The NYPD have cleared one of New York’s busiest streets in preparation for President Obama’s speech at the Cooper Union this morning. Pray your scooter wasn’t one of the victims.

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.

It’s official. While the NYPD is at liberty to crack-down on illegally parked scooters and motorcycles at anytime, the issue of logistics means they can only muscle behind the effort in waves. We’re in one of those waves now.

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.

The NY Post has run a recent story about the ongoing battle of New York City scooterists and motorcyclists desire for dedicated two-wheeled parking in the city.

Those of you out there on two-wheels who have been enjoying the up-to-the-minute parking information supplied by PrimoSpot, the web/iPhone parking application will soon have another reason to log in.

Tired of parking your scoot on the mean streets of NYC? Then perhaps it’s time we talk alternatives. We had a chance to have a chat with Tillman Doe Jr., the founder and President of New York Motorcycle Parking, Inc. to talk options.

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.