Parking Placards
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The NYPD’s (Non-Existent) Placard Crackdown — By the (Astonishingly Low) Numbers
From July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2020, the NYPD and the DOT issued just 2,444 placard abuse summonses — the equivalent of fewer than seven tickets a day across the entire city.
August 11, 2020
‘Vicious Cycle of Stupidity’ as Cops Clog Up Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to .... be cops.
August 10, 2020
Mayor Insists Someone is Fighting Placard Abuse, Despite Cutting Two Dedicated Units
People who reported illegally parked placard-bearing cars to 311 on Sunday were surprised to get this message back: "This complaint does not fall under the police department's jurisdiction."
July 21, 2020
Recklessly Driving Brooklyn Cop Has Gotten 12 More Speeding Tickets Since Last Year
Some cops never learn — and never get taught a lesson by their superiors.
July 20, 2020
Jay Street Busway Will Do More To Stop Placard Abuse Than the NYPD Ever Did
Two out of every three parked cars on the stretch between Livingston and Tillary streets had "parking permits" in their windshield — and more than one-third were total shams, the DOT said.
July 17, 2020
De Blasio Cuts Two Placard Abuse Units That Did Nothing, Saying, ‘But Wait ’til Next Year!’
This year's budget battle also reminded us that the de Blasio administration has literally done nothing to crack down on placard abuse, despite many announcements.
July 10, 2020
Common Street Thieves: The NYPD is Building Fortresses of Solitude
NYPD officials have stolen roadways and sidewalks in front of police station houses across the city over the past few weeks. A Streetsblog investigation.
June 15, 2020
Advocates: De Blasio’s Cuts Will Hurt Essential Workers Now — And In The Future
So long, placard crackdown that never happened. Goodbye, sidewalk maintenance. The Vision Zero budget cuts come more into focus.
April 17, 2020
Amid Virus Crisis, Mayor de Blasio Announces New Placard Perk for City Workers
And then he dodged a question about why other city workers need placards if they so clearly should be used only in a crisis.
March 22, 2020
Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Safety Third’ Policy Rears Ugly Head at Manhattan Precinct
When it comes to safety, Mayor de Blasio consistently chooses police parking over cyclists.
February 20, 2020
