Ghost Tags
Streetsblog Basics
Wednesday’s Headlines: Another Dick in a Car Edition
Car drivers always have some bizarre excuse for breaking the law. Plus other news.
October 29, 2025
GHOSTING: Drivers with ‘Ghost Plates’ Are Speeding Through New York City Streets
Cars with fake, obscured, or mismatched license plates continue to wreak havoc on city streets, a City Council report revealed.
August 28, 2025
Wednesday’s Headlines: Happy Anniversary Edition
Streetsblog really does get action, this time on "ghost cars." Plus other news.
August 20, 2025
DOT to Albany: Don’t Forget to Reauthorize Our Life-Saving Speed Cameras
New York City's speed cameras are an unqualified success, but they still need to be renewed.
January 24, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: Fake Chaplains, Faithless Scam
"Park like an animal, but kosher," reads a recent ad for chaplaincy training and placards for "graduates." But it's all fake.
October 6, 2024
Thursday’s Headlines: Who Ya Gonna Call Edition
A key law enforcement effort will be led by the Sanitation Commissioner. Plus other news.
September 19, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Please Clap Edition
Law enforcement impounded "nearly 1,500" vehicles with illegal or covered license plates since March. Plus more news.
July 10, 2024
New Jersey Rolls Out New Temporary License Plates to Fight Black Market Exposed by Streetsblog
The state released few details about the new temporary tags, but noted they'll be reformatted and printed on different paper to "prevent and reduce fraud."
July 2, 2024
Legislation Introduced in Georgia to Fight Temporary License Plate Fraud
The bill is the most significant effort yet to stop the flow of fraudulent paper tags from Georgia car dealerships to New York City streets.
February 23, 2024
Streetsblog Wins Polk Award for ‘Ghost Tags’ Series
Reporter Jesse Coburn received the prestigious award for exposing a vast black market for temporary license plates that reckless drivers use to avoid accountability on the road.
February 19, 2024
