Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking Placards

NYPD Still Resisting Attempts to Reform Parking Placard Abuse

By David Meyer | | 32 Comments
Fraudulent parking placards are rampant in NYC, but NYPD remains opposed to a bill that would require the city to include a barcode on placards to ensure proper enforcement. Testifying before the City Council transportation committee today, NYPD Assistant Commissioner Richard Schroeder cited “significant fiscal, operational, and technological issues that… cannot be resolved within the one year effective […]

Con Ed Staff Caught Illegally Parking on Sidewalk By Queensboro Bridge

By Cristina Furlong | | 24 Comments
Cars belonging to Con Edison employees assigned to a project on the Queensboro Bridge are squeezing pedestrians into the roadbed as workers illegally park on the sidewalk. On both the east and west sides of Vernon Boulevard at Queens Plaza South, near Queensbridge Park and Queensbridge Houses, sidewalks are being used as private parking for bridge workers. When confronted, […]

Bill Bratton Rolls Back Internal NYPD Parking Reform

By Brad Aaron | | 24 Comments
On Monday the Times published an in-depth piece on how Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is aiming to boost NYPD morale, in part by giving officers more latitude to skirt departmental rules. The Times said such infractions might include “misplacing a memo book or being late for court.” According to the story, Bratton is also lightening up […]
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