Uncivil News
- 03/22/07: Debate Over a Web Site About Parking (NY Times)
- 09/23/11: New York Post: Judge Joan Madden's zany decision in favor of principals' parking placards slapped down
- 06/22/11: Bogus parking placard allows Daily News to park all over town without a ticket
- 06/15/11: City Council Hearing on Authentic Placard Act
- 05/19/11: New York Daily News: NYPD integrity officer loses month's pay after mom caught using copy of his police parking placard
- 05/16/11: Transportation Alternatives' Streetbeat: Speaker Quinn, You Can End Bogus Parking
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Parking on West 77th Street
77th St and Amsterdam, Manhattan. Observed by uwsdad on Wed, Oct 06 2010
I found the site Uncivil Servants and was happy to see that someone was doing something about the dangerous situation of firefighters parking on the sidewalk. Then I scrolled through the site and found lots of postings for the same block from 2007. I guess the firefighters are not going to be cowed by a public shaming. It will take until someone gets hurt (maybe a little kid on a bicycle) for the media to take note.
Fireman Parks on Sidewalk
W. 77 and Amsterdam, Manhattan. Observed by uwsdad on Thu, Oct 21 2010
Car with FDNY permit parked on sidewalk on 77th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan
Hydrant doesn't apply to this guy
72nd street and 10th avenue, Brooklyn. Observed by parkinghell on Mon, Nov 16 2009
This guy takes this truck home every night and parks it on the streets of Dyker Heights Brooklyn. Not only shouldn't he parking it on the street, but more than not it is parked illegally, like pictured here, about 4 feet from a fire hydrant. Other times it's parked in front of a church, a school, or in a no standing zone. But NEVER in front of HIS house. And why does he take it home? It is an educational vehicle, not something he would need to take to an emergency in the middle of the night.
Fire Hydrant Blocked by . . . Firefighter
740 Grand Concourse, Bronx. Observed by vnm on Sun, Oct 25 2009
You would think that the first thing they teach at the fire academy would be how important it is, when responding to a fire, to have access to a hydrant.
I guess not. Here's a shiny new Escalade with a non-placard issued by the Uniformed Firefighters Association (Stephen J. Cassidy, President; Joseph A. Miccio, Recording Secretary) parked right in front of a fire hydrant.
The non-placard reads: "This Vehicle Is On Official UFA Business," yet the SUV was seen in front of a residential building on a Sunday afternoon.
UFA placard on sidewalk
East 19th street and 5th avenue, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Tue, Jan 27 2009
UFA member not getting it
east 13th st and 4th avenue, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Tue, Dec 23 2008
UFA placards are not valid for use anywhere on NYC streets, even in this "No Standing Any Time Except Fire Dept" zone.
UFA placard in No Parking Anytime
East 13th st and avenue a, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Sun, Jan 11 2009
UFA Fire Marshall placard
West 26th st and 6th ave, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Wed, Jan 07 2009
UFA in No Parking Zone
West 25th st and 7th avenue, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Fri, Jul 11 2008
UFA member doesn't want to pay the meter
2nd avenue and east 17th st, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Sat, May 10 2008
FDNY in No Standing Zone
east 13th st and 3rd ave, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Fri, May 09 2008
Favorite parking for a fire fighter
64th Place and Cooper ave, Queens. Observed by ourlivesinjeopardy on Sun, Oct 14 2007
UFA placard parked in No Parking Anytime, again and again
189 avenue A, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Sat, Mar 29 2008
UFA placard parked in No Parking Anytime, again
189 avenue A, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Wed, Mar 26 2008
UFA placard parked in No Parking Anytime
189 avenue A, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Wed, Mar 26 2008
Parking Everyday on street with No Parking 8-6PM
E 10th St, Manhattan. Observed by derelicte78 on Tue, Apr 01 2008
This vehicle parks everyday on E 10th St. between Ave B and Ave C even though the permit is expired on Feb 28, 2008.
They never receive tickets.
Fake FDNY placard
1st avenue and east 17th st, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Thu, Mar 13 2008
The owner of this car with Jersey plates supposedly works at Engine 54 in Midtown. Why does he think that this entitles him to park illegally on 1st Ave near Stuy Town?
Placard looks very fake. At the bottom, it says "Stephen J Cassidy", who is the current UFA president.
Sign says No Parking 7AM-6PM
Except Sundays
Except Trucks Loading & Unloading
Expired UFA placard, but not towed by TEA
West 25th st and 7th avenue, Manhattan. Observed by lawandorder on Thu, Mar 06 2008
UFA placards, are of course, illegal. This one is expired too.
An NYPD tow truck and an additional TEA agent were here when I was taking this picture, but they did not tow this car. They towed the one next to it -- one that did not have a placard.
Looks like some re-training is in order.





















