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Friday’s Headlines: NYPD Placard Chaos Edition
It was been a rough day for New York's Finest. Plus more news.
March 6, 2026
Today in Placard Abuse: The ‘Lieutenant’s Girlfriend’ Who Parks Illegally
Meet a driver who gets the gold medal for placard corruption.
March 3, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: NYPD Rejects Ending ‘Self-Enforcement’ Scandal at Precinct Houses
Police brass are refusing to implement a major reform recommended by city probers earlier this year. And the agency won't say why.
November 25, 2025
Opinion: Daylighting Corners Would Add Safety While Tackling New York’s Placard Elite
If he's elected, Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani must confront this city's current socialist aberration: Free parking.
October 14, 2025
Police Finally Remove Cars From Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn
The NYPD is finally waging class war — on the placard class.
June 24, 2025
Another View: It’s Time for Residential Parking Permits
So people in the livable streets movement think residential parking permits might actually work. Read on...
February 19, 2025
Analysis: Residential Parking Permits Would Be Bad for City Streets
Congestion pricing isn't driving more people to park Uptown — and even if it did, "hunting licenses" for parking spots wouldn't help.
February 18, 2025
Under Threat of Federal Suit (Again!), City Hall Promises Action on ‘Unacceptable’ Illegal Police Parking
A deputy mayor made a flat-out promise to eliminate illegal police parking that violates the Americans With Disabilities Act. But when? How? We don't know.
April 24, 2024
Op-Ed: Police Placard Corruption Report Was Weak, Disappointing … and Completely Expected
The Department of Investigations clearly had ample evidence of crimes and serious violations, yet its report lets everyone off the hook.
April 12, 2024
Long-Awaited Placard Report Reveals Widespread Abuse by NYPD
The overdue report confirms years of Streetsblog reporting on placard abuse, illegal parking and enforcement failures by the police under two mayors.
April 3, 2024
