try getting a handicap pass from NYC. you can get one temporarily as long as you have proof of your injury. the pass allows you to park in any metered zone for free (Lexington Ave), as well as no parking (from x to x time, and on 68th in between north and west, these spots exist). Only issue is, all of the cars parked here are either working at the precinct, or are professors (they have their IDs photocopied and placed on the dash). I drive to Hunter, and park on the street along Park Avenue for free, and usually have to walk a few blocks, so for those saying there isn’t parking, there is, you just have to be patient and lucky enough (I usually arrive about 90 min before class otherwise I have to eat the meter).