This blue Hyundai is parked by a young lady every night as if it were her own personal spot. It must be nice to have that convenience, while the rest of the Upper East Side searches for spots.

The fact that this space is used by handicapped people, such as my elderly mother, seems to be of no consequence.

I'm a REAL FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER and have recently noticed this phony parked in front of my apartment building on a regular basis. Ironically, I received a $95 parking ticket last week when I stupidly parked in the loading/unloading zone for 15 minutes with my civilian rental car, but this dope parks here all the time! Hey NYPD! WAKE UP!

fake placard, not paying the meter.

this selfish behvaior brings new meaning to "An Army of One".

this is a pretty common sight around the armory, sadly

Our tax dollars buy them fancy cars, fancy clothes and they repay us by breaking the law to shop. One would think that it would not be too difficult to obey parking laws. Such cheapskates and selfish folks that endanger others just so they don't have to pay a few dollars for parking.

People who engage in this sort of thing have real integrity and character issues.

Parking in "No Parking Anytime" zone located between 2 merging streets, along side a school facility, and in proximity of 2 malls.

This location has seen one pedestrian's injury and collision between 2 autos as recently as last week.

[moderator's note: this is for the SUV]

Another typical day on West 22nd Street between Sixth and Fifth Avenues, a commercial no standing zone. Many municipalities ticket federal vehicles that refuse to park at or pay for meters. Given the army's budget request from last year, you'd think they could supply their recruiters with quarters and not clog our side streets. (Source: "Today, the Army announced the details of its budget for FY08/09, which covers the period from October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2009. The FY08 budget request is $130.0 billion.")

A charming Sunday-afternoon scene around the corner from 1060 Park Avenue on East 87th Street: this expensive BMW proudly displaying Federal Law Enforcement permit #001 parked at a hydrant. Perhaps the surgeon general himself making a house call? Does permit #001 belong to the chief medical officer of the United States of America? Ah, the right to park at a hydrant because of a medical degree ... what an exciting prospect.

This government-issued GSA car has no front bumper, no front license plate, and was seen in a No Standing zone on Fifth Avenue. Makes you wonder what happened to this poor Malibu on government business.... Since US government vehicles are issued two license plates, it would make sense to cancel the remaining plate since it could be used by a malafide individual for nefarious purposes.

previous greatest hits:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2980
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2761
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2619
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2571
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2409

with a different fake placard:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1923

His other car (or what appears to be his wife's), sometimes with a fake "Federal Law Enforcement Group" placard, or a UFA placard, which is not valid in NYC:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2582
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2347
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2262

How much more outlandish can it get? Seen in front of 104 Franklin Street, it appears you can get away with not having your car inspected (this one expired 12 days ago) if you use a federal law enforcement permit. I've see cops ticketing cars whose inspection has lapsed by only one day, but this guy clearly gets a free throw with his permit. Interestingly, the guy walking past with coffee cup stopped me to complain about how many violators can be found every day on this block. I encouraged him to take pictures for Uncivilservants.org as I have a full-time job and only intend to submit a maximum of one violation a day. But I clearly could have spent all afternoon on this block taking pictures!

No Standing means no problem for this Army recruiter, who I watched pull up and park right in front of his recruiting center's door on West 22nd Street (around the corner from the official 688 Sixth Avenue building address). Today's New York Post mentioned that in White Plains the Marines finally got their impounded Impala back after paying $860 in fines. It's a pity these recruiters give the impression they are above the law.

Recruiting station at West 22nd Street and Sixth Avenue parks in the No Standing zone instead of paying for meter parking. Since this station does not have urgent national security or military business, it would be proper if they paid for parking and respected the law like the rest of us. Did you read "So Many Parking Rules, Even Marines Are in Trouble" in last week's New York Times? It seems municipalities like White Plains are actually fed up with writing these guys tickets. I support our troops, but I don't support this sort of daily shenanigan. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/04/nyregion/04scofflaw.html

US Government car parked on the sidewalk in a no parking zone.

The closest, meter-free spot for the army recruiter to park his car!