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Do the Math: De Blasio’s ‘Placard Crackdown’ Is Meaningless
Even with a few more fines, placard abuse pays.
February 23, 2018
NYC Health Department Closes Ranks Around Staffer Caught Repeatedly Stealing Curb Space
DOH won't reveal who habitually left a fleet vehicle in a no parking zone next to a park entrance on the Manhattan street where Commissioner Mary Bassett owns a home. The agency did not take the car away from the employee.
February 23, 2018
De Blasio “Placard Crackdown” Update: Placard Holders Monopolize Livingston Street Bus Lane
Nine months after Mayor de Blasio announced his big placard crackdown, it has yet to reach Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn, where bus riders stew in traffic while placard-holding government employees illegally park in the bus lane.
February 16, 2018
Placard Abuse, Construction Dysfunction, and Hit-and-Runs May End Up in the Crosshairs of a Ritchie Torres Investigation
Torres chairs the City Council's new investigative committee, and he's bristling with ideas to put it to good use.
February 13, 2018
De Blasio’s Zeal for Fare Enforcement Doesn’t Extend to People Who Steal Street Space to Park Illegally
The mayor says repeat turnstile jumpers should be arrested to prevent widespread fare evasion. But you can steal curb space or abuse a parking placard repeatedly and never go to jail.
February 9, 2018
These Are the Pols That Get Parking Placards From City Hall (and Those That Don’t)
Who are de Blasio's chosen ones? Many are city electeds you'd expect to receive parking perks, but there were a few noteworthy additions and exceptions.
January 12, 2018
State Senator Marty Golden, Flashing Parking Placard and Threatening Arrest, Bullies Cyclist Out of His Car’s Way
In Albany, Golden is one of the chief obstructionists of expanding New York City's speed camera program, which is impervious to placard corruption and has flagged the same car he was riding in last night for several violations over the past few years.
December 12, 2017
Serial City Parking Permit Abuser Snagged by Streetsblog Placard “Crackdown” Smackdown
After Streetsblog published photos of a Human Resources Administration employee repeatedly stowing a city-owned vehicle in no parking zones in Inwood, the agency says it has taken action.
December 7, 2017
If de Blasio Was Serious About Ending Placard Abuse, This Serial Parking Violator Would Have Stopped By Now
A placard abuser can be publicly shamed into abandoning an illegal parking spot, but the same vehicle owner will keep using the perk illegally somewhere else. Without real enforcement and a reduction in placards, it's just whack-a-mole.
December 4, 2017
No Evidence of de Blasio’s Placard “Crackdown” on Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn
Placard-abusing government employees make the Adams Street bike lane an obstacle course, just as they did 15 years ago.
November 16, 2017
