TEA are to cowardly to enforce the laws they are paid to enforce. I'd love to hear a TEA person try to defend not enforcing the law.

He/She shouldn't have parked in the bus stop. But my question is where is the fire hydrant. Don't see one in this picture. I also don't remember ever seeing a fire hydrant in any bus stop.

m015094: I too am frustrated by the lack of courage or knowledge of some TEA, but some of them have been fired for "writing over" NYPD placards. I can't imagine that they haven't been physically threatened too.

What I would love to see is a concerted campaign by NYPD brass to 1) educate TEA on the law -- i.e. you can and must ticket NYPD and other government employees who are breaking the law, and 2) support them when they do enforce the law. Sounds far-fetched, I know, but with any luck there may be some movement on this. Stay tuned....

There won't be much movement on this because they DO NOT want to lose their jobs. You just don't get it.

lawandorder. I agree with your comment completely. It seems that there is a huge communication problem between Richard Kelly, Bloomberg, and the people who are supposed to enforce parking laws and the people that are allowed to (legally) park with placards. It ends up creating situations like this:

http://gothamist.com/2010/03/17/bloomberg_no_sympathy_for_frequentl.php

It's embarrassing that Bloomberg cannot get everyone on the same page with this.

Personally, the way I see it is that NYC isn't really designed for cars -hence the insane traffic. We should do more to keeps cars off the road unless they are needed (cops, USPS, etc.) Twelve million a day use public transportation in this city and it works pretty well.

Public transportation is great if you have a 9 to 5 job like you two do. The NYPD can't take public transportation because of their hours. If they make an arrest and have to stay later than their shift, They still have to report the next day. So if they work 14 hours and it takes them 2 hours to get home and 2 hours to get back to work that really leaves them a lot of hours to sleep. You figure out the time they get to spend with their families. I bet you spend a lot of time with your families with your 9 to 5 jobs. I can't take public transportation to my job it would take me 3 hours to get there. So guess what I'm driving and if I have to I'll use my legal placard to park. You can't do a thing about it and neither can Bloomy.

Bus stops, hydrants, handicaps and crosswalks are all off limits. Driver should know better and if ticketed and towed, no sympathy from this contributor. That said, I don't see the hydrant but that doesn't make the driver any legitimate in parking at this bus stop.

dragonman,
If it takes you 2 hours to get to/from work, then you live too far away from where you work. Move. I've heard you make the claim about people who work the late or weird hours before and it is failed logic. Public transportation in NYC runs all night - albeit less frequently after about midnight. I can send you the MTA bus and subway schedule if you wish.

Bloomberg can and has done some things to reduce placard abuse. Look at the link I posted above. He also cut the number of placards.

http://gothamist.com/2008/01/04/bloomberg_curbs.php

Again, your comments are erroneous.

Why should I move? I have a car. I also have a legal placard. If you would learn to read, I said it takes me 3 hours to get to work using public transportation. Secondly the area where I work is not exactly what you would call a good neighborhood. Thirdly I'm federal. Bloomy can't touch me. Again your comments are erroneous.

You should move because if when everyone has your attitude, it further worsens the problem this country has with oil consumption - where we consume almost double the amount that we produce. Just because you can be wasteful doesn't mean you should be. A 3 hour public transportation ride will put you all the out to Bay Shore, Long Island or New Haven, CT which is still an hour commute to Manhattan by car - even more time if you live up in CT. People are allowed to live where they want but wouldn't living closer to where you work be more logical?

You're right, the USPS placards are different, but they are only for use in No Standing Anytime/Except for USPS zones. Use it there all you like - that's why it was created, but if you use it elsewhere, you (or others) are behaving illegally and should be ticketed. That is how Bloomberg can "touch" you.

First of all I live in one of the 5 boroughs. Why don't you try reading what I say. I said I work in an area that is not safe so why would I want to move there, would you? I can park where I want to park regardless of what you say. For your information Bloomy can't touch me.

"I can park where I want to park regardless of what you say"

Sure, if you're comfortable with breaking the law.

For your information. I'm not breaking the law. If you would only read. I have stated many times that I use my placard when I'm on the clock, which makes it legal for me to use my placard where ever I need to park. So I am NOT breaking the law.

Hah! Boy, that's funny. @m015094: some people here think that if they get away with it, then it's legal. Pretty dense, I'd say.

For your information Lawandorder. I do get away with it and it is legal. Your the one that is pretty dense. You just don't get it.

Dragonman - a few things. First, you never mentioned that you lived in one of the 5 borough previous to the post where you told me to "try reading what I say."

Secondly, you claim that it would take you 3 hours to use public transportation. The longest trip within the 5 boroughs on MTA (with a transfer) is the 2 train to the A train - 38 miles (http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffsubway.htm). This takes 1 hr 40 minutes and the trains run ALL night (http://maps.google.com/). Please, make up some more excuses why you can't take public transportation.

Like I've stated before, your USPS placard allows you to only park at "No Standing Anytime/Except for USPS" zones. Use in any other zone is illegal. Whether or not TEA will enforce the law isn't the question - you'd still be breaking the law. And, by the way, parking at your residence is a USPS zone nor are you "on the clock" 90% of the time like you claim to be. Really, you work 22 hours/day? That's impressive - some would say impossible. And when you're calling someone dense, you shouldn't confuse "your" and "you're."

Guys, it's getting personal. Calm down. This is about the car parked at the bus stop. Like I stated and always state, parking at hydrants, bus stops, handicapped and crosswalks are a no-no. Except when there's an emergency and there's a level-one involved.

There is really a fire hydrant, it is just left of the person standing in the photo. There are actually (19) such scenarios in New York (learning new things about the city all the time). It makes good sense to utilize one space to house both, instead of removing 2 potential parking spaces on a street. (there are quite a few driveways on that street with ingress and regress, so this time the planners did a good thing. Again, indoor parking is provided and available. There is no need to even park a vehicle on the street overnight and all morning.