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Manhattan Pol to NYPD: Follow the Law on Placard Misuse
Manhattan City Council Member Gale Brewer (inset) is the latest elected official to demand that the NYPD follow the law when it comes to cracking down on placard abuse by city workers including, mostly, cops.
May 5, 2022
CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)
At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.
April 12, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Eastern Regional Final is an Epic Battle of Long Island
This contest pits the 110th Precinct (our Queens champion) vs. the Brooklyn winners, the 84th Precinct. It's a slugfest.
March 30, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Two Under-the-Radar Precincts Battle in the Manhattan Final
At the 24th Precinct on the Upper West Side, cops leave their cars everywhere, showing about as much respect for the neighborhood as Hollywood showed Rodney Dangerfield. Pick your poison — and vote!
March 23, 2022
OPINION: The Cost of ‘Free’ Parking is Dirty Streets and Foul Air
Our policy of forcing cars to move for street cleaning has many hidden costs, most notably the environmental effects of trading clean streets for polluted air.
March 21, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: An Upper West Side Battle Pitting the 24th vs. Central Park
It's the fifth first-round battle in our annual contest, and the first to feature Manhattan precincts.
March 14, 2022
New D.C. Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Reject Pro-Driving Benefits
Many employers in Washington, D.C. are now required to pay workers who turn down their company-sponsored parking benefits — a model for other American cities who want to stop incentivizing commuters to drive.
January 7, 2022
Op-Ed: Mayor Adams’s Blind Spot on Placard Abuse is Alarming, Given His ‘Covid and Crime’ Focus
Here's what happened when a street safety advocate texted Mayor Adams about placard abuse in Downtown Brooklyn.
January 3, 2022
Incoming DOT Commissioner Supports Residential Parking Permits
Ydanis Rodriguez threw car owners a bone by reiterating his support for a citywide residential parking permit program — even though the agency he will take over has staunchly opposed it.
December 28, 2021
#FAKECRACKDOWN: One Day After NYPD Towing, Placard Abusers are Back in Downtown Bklyn
Sisyphus, meet scofflaws.
November 18, 2021
