a short walk to your destination is healthy!

Always plan ahead - know in advance which streets are good and bad places to park and make a note of where to go and where to avoid.

Erik Feder

Erik Feder wrote "The Feder Guide to Where to Park Your Car in Manhattan (and Where Not to Park It!)" after spending years searching for and occasionally finding parking spaces in Manhattan. For nearly two decades he was employed as a video editor and drummer, working and performing all over Manhattan. During this time, Erik was the unfortunate recipient of his share of parking tickets and also had his car towed four times! One of these towing incidences happened even though he had parked correctly; after fighting for four months, Erik received a check from the Department of Transportation for the money he had paid to get his car out of the pound. Little did he know at that time that about 15 years later, he would write a book that explained (among other things) how to fight being towed and ticketed in error. As a result of the extensive research required to compile this book, Erik has become a "Parking Expert" and is proud to say that he has not received a ticket or been towed since the commencement of that research.

The Feder Guide was entirely conceived, researched, compiled and edited by Erik; he also designed the cover and created the website. Erik was born and raised in New Jersey and went to Rutgers University in Newark where he has a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in Music (percussion performance) and video production. As a video editor in Manhattan, Erik worked for MTV, HBO, Showtime, Montel Williams and Maury Povich, among others. He later received a Master's Degree in Land Management and Land Tenure (focus on natural resource management) from the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Erik now lives with his wife Manuela Sander, in Long Beach, Long Island. Manuela received her degree in Tourism and Marketing management in Munich and designed the marketing plan for The Feder Guide