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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
Monday’s Headlines: One Placard Abuser Gets Caught Edition
Wow, the police finally arrested a placard perp. Well, they got one! Plus all the other news from the weekend.
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
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: A Queens Battle of the 103rd vs. the 114th
Today’s first-round battle in our annual cop-parking contest features two Queens precincts that both have notoriously bad reputations for how poorly they treat their neighbors.
March 11, 2022
A Round and a Roundy: Why is Any of This Normal?
Why do we normalize some completely atrocious things about New York life?
January 13, 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
De Blasio Unveils Tiny Digital Placard Pilot in Final Days
Too little? Most likely. Too late? Definitely.
December 23, 2021
City Investigating NYPD 311 Harassment Allegations After Streetsblog Report
The Department of Investigation said agency staffers were probing allegations that Streetsblog reported two months ago.
December 21, 2021
#FAKECRACKDOWN: One Day After NYPD Towing, Placard Abusers are Back in Downtown Bklyn
Sisyphus, meet scofflaws.
November 18, 2021
Placard Perps Busted in Notorious Downtown Brooklyn Stolen Parking Knoll
"I hope people will get the message that you can’t continue to park your car in outrageously flagrant ways and avoid consequences," said the area's Council member, Steve Levin.
November 17, 2021
