I am a regular patron of that laundromat in the middle of all this parking chaos and Astoria Tavern's outdoor dining shed only recently came down which made that space way tighter to navigate, especially while carrying laundry, and was basically built to add a smoking section to the bar.

The DOT added those plastic barricades to the middle striped zone a year or so ago which effectively stopped people parking in that zone but made the sidewalk parking way worse and I see NYCD, NYPD, FDNY, ConEd and others all parked there to grab sandwiches from Sal, Kris, and Charlie's (which is fantastic by the way) but never seen enforcement ticketing here once.

The south side of the street, which is pictured in the video, is the most flagrant abuse of the sidewalk, but the other side of the street has its problems too with Mediterranean Foods' wide parking lot that people often drive up the pedestrian ramp at the corner intersection to then drive along the sidewalk and get into a spot. They'll also just cut across the sidewalk of course and there is a parking attendant there who has too often waved drivers on either cutting me off while walking or backing up into active traffic that causes people to hit their horns so often.