iPark
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{{For|the South Korean apartment brand|IPARK}}
{{Infobox company
|name = iPark
|logo = IPark logo.png
|type = Private
|foundation = {{start date and age|1962}}
|industry = Parking and parking garages
|founder = William Lerner
|location = New York, United States
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|homepage = {{URL|http://ipark.com}}
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iPark is "New York City's second biggest private parking-garage operator" behind Icon Parking [https://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/05/siness-case-for-ev-charging.html Twomey, Matt. CNBC. Payback is a switch: Business case for EV charging. February 6, 2014.] with their primary locations in Manhattan and three garages in Rego Park and two in Forest Hills. William Lerner is the founder[http://queenscourier.com/2014/nyc-business-owner-offers-to-dig-out-your-car-for-free/ Tumola, Cristabelle. The Queens Courier. NYC business owner offers to dig out your car for free. February 25, 2014.] and president of the company.[http://joonbug.com/newyork/charity/Give-Hope-with-Julia-Stiles-and-Stephen-Balwin-at-the-Edeyo-Ball/ELTkCuqgSqU Lloyd, Monica. Joonbug. Give Hope with Julia Stile and Stephen Balwin at the Edeyo Ball.July 9, 2014.]
Company history
iPark was founded in 1962 by Jack, the father of current owner Bill Lerner. The parking garage that began as a single 25-car lot expanded to 100 garages throughout New York in 1978 after Bill took over.
Company information
iPark is the "largest, privately held owner-operated garages and parking lots" in the state of New York, and Bill Lerner has been the overseer of such growth.[http://resident.com/2014/01/31/iparks-bill-lerner-saving-lives-with-shoes/ Negron, Isaiah. Resident Magazine. iPark's Bill Lerner: Saving Lives with Shoes.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107074803/http://resident.com/2014/01/31/iparks-bill-lerner-saving-lives-with-shoes/ |date=2014-11-07 }} In 2011 iPark installed the company's first “Beam Charging” station in 14 of its garages.[https://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/05/siness-case-for-ev-charging.html Twomey, Matt. CNBC. Payback is a switch: Business case for EV charging. February 6, 2014.] iPark also became known for owner Bill Lerner's initiative in the winter of 2014 that allowed iPark to send employees out to help “dig motorist parked within a five block radius of any of his 125 parking garages out of the snow for free.”[http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2014/9/garageshovels_tl_2014_02_28_q.html Durham, Kelsey. Times Ledger. Queens parking garages offer to help snowed-in drivers. March 3, 2014.] iPark garages are also used as a “vehicle for exposure” for Bill Lerner and Alexson Roy's non-profit organization Billy4Kids; boxes are available in 110 iPark garages in New York to encourage people to “donate new or worn shoes” for children living in poverty who are exposed to “foot-born diseases.”[http://resident.com/2014/01/31/iparks-bill-lerner-saving-lives-with-shoes/ Negron, Isaiah. Resident Magazine. iPark's Bill Lerner: Saving Lives with Shoes.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107074803/http://resident.com/2014/01/31/iparks-bill-lerner-saving-lives-with-shoes/ |date=2014-11-07 }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://ipark.com}}
- [http://www.billy4kids.org Billy4Kids official website]
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