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On Thursday, J.K. Trotter broke the bombshell story of a Staten Island cop who has 547 camera-issued tickets for reckless driving, mostly in school zones. Later that day, Trotter tried to get Mayor Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and every single elected official on Staten Island to comment: None would.
Meanwhile, the public outrage over the story grew all day long. Read both of Trotter’s stories below. And have a great weekend (but if you’re on Staten Island, look out for a 4,800-pound white RAM pickup truck being driven by James Giovansanti!)
President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.