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Car wars: Brooklyn teachers battle over spots in parking lot shared by two schools
June 22, 2024 | 11:35amA parking war is causing a whole lot of trouble for special education teachers at a Brooklyn school where employees from the neighboring high school are bullying them away.
Socialist NYC pol Emily Gallagher screams 'safe streets' but blocks hydrants and ran a red light
June 8, 2024 | 6:07amAssembly Member Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn) hates cars — except her own. The upstate-transplant socialist and “safe streets” lover has notched at least 46 (!!!) tickets these past 2½ years, for...
NYC grandfather crushed by his own car during parking dispute was 'very mild tempered': heartbroken son
April 30, 2024 | 4:41pmIosif Lontsman, a doting Brooklyn grandfather killed in a freak accident during a parking dispute, was a mild-mannered man who would never erupt in anger, his mourning son told The...
City promises to 'address' NYPD's 'combat parking' on crosswalks after DOJ threatens lawsuit
April 28, 2024 | 4:21pmUS Attorney Damian Williams said the long-standing tradition of leaving officers’ vehicles perpendicular to the curb around the city’s precincts was a 'major civil rights issue' affecting people with disabilities.
NYC teen stabbed to death by neighbor over parking spot: police sources
April 19, 2024 | 12:08pmA 19-year-old Bronx man was stabbed to death by his neighbor over a parking spot, police sources said. Dominic Cruz Aguilera was inside his Morris Heights home when neighbor Vladimir...
NYPD tells cops to curb parking on public sidewalks near precincts
April 13, 2024 | 12:46pmThe NYPD is instructing its officers to curtail what is known as “combat parking” – the practice of jamming public sidewalks with vehicles outside its 77 station houses -- in...
NYPD rolls out 'barnacle' windshield boots to force violators to pay
April 6, 2024 | 4:16pmThe NYPD began rolling out its new "Barnacle Device" on social media and in the street this week and plans to attach the suction-cup panels to the windshields of parking...
UWS already becoming a commuter parking lot for out-of-state congestion-pricing evaders
April 6, 2024 | 8:29amEven Manhattan's borough president acknowledged "suburban commuters" will be "dumping cars" not only on the UWS, but in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
Boeing whistleblower found dead in hotel parking lot just days after testifying against airplane giant
March 11, 2024 | 9:57pm"We are saddened by Mr. Barnett’s passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends," a Boeing statement read.
Wild notes left as parking war erupts in quiet neighborhood
February 24, 2024 | 4:46amResidents of an apartment building in Sydney woke to find a bizarre handwritten post-it note stuck to the front of each letter box. “Remove ur (sic) car immediately from parking-2...
'Fuming' Travis Kelce image fueling NYC Transportation Department's 'anti-car' agenda
February 17, 2024 | 9:45amSome New York City agencies used an image of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce screaming in head coach Andy Reid’s ear during the Super Bowl to push their agendas.
NYC pol who pushed for crackdown on reckless drivers caught speeding — again — in school zone after racking up parking tickets
January 29, 2024 | 4:46pmCity Comptroller Brad Lander got caught speeding and racking up parking tickets after promising to improve his dismal driving record, records over the past two years show.
I delivered my daughter in an unusual place — nurses were stunned
January 18, 2024 | 6:48pm"My little drama queen had to make an entrance somehow," Taylor Thacker said of her newborn, Elsie-Jay.
Black family's Mustang allegedly vandalized with racial slur and swastika: 'Merry Christmas n----r'
January 4, 2024 | 12:00pmReginald Scott said his vehicles have allegedly been vandalized at least three times in two years.
Post catches serial scofflaw in the act of removing license plates to avoid tickets , tows
December 23, 2023 | 7:45amA rogue driver on the Upper East Side has found a loophole to get around parking tickets – removing his license plates.
Dear Abby: My son is abusive to his significant other
November 27, 2023 | 3:00amDear Abby advises a parent whose son consistently speaks down to his significant other.
Neighbors spar over 'tight' parking job
October 1, 2023 | 4:55pm"I think it's ridiculous," Lliam Green said. "There's a completely open driveway that's free to get into."
NYC neighborhood takes the prize for the nation's highest parking rates
September 16, 2023 | 12:36pmThe cheapest monthly parking spot in Central Manhattan cost $443.51, according to a report by the car subscription service FINN.
Note over public parking spot leads to heated fight between homeowners, driver: 'Rudest s--t I've ever seen'
September 14, 2023 | 8:27pmSteve Haas was at a friend's house in Santa Clarita when he found a note asking him not to park in front of a house on his car.
Homeless NYC 'parking pirate' shipwrecked in Battery Park City
August 19, 2023 | 1:01pmJohn McIntosh -- the 41-year-old homeless hoarder who hogged space on spot-scarce Warren Street in Battery Park City and then moved his junk-stuffed jalopy for a price -- has been...