If the Postal worker is on duty he is legally parked. Always remember if the postal worker is on duty they can park anywhere.

Not a USPS vehicle, therefore not legal. And even an on duty employee of the usps in an official usps vehicle is still not allowed to park in certain spots. There is no vehicle in this entire city that is legally allowed to park anywhere besides an official emergency vehicle responding to an emergency.

So by that logic then, it is the traffic agent's fault and NOT the driver's. You are right: it is not a "legitimate" placard, and he is technically parked illegally but the vehicle is given courtesy when parking near post offices. I promise you that the same vehicle more than five blocks away from the post office would get a ticket. In this case, there happens to be a post office on 31st and 8th. While this vehicle is parked on 9th avenue between 29th and 30th streets, I find it more than appropriate that a traffic agent who is familiar with the area knows of the post office and did not ticket the vehicle. That doesn't even discount the fact of whether a traffic agent even passed by the area yet! You did not wait there for more than 20 minutes to see if a TEA would pass by the vehicle or not. Yes, the NYPD TCD placard did not get a ticket, but that is because that IS a legitimate placard. Not to mention the TCD precinct is ON 30th street between 6th and 7th avenue which is very close to where this vehicle is parked.

Like I've said before. If the postal worker is on duty it is a valid permit and they can park anywhere, even in personal vehicles.

And as has been said before, that is incorrect.

Law I know what I'm talking about. I am a Postal Worker. As long as I am on the clock I can park anywhere I please.

I agree with lawandorder THIS time. You know dragonman, it is that defeatist and selfish attitude that pisses people off. I used to have a placard and I did not abuse it. I saw it as a privilege and not an opportunity to screw people over or say that "I park anywhere I please." I mean, seriously, excuse my language but what kind of selfish shit is that? I have worked for many city agencies and have had placards in the past. Just remember that postal workers are given COURTESY to park near the post office. Your placard is nothing but a mere idea of yours to not get a ticket. I have NEVER seen two of the same postal worker placards in my life. One is a cardboard cutout of a USPS box, another is a colorful piece of paper, another has the worker's ID number and a picture, some even bear the USPS logo, and some were even smart enough to laminate it and make it look more official. The fact of the matter is that, sure, you are not doing anything wrong: It is not "possession of a forged instrument" because you actually ARE a postal worker or "criminal impersonation of a public servant" because you actually ARE a postal worker. However, don't think that you will not receive a ticket. Park in a bus stop or hydrant near the post office and you will get ticketed. You may not just park where you "please." It is people like you that this website got started. Don't forget you are just screwing over everyone else with a placard if this website actually changes something in NYPD parking summons policy. "Law I know what I'm talking about, I am a Postal Worker." Give me a break. Nobody even knows if that is true and postal workers don't know shit about parking placards. You aren't even officially given one.

willnyc there is a difference when I park. I'm on the clock, I'm not home and sleeping in my bed with my car illegally parked. I have parked at fire hydrants which is very rare and only for less than 5 minutes. We are not given placards like the NYPD or FDNY we have to cut out the post office logo's or use a priority envelope or express envelope. That is only good when we park in postal employee spots only. When we are out making deliveries if we are in the postal vehicle we don't need anything at all we can park where we please. If I use my private car which I do a lot I place my ID in the window and I park where I please. I have had NYPD and the Brownies stop and look at my car but when they see the ID they keep on going.

what it boils down to is you being a hater. all the agencies are extremely underpaid and the few benefits that they receive you don't want them to have. it is not too uncommon that an employer has parking for its employees. you truly need to get over yourself. you complain about the bike path being blocked but what about the bikers who run red lights and ride the wrong way up streets and avenues? i rarely see anyone ticketed for that. keep harping on civil service employees and they could make people lives a lot more stressful if they followed the letter of the law. think how many times you bended or broke the law and how many times you got away with it. i doubt you turn yourself in every time you do something wrong. ever take a right on red, spit on side walk, cross against the signal? where was your camera then?