New York Department Of Finance

Somethings in NYC are never easy, specifically anything DMV related and as the day nears that I have to handle parking ticket matters, the moments leading up are filled with angst.
Friendly and helpful were the attendants at the information area so with ticket in hand I settled in for the unavoidable waiting period. Watching the numbers flash only adds to the agony so I went to slip out to grab a coffee. As luck would have it, my day at Dept. Of Finance fell on Customer Appreciation Day which I thought was a extremely peculiar idea. To show us their appreciation, us the heavily ticketed, mainly law abiding citizens who keep the money flowing, a little table was set up consisting of a tall metalic kettle of watered down coffee. Still a nice gesture.
Once my number was called I was instructed to wait again in a sepetate area to see the judge who would render his decision upon me and my plight. I received a reprieve and I was off the hook for $ 45.00 and off the premises as fast as you can say Jimmy Crack Corn!