Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking Placards

Cops from the 20th Precinct park their personal vehicles in a left turn lane on Columbus Avenue, causing danger and congestion. Photo: Streetsblog

Eyes on the Street: Cops are Undermining Safety on Columbus Ave.

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments

Cops in the 20th Precinct are leaving their private vehicles in a left-turn lane created by the Department of Transportation to make a busy Upper West Side intersection safer — the latest example of the DOT's so-called "Vision Zero partners" not caring about Vision Zero designs.

NYPD officers showed off their patrol bikes to Streetsblog in 2012.

OPINION: Make City Cops Bike Their Precincts

By Jeremy Posner | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

An annual requirement to ride in the bike lanes would go a long way toward changing their "windshield perspective."

The 103rd Precinct is part of the problem. Photo: Tim Burke

Hit-and-Run Victim Says Police Blamed Him for Being Struck by a Driver

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 21, 2021 | No Comments

The Flushing resident had to veer out of a crosswalk because of cops' cars.

Garcia, Stringer Say they Will Fight Placards — But Both Presided Over Increases on Their Watch

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 18, 2021 | No Comments

Neither candidate's campaign responded regarding whether voters should be concerned about the growth in placard use in these candidates' offices.

Placard abuse is the root of all evil. Council candidate Lincoln Restler wants to do something about it.

Candidate Lincoln Restler: Let’s Abolish Placards Entirely

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 27, 2021 | No Comments

Want to fight placard abuse? Just get rid of the damn placards.

This is all you need to park illegally near the Brooklyn tow pound. Photo: Mars van Grunsven

Of All the Places: Placard Perps Park Wherever they Want Near the Tow Pound

By Mars van Grunsven | May 3, 2021 | No Comments

Who's towing the towers? Answer: no one.

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