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Of All the Places: Placard Perps Park Wherever they Want Near the Tow Pound
Who's towing the towers? Answer: no one.
May 3, 2021
Upper East Side Candidate Moscaritolo Wants Residential Parking Permits
A controversial plank in an otherwise straight-ahead transportation platform.
April 2, 2021
FOIL’ED AGAIN! DOT Does Not Want the Public to See its Placard Abuse Enforcement Guide
“We believe DOT is illegally withholding information from the public that would allow New Yorkers to help root out the corruption on our streets,” Placard Abuse said in a statement.
February 15, 2021
THE GARCIA TRANSPORTATION PLAN: It’s Not Bold, But it IS Doable
"Renderings look great, but they don't mean much if you can't get it done," Garcia told Streetsblog on Tuesday morning.
February 2, 2021
OPINION: The Next Mayor Must End Our Addiction to ‘Free’ Parking
Pricing curbside space is the key to transforming our streets and making them safe.
January 14, 2021
NYPD to NYPD: Stop Breaking Parking Laws!
Reminder to NYPD officers: All that illegal and unsafe parking you're doing is illegal and unsafe.
January 6, 2021
DECISION 2021: The Next Mayor Will Monetize Free Parking
Whether its via residential permits, more meters, or loading zones, candidates expect that motorists will pay for time at the curb.
December 15, 2020
What a Surprise: NYPD Breaks Law By Not Investigating Placard Abuse
The city's latest failure to crack down on illegal placard parking can be fully laid on the NYPD, which has broken the law by not evaluating placard abuse hotspots and turning the evidence over to the Department of Investigation.
October 2, 2020
It Has Taken Months, But City DOI Finally Nabs a City Employee for Placard Abuse
The Department of Investigation arraigned a high-level city employee for using a fake placard — one of, um, one city employees criminally busted for doing what many city employees and residents do every day.
September 30, 2020
Mayor Finally Just Says It: Fighting Placard-Abusing City Employees is ‘Not a Priority Right Now’
"Wait 'til next year," the Brooklynite mayor says (just like Dodger fans of old!).
September 15, 2020
