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Brooklyn Teachers to Placard Perp: Stop Stealing Our Stolen Parking!
"You should be ashamed of yourself for taking away spots from classroom teachers," the mimeographed page reads.
December 10, 2019
Op-Ed: Welcome Dermot Shea — Now, Carry Out the Council’s Placard Crackdown
It remains to be seen if new the NYPD Commissioner — who was sworn in on Sunday — will do what needs to be done.
December 1, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Happy Bikesgiving Edition
It's the pre-Thanksgiving rush — here are the day's headlines while the oven preheats!
November 27, 2019
Speaker Johnson: No, Really, This Time the City Will End Placard Abuse! (Or at Least Start to End it!)
If that sounds like a lot of hemming and hawing, ha ha, well, it is!
November 27, 2019
Brooklyn Beep Favors Women Employees Over Men in Illegal Parking
Sexism, paternalism, and corruption — such a wonderful Brooklyn combination!
September 4, 2019
Coming Tuesday: A Hot Mess at Borough Hall As Adams Addresses Placard Abuse
Borough President Adams says he wants to hear from the public about placard corruption. Fasten your seatbelts, people — it's going to be a bumpy ride!
August 30, 2019
Op-Ed: To Break the Car Culture, Reduce the Number of Parking Spots
We must amend our land-use, zoning, and on-street-parking policies to eliminate spaces and curtail their creation — fostering a vision of a life centered around people, not cars.
August 21, 2019
Scofflaws in Uniform Beware — The Placard Abuse Twitter Account is Back!
Twitter has unlocked the account — after it deleted a supposedly offensive tweet.
August 7, 2019
UPDATE: Twitter Continues Suspension of Watchdog Placard Abuse Account
No one is watching the detectives — thanks to a Twitter suspension of the watchdog site.
August 4, 2019
Entitled Cops’ Car-Culture ‘Lifestyle’ on Display in Brooklyn
A note from the 68th Precinct excuses illegal parking because "public transportation [is] not a feasible option for their lifestyle."
July 19, 2019
