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NYPD tells cops to curb parking on public sidewalks near precincts
The 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...
BLM's cash chaos and more: Letters to the Editor — June 4, 2023
BLM’s cash chaosCompliments to Lee Brown at The Post on his thorough and much-needed exposé on Black Lives Matter, the organization that has proven itself to be nothing more than...
'Stop calling, d--khead!': NYPD allegedly prank called Brooklyn gadfly who griped about illegal parking
A gadfly who repeatedly griped to 311 about government worker's cars clogging sidewalks, bike lanes and bus stops in downtown Brooklyn claims cops started prank calling him in response, according...
MTA board member flips off CEO after losing parking placard
Nassau County rep David S. Mack lost his parking placard privileges after a top-level MTA exec was caught using an expired permit to park near MTA HQ.
NYC councilman wants to yank 60K government-issued parking permits
Lincoln Restler wants to take away the parking permit privilege of tens of thousands of government workers, re-introducing legislation to allow citizen enforcement of illegal "placard abuse."
Brooklyn BP is poster boy for privileged pols
This is the same man who in January dismissed constituent parking concerns as “not my responsibility.” That’s probably because he’s too busy shirking his own responsibility in favor of his...
Beep-beep, Beep! Boro prez Reynoso caught driving, parking with dated docs
Brooklyn's anti-car Borough President Antonio Reynoso copped to driving with an expired registration and parking with an expired city-issued permit.
MTA conductor arrested for using fake placard for free parking
An MTA conductor was arrested Friday for allegedly putting a fake EMT placard on his car so he could park for free, police said.
NYPD fails to produce placard abuse report in violation of city law
The NYPD is not cooperating with a 2-year-old city law that requires the department to produce a report every six months on misuse and abuse of city-issued parking permits, The...
'I use it for the company': MTA manager caught using blow-up doll in attempt to skirt HOV rules
An MTA manager claims an inflatable doll that's been riding shotgun in his Kia Telluride is there "for the company" — and not to skirt HOV restrictions, as his coworkers...
De Blasio's 2019 digital placard promise stuck in park, NYC DOT admits
Nearly three years after Mayor de Blasio foisted digital placards and said he would finally curb rampant illegal parking by government employees, his administration has backed away from the program.
City council accuses NYPD of slacking on 'placard abuse' enforcement
The NYPD is falsely claiming to have resolved complaints about parking placard abuse, while conducting little or no actual enforcement, city council is now claiming.
Speeder of the Council: Cameras caught Councilman Justin Brannan speeding 16 times
Councilman Justin Brannan is a lead-footed motorist whose car has been captured by speed cameras speeding in school zones 16 times, The Post has learned.
TikTok user forced to show fake leg to shut down lady over a handicap spot
An Australian TikTok user had the perfect response for an older woman who demanded to know why he was using a handicapped-parking space. The man produced his prosthetic leg, according...
City claims proposal to pay parking snitches could cause fights
The city is objecting to a council proposal to give citizens cash for reporting illegal parking and placard abuse -- claiming it could lead to street fights between neighbors and...
Placard-policing follies expose the real 'Two New Yorks' injustice
Officials are now admitting what we’ve known for eons: Two years after Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to address rampant parking-placard abuse by municipal employees, the city has done next...
Mayor De Blasio's war on NYC parking placard abuse has stalled
The city has barely made any headway on changes intended to combat rampant parking placard abuse that Mayor Bill de Blasio promised nearly two years ago, officials have admitted. Digital...
NYC correction officers charged with using forged disability placards
Four city correction officers were among five defendants indicted Tuesday for alleged using forged disability parking placards, prosecutors announced. One of the correction officers, Nakia Gales, 44, of Manhattan, is...
NYPD union mocks proposal to pay New Yorkers for ratting out parking violators
The NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association is taking jabs at a proposal to pay New Yorkers for reporting drivers, including cops, who park illegally. "Imagine if every cop wrote a summons...
New bill would pay New Yorkers to rat out illegal parkers, including placard holders
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