24 hour towing on the Chancellor and Lyons side of Irvington: hospital shifts, full curbs and the Newark line

Newark Beth Israel sits just past the Lyons Avenue line, and many of its staff park on Irvington streets nearby. Twice a night, cars that sat for twelve hours in the cold refuse to start, or turn up with a flat. A jump or a spare at one flat price usually settles it, and the driver calls when he reaches your block.

The residential streets here are full from curb to curb by late evening, with two-family houses and apartment buildings side by side. A car wedged between two others comes out on dollies or skates without touching its neighbors. Give the house number and side of the street so the truck pulls in facing the right way.

The blocks around the school get crowded at drop-off and pickup, and after dark they fill with residents' cars. Night calls here are mostly batteries, lockouts and the occasional car blocking a driveway. Tell dispatch the nearest corner and the driver comes in from the less congested end.

Chancellor Avenue, Lyons Avenue and Clinton Avenue all run straight across the Newark line, and many callers are not sure which town they are in. It does not matter to us. Give the cross street and the same dispatcher sends the truck at the same price, on either side of the line.