Eyes on the Street: Sidewalk Hogging A-OK With NYPD

By Brad Aaron
Jun 22, 2011

Reader Marc Norman sends this shot of sanctioned law-breaking from Kent Ave. and Broadway in North Brooklyn.

SUVs parked on the sidewalks as far as the eye can see all under the watchful eyes of NYC traffic (see scooter also on sidewalk). A cop saw me taking the photo and assured me it was OK because Bloomberg was speaking at Giando. Actually, it makes it worse.

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By Stephen Miller | Oct 3, 2013

A reader sent in this photo of what looks to be several dozen minivans in Williamsburg parked all over the sidewalk and bike lane on Kent Avenue. Along this section of Kent, which is part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, the parked cars blocked both a southbound bike lane and a northbound bike route on […]

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By Ben Fried | May 8, 2014

Props to the 78th Precinct and commanding officer Michael Ameri for this one. Reader Wayne Bailey sends photos showing that the 78th is starting to get the sidewalk parking situation under control near the precinct house. Previously this block of Sixth Avenue was occupied by officers’ personal vehicles: It might seem like a small thing, […]

Eyes on the Street: Tweet Us Your Pics of Sidewalk-Hogging Businesses

By Brad Aaron | Jul 3, 2014

Clarence shot the above photo of a common sight in NYC: car-oriented businesses that illegally commandeer sidewalks, forcing pedestrians to walk around parked cars or pushing people into the street. He writes: I just snapped these photos of a brand new curb extension in Sunnyside, on 37th Street and Queens Boulevard, and a car dealership […]

Eyes on the Street: Driver Careens Onto Kips Bay Sidewalk, Smashes Store

By Stephen Miller | Apr 18, 2013

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Eyes on the Street: New Bike Path, Same Old Illegal Parking

By Stephen Miller | Jun 2, 2014

Well, that didn’t take long. The paint is barely dry on the new two-way bike path on Kent Avenue in South Williamsburg, and drivers are using it as car storage for minivans. Again. Robert Wright snapped a photo of cars blocking the bike lanes and sidewalk in full view of NYPD Traffic officers. “What’s the […]

Here They Are: Meet Some of NYC’s Worst Sidewalk Hogs

By Brad Aaron | Jul 14, 2014

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