Fire hydrants are meant to save lives. But some hydrants make life difficult for people in the city.

In Brooklyn, a hydrant sits at the end of a driveway on East 29th Street between avenues M and N in Midwood.

Doctor Sal Degliuomini has to maneuver around it every day to park at his house.

The city Department of Environmental Protection says the hydrant was installed before the driveway was built.

Another hydrant blocks his driveway at work as well.

That one is located at 7220 17th Avenue in Bensonhurst.

Once he clears the hydrant, he has to turn the wheel as much as he can very quickly to avoid hitting the house next door.

The doctor says the city has not been much help in trying to fix the problem.

"They said if you wanna move it yourself, you can pay for it at a cost of over $20,000, and you can move it yourself. They'd give us the permits, etcetera, etcetera. I didn't think that was a valid thing to do, so to speak," Degliuomini said.

Then there is the awkwardly placed hydrant outside 20 Iona Street in the Graham Beach section of Staten Island.

It's been sitting in the street for nearly 40 years, and the DEP cannot explain why.

While residents wait for a solution, they place cones on top of the hydrant to warn drivers.