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Steal This Idea: The Larger the Car, the More You Pay to Park
Big news out of Montreal: Starting on July 1, drivers of larger, heavier cars will pay more for residential parking permits in one busy corner of town.
May 28, 2023
Harlem Assembly Member and Council Candidate Parks Illegally, Abuses Placard in Midtown
A Harlem Assembly Member who represents a district where nearly 80 percent of households do not own a car illegally parked her own luxury sedan on a busy Manhattan thoroughfare throughout the duration of a taped debate.
May 18, 2023
Albany’s Residential Parking Program Won’t Be Good for New York City: Analysis
A Senate proposal to encourage New York City to create a Residential Parking Permit system won't help break the city's car culture, multiple studies show.
March 16, 2023
City Tells Employees They Can Save Big Bucks … By Using Fake Placards!
A city custodian found guilty of fabricating a fake agency placard to park for free near his Lower Manhattan office for more than a year and a half was docked seven day's pay — just $1,106 — even though the cost of legally parking in the neighborhood is 10 times that.
February 3, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Martin Luther King Day Special
It’s fitting that today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day because the themes of the weekend were themes the great thinker dealt with repeatedly during his life: entitlement, privilege and inequity. Plus other news.
January 16, 2023
Elon Musk’s Twitter Locks Out A Watchdog Placard Abuse Account

November 10, 2022
FIRST PERSON: How I Got a Traffic Agent to Write a Ticket Against a Placard Perp!
You won't believe how hard it is to get a cop to write a ticket on a car with an illegal license plate cover!
August 5, 2022
No Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for the Dead: Funeral Homes Blast Placard Abuse
The only three certainties in life are death, taxes, and placard abuse.
June 30, 2022
UH, THANKS: City Will Turn a Dead-End Block into a Plaza … But Only When Placarded Teachers Go on Recess
School's out for summer — but will a play street remain when teachers come back?
June 14, 2022
Broad Coalition Demands Mayor Adams Properly Manage New York’s Busiest Places: The Curb
It's a popular front against "chaos at the curb."
May 19, 2022