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GHOSTING: Drivers with ‘Ghost Plates’ Are Speeding Through New York City Streets

Cars with fake, obscured, or mismatched license plates continue to wreak havoc on city streets, a City Council report revealed.

August 28, 2025

Wednesday’s Headlines: Happy Anniversary Edition

Streetsblog really does get action, this time on "ghost cars." Plus other news.

August 20, 2025

DOT to Albany: Don’t Forget to Reauthorize Our Life-Saving Speed Cameras

New York City's speed cameras are an unqualified success, but they still need to be renewed.

January 24, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: Fake Chaplains, Faithless Scam

"Park like an animal, but kosher," reads a recent ad for chaplaincy training and placards for "graduates." But it's all fake.

Thursday’s Headlines: Who Ya Gonna Call Edition

A key law enforcement effort will be led by the Sanitation Commissioner. Plus other news.

September 19, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines: Please Clap Edition

Law enforcement impounded "nearly 1,500" vehicles with illegal or covered license plates since March. Plus more news.

July 10, 2024

New Jersey Rolls Out New Temporary License Plates to Fight Black Market Exposed by Streetsblog

The state released few details about the new temporary tags, but noted they'll be reformatted and printed on different paper to "prevent and reduce fraud."

July 2, 2024

Legislation Introduced in Georgia to Fight Temporary License Plate Fraud

The bill is the most significant effort yet to stop the flow of fraudulent paper tags from Georgia car dealerships to New York City streets.

February 23, 2024

Streetsblog Wins Polk Award for ‘Ghost Tags’ Series

Reporter Jesse Coburn received the prestigious award for exposing a vast black market for temporary license plates that reckless drivers use to avoid accountability on the road.

February 19, 2024

Hey, Check Out the Cool (And Fake!) Plates You Can Order With A Few Mouse Clicks

Paper temp tags are so last year. You can get real metal plates — untraceable ones — all over the internet.

January 30, 2024