This is an old version of the current law about what you have to do to park for free at broken parking meters in NYC. Most importantly, this article contains a link to the current state of the ridiculous rule and the hoops you have to jump through to park for free.
"6 sqft" New Yorker Spotlight:
Larry Berezin
“No driver is ever shy about sharing their rage when being met with one of the pesky orange rectangles on their windshield, most will pay those violations no questions asked. And that’s a problem, according to lawyer Larry Berezin who says a very large percentage of NYC tickets are scam tickets.”