A homeless “entrepreneur” has been living out of his car on a parking-scarce street in Battery Park City for over a decade.
Battery Park City motorists would like this road hog to walk the plank.The 41-year-old homeless man has been living out of his junk-stuffed jalopy on spot-scarce Warren Street for over a decade, making ends meet by moving his car — for a price.
“I’ve been doing this probably at least 13 years,” McIntosh charmingly confessed to The Post. “It’s kind of a bad thing to let out of the bag. The police know about it and some people complain. I’m just a tiny, little bug in the grand scheme.” John McIntosh pockets up to $100 a day hoarding his parking spot on Warren Street near River Terrace — and takes payment by Venmo, under the name “Parkingpirate.”Some local residents wondered if the loaded-down Toyota was an art project or protest against city rents and evictions.He notes he used to charge $10, but “with inflation that couldn’t even buy guacamole at Whole Foods.”“Battery Park City is really competitive for parking,” he said, explaining his parking super power.
McIntosh’s house-car is bursting with housewares, lamps, furniture and even an American flag — all stuff he finds on the street and sells. “I like the idea of finding little opportunities,” he said.He claims he moved to the city in 2007 and for a time had an apartment on the Upper East Side. He doesn’t consider himself homeless.
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