Terrell Annunziata and Raymond MacQuill served their country with honor. The pair's post-service careers have led to them a daunting but exciting arena: tackling the multibillion-dollar New York City parking scene. The Marine Corps and Air Force veterans, respectively, have built a mobile platform called Vleyr to address parking compliance and urban inefficiencies. The veteran-led team connects vehicle owners with vetted 1099 drivers for on-demand relocation, ensuring compliance while eliminating ticket risks—all to provide an extra helping hand to residents and commuters separated from their vehicles, while simultaneously supporting city operations and logistics. It is described as a structured system aimed to handle time-sensitive curbside needs, launching in one of the most operationally complex urban environments in the world where previous estimates concluded that roughly 54% of the city's roughly 8.5 million residents have access to at least one car. Annunziata, who has always had a car while living in the city, told Military.com that the platform's launch was precipitated by multiple factors. One is due to local drivers having to move vehicles for different parking-regulated compliances that the city has. Another is to avoid blocking city businesses and establishments in case of emergencies, disallowing fire trucks or ambulances from properly maneuvering tight streets. "It's a big logistical problem that the city has because people aren't able to move their vehicles, because most of the time it's during hours where they're either working or they're just too busy and just don't have the time to do it," Annunziata said. He himself has been at the mercy of such regulations. He explained how he sat in his own vehicle one day as he had 15 minutes remaining on a 90-minute parking space. He figured he would not get a ticket in that 15-minute span, so he left and returned later that day to find one.
Parking in New York City and Other Big Metros Can be a Major Pain. Marine and Air Force Veterans Have a Plan to Change That.
Terrell Annunziata and Raymond MacQuill launched a new app they believe can transform the calamitous chaos of New York City residents are accustomed.







