Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking Placards

This is the face of the NYPD today. Or make that the deface.

CASE CLOSED: Another Look at How the NYPD Lies to Protect Placard Corrupted Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2022 | No Comments

The NYPD lied on Monday to cover up the illegal actions of a Housing division cop — the latest of a growing number of incidents involving placard abusing officers and the epidemic of illegally defaced license plates.

CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 12, 2022 | No Comments

At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: The 24th vs. the 41st in the Western Region Final

By Streetsblog | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Today's bout is a battle between Bronx champions, the 41st Precinct, and the Manhattan champs at the 24th Precinct. One precinct really brought its "A" game. The other did not.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Eastern Regional Final is an Epic Battle of Long Island

By Streetsblog | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

This contest pits the 110th Precinct (our Queens champion) vs. the Brooklyn winners, the 84th Precinct. It's a slugfest.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Who Should Move to the Final Four — The 41st or the 48th?

By Streetsblog | Mar 24, 2022 | No Comments

We believe there is one favorite of these two Bronx precincts to advance, but you know what they say: on any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team. So that's why you have to play the games.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Two Under-the-Radar Precincts Battle in the Manhattan Final

By Streetsblog | Mar 23, 2022 | No Comments

At the 24th Precinct on the Upper West Side, cops leave their cars everywhere, showing about as much respect for the neighborhood as Hollywood showed Rodney Dangerfield. Pick your poison — and vote!

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