I parked my bike this morning next to a BMW motorcycle owner who would appear to have had enough of being the victim of an overzealous traffic enforcement officer.

WNYC reporter, and fellow scooterist, Jim Colgan, has spent the past two weeks interviewing local riders culminating in a short video piece that draws attention to the frustrations of scootering in the Big Apple.

If you live in Manhattan’s community board #4 region (Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen etc.) and care about parking your scooter safely and ticket-free, the New York Motorcycle and Scooter Task Force would appreciate your attendance tonight.

We’ve recently posted a number of stories on the activities of the New York Motorcycle and Scooter Task Force simply because they’ve actually been gaining ground on the issue of dedicated two-wheeled parking in NYC.

The NYMSTF is holding a meeting to decide whether dedicated, on-street motorcycle and scooter parking will be created in the Community Board 4 area.

If you’re serious about making legal scooter parking a reality, the NYMSTF needs your help. Tomorrow night the organization presents its argument to the West Midtown Community Board.

To celebrate our one-year anniversary we’re taking a look back on some of most significant stories of our first year month-by-month.

This morning I am a happy man (sort of). My usual Midtown parking spot, which has slowly been attracting motorcycles and scooters, has reached an all-time high with 4 bikes and 4 scooters including a vintage Vespa GS. If this isn’t a sign to Mr. Bloomberg that we are out there and we need dedicated parking, I don’t know what is.

New Yorker’s favorite (only?) online parking regulations finder, PrimoSpot has recently launched it’s iPhone edition.

While you may just as well plant one gigantic “bad idea” to park flag over the entire island of Manhattan, there are a few nuggets of parking to be found. Needless to say, out in the other boroughs, choices open up.

The NYPD is getting serious about scooterists who deface, alter or even remove their VIN number to dodge the meter maids. Click on inside to learn more about the seriousness of this crime.