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AWM: New York City’s Ultimate Placard Mystery
Here's everything you wanted to know (well, that we could find out) about the most mysterious placard in town.
July 7, 2022
UNMASKED: NYPD Van Driver Pulled Over for Obscured License Plate
Mayor Adams’s crackdown on illegal plates has already been unmasked (literally).
July 6, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Eternal Darkness of the Placard Class Edition
We sent editor Eve Kessler into the heart of darkness — Midtown — to poke around. It didn't take long before she spotted the car you see at the top of this story. Read all about it, plus get all the other news of the day.
June 30, 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
OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here’s How We’ll Do It
City Council Member Lincoln Restler offers his plan to solve the problem.
June 2, 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
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
CAR CULTURE 101: ‘We Need New Station Houses Because of NYPD’s Illegal Parking,’ Communities Say
The antidote to illegal cop parking? Why, more parking, of course, say many community boards.
May 4, 2022
CASE CLOSED: Another Look at How the NYPD Lies to Protect Placard Corrupted Cops
The NYPD lied on Monday to cover up the illegal actions of a Housing division cop — the latest of a growing number of incidents involving placard abusing officers and the epidemic of illegally defaced license plates.
May 2, 2022
