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Today in Placard Abuse: The ‘Lieutenant’s Girlfriend’ Who Parks Illegally
Meet a driver who gets the gold medal for placard corruption.
March 3, 2026
Video: Another Way The Snow Reveals Our Misallocation of Public Space
New Yorkers barely use their cars and, instead, use them to seize public space.
February 9, 2026
Parking-Obsesssed West Side Community Board Snubs Ask For Loading Zone
Parking continues to reign supreme on the Upper West Side.
January 12, 2026
NYPD Finds Mysterious Corpse in Car With Illegal Tints Parked at a Hydrant Near Stationhouse
The discovery is a gruesome demonstration of the NYPD's systemic failure to enforce parking rules around its own station houses.
December 8, 2025
Outdoor Dining Has Faded Out — And Not Just Because It’s Winter
From thousands of pandemic-era eateries to perhaps just a few hundred, thanks to a seasonal, not year-round, program.
November 25, 2025
AGENDA 2026: Mamdani Must Reduce, Digitize Parking Placards
Mayor-elect Mamdani must face down the placard class to regain control of New York City streets.
November 20, 2025
From Parking to Park: East Side Lot To Become Public Space
The East Side finally gets back some of its waterfront from cars.
October 28, 2025
Opinion: Daylighting Corners Would Add Safety While Tackling New York’s Placard Elite
If he's elected, Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani must confront this city's current socialist aberration: Free parking.
October 14, 2025
Brooklyn Still Choked by Placard Elite Leaving Their Cars Everywhere With No Consequences
Drivers park illegally — often with city-issued placards — and virtually none ever gets ticketed by cops.
October 7, 2025
Gale’s A-Blowin’: Brewer Abandons Daylighting Bill After Push By Parking-First DOT
DOT's anti-daylighting "scare tactics" have peeled off Council Member Gale Brewer, who says the policy will gobble up too many parking spots.
September 30, 2025
