He's at it again but this time on a FRIDAY. At 5 pm on October 2, 2009, the same tall and husky city employee was observed parking his car along 81st Street and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. He shut off the ignition, placed the NYC Human Resources Administration on the dashboard of his government vehicle and walked past the one hour parking meter without dropping a quarter inside it. Destination? The bar on 8122 5th Avenue for Happy Hour! An hour and a half later, he is seen leaving the bar, getting into his car and I guess it's back to work!

Every other Thursday at around 6 pm, a tall and husky driver can be seen parking his NYC agency owned vehicle along 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He places his NYC Human Resources Administration placard on top of his dashboard and exits the vehicle without ever feeding the one hour parking meter. He then walks over to the Knights of Columbus bar located at 8122 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209 for a visit. He's been seen staggering back to his agency vehicle several hours later suggesting that he may have had a few drinks too many.

I don’t know what kind of violation this can be categorized as. Is it a parking meter abuse? Is it a drunk-driving accident waiting to happen? Is it theft of city services and resources? Or is it all of the above?

Repeat violator. This guy saves parking spots for his little Nissan with this Official Vehicle. Not only that, but it's been spotted taking up two parking spots in between two driveways at 92nd street and Ridge Blvd...He's been doing it for years!

City van parked on 92 Street between 3 Avenue and Ridge Boulevard, outside drivers residence holding a spot for his private vehicle only later to move the city van under a No Standing Anytime sign.

City van with Official Plates parked from Monday, September 24 to Wednesday, September 26, 2007 on the corner of 92 Street and Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Come see for yourself, there is always at least or two parked over night!

Is there a way to find out why a corner has a certain sign, and what to do to have it removed?

This spot next to my favorite illegal sidewalk shed may be marked "no stopping" because DOT is afraid the shed (and building?) will fall on the street at any moment. :-)

(We've been here before, most recently with this guy from the U.S. Parks Police: http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1002)

Whatever DOT's reason, it's completely undermined by the routine use of this spot by assorted placarded and official vehicles.