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CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)
At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.
April 12, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Eastern Regional Final is an Epic Battle of Long Island
This contest pits the 110th Precinct (our Queens champion) vs. the Brooklyn winners, the 84th Precinct. It's a slugfest.
March 30, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Who Should Move to the Final Four — The 41st or the 48th?
We believe there is one favorite of these two Bronx precincts to advance, but you know what they say: on any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team. So that's why you have to play the games.
March 24, 2022
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
