FDNY employee yelled at me not to take pictures of his car. I wonder why? LOL

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.

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

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.

No firehouse here, although there is one down the block, with loads of illegal parking there today (double-parking, parking in fire zones and in front of hydrants - real classy).

previous:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2347
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2262

He was here just last week:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/2262

Outside the Metropolitan Museum on a Sunday morning, I watched this FDNY fellow browsing the racks of stuff for sale. He kept the engine running a full 14 minutes in this No Standing Zone (thus blocking three city buses, which had to drive around the vehicle). Apparently the three-minute idling law and no standing restrictions don't apply when FDNY goes shopping on the city's dime.

Now that that Parks department has told holders of "East Drive" placards to move on, there are actually some open spaces on East Drive. But not for long. Nature (and uncivil servants) abhor a vaccuum, so this guy has moved in with his Uniformed Firefighter's placard that does not entitle him to park here.

No wonder our bus system is so slow. This guy was parked here as he was in a local bodega shopping.

I have lived in this building for almost 30 years, right next to a fire house Ladder Co. 25, a car parking garage and a National Car Rental. EVERYBODY feels free to park on the sidewalk, but the firefighters do so with impunity. This car has been parked in front of my building, on the sidewalk on the corner of W. 77th and Amsterdam for over 36 hours. None of the Traffic Cops will ticket any of these cars parked illegally on the sidewalk. HELP!!

Just what constitutes a UFOA emergency at Gracie Mansion?

These pictures were taken in the Bronx. As I was going to move my car parked on University Avenue between W183rd Street and W Fordham Road the ticket officer just skipped this car and went straight to mine. The sign posted was for Street Cleaning starting at 11:30AM for Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I confronted the ticket officer about this car, her name T.E. Walker (will get her badge number when I come back and edit this posting), and she told me "Don't you see the PBA cards?) At which point I answered her back that the car was parked illegally even so and that there was no official fire business taking place and mentioned that I would post these photos on this site. She then told me that the car would be ticketed later and she sped off. The car was never ticketed and she never even bothered to research whether this was a legal permit.

This is the firehouse that adjoins my local precinct on 102 street and third avenue in Manhattan.

Here we have a firefighter who has the courage to disregard available parking set aside for him and take it upon himself to park on the sidewalk. How lazy can you be? Instead of parking on the street he saves himself a few steps by parking on the sidewalk. Why do children have to walk on the street in order to avoid this car on the sidewalk?

Surely, something must be done about this soon.

Anybody else would be summonsed and towed.

I noticed this vehicle parked within 1 foot of the fire hydrant. At the same time I saw a NYPD Traffic Tow Truck looking for a hook. I pointed the car out to him and off it went to the impound yard.

"NO STANDING FIRE ZONE" was never meant to offer private parking for firefighters' personal vehicles. Yet this is how this area in Duane Street is used today. And even though it is just around the corner from City Hall, no one bothers to enforce the law. Some firefighters park on the sidewalk, others double park. In short - FDNY shows contempt for law.

This dedicated firefighter blocks traffic parking on the sidewalk.

This firefighter parked his car on a Sunday morning on Pitt Street and Delancey blocking the pedestrian crossing.

Giant Gold SUV parked on sidewalk on S. 39th St between 4th and 5th Aves in Sunset Park. I was walking to the laundry mat in the snow and ice and this jerk is blocking the way. Hello ADA violation! GOod thing I have use of my legs and could step off the icy curb to get around. Sorry grandma or wheelchair user, you'll have no luck getting past this behemoth. There were no fires in the area that night (I would have heard, I live close to station) can't imagine why mr. or ms. firefighter would need to block the sidewalk in such a manner.

Plenty of other signed FDNY spots were open on both sides of this block, but sidewalk parking in No Standing Anytime zone was the option selected here.

Sign says: No standing anytime taxi stand. UFA "permit" in windshield.

parked on sidewalk and double parked in street with UFA permits

One of a whole line of cars parked on the sidewalk across the street from the firehouse this morning.

Ladder 20 firefighters—despite having a garage AND parking lot—frequently double- and triple-park in front of, across from, and north of their firehouse at 253 Lafayette Street. Problem is most private vehicles have not got the necessary FDNY medical center permits to park here. Traffic on this block is frequently congested due to this consistent abuse.

Ladder 20 firefighters—despite having a garage AND parking lot—frequently double- and triple-park in front of, across from, and north of their firehouse at 253 Lafayette Street. Problem is most private vehicles have not got the necessary FDNY medical center permits to park here. Traffic on this block is frequently congested due to this consistent abuse.

This guy parks on the bridle path in Central Park using a "Uniformed Firefighters Association" placard. But he's not here to fight fires--he's just come to the park to get a little exercise, like the rest of us. That's OK with me, but why can't he just walk, jog or bike to the park like the rest of us? What entitles him to use Central Park as a "central perk" of public employment? Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWIqK65hoSE