Black BMW operator displays NYPD placard with different plate than on vehicle, parks for hours in "No Standing Anytime" zone, adjacent to school facility, 2 malls and at the merge point of 2 streets that carry major mall traffic overflow. This was site of injury accident 12/2006, in part due to blind spots, reckless driving and jaywalking. This is irresponsible behavior of one who is supposed to protect the public, but rather chooses to throw the public away in order to support a small personal convenience and cost savings (the mall parking is across the street (90th Street). He, in shorts and a bright yellow shirt, and his female companion, finally show up with packages that he stowed in his trunk, before driving arrogantly off - celebrating the fact that no summons or tow occurred.

"No Standing Anytime" - You're kidding, right? I'm a cop. I can park my car anywhere I want.

I could care less if it's discourteous, unprofessional, and disrepectful. Who's gonna stop me?

Oh, and keep working hard at your job to pay all those taxes so I can have a cushy retirement.

Let's start with the illegal dark cover over the license plate, intended to prevent the red light cameras from ticketing this dirty cop when he runs red lights with his personal vehicle.

(Reminder from the DMV:
http://nysdmv.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nysdmv.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=184)

(Note that if he was on official business that required running a red light, he could easily have a photo dismissed, so the cover is clearly meant to allow him to break the law!)

Then there's the fact he's parked illegally in a NO STANDING ANYTIME zone that is necessary for visibility at an irregular intersection.

And he has a placard issued to an entirely different vehicle in the windshield (trying to obscure the license plate it was issued to) to keep the dirty cops from ticketing him while parked dangerously.

Finally, there is the Dirty Five-Two, which steadfastly refuses to do anything to protect the public from all the dirty cops in our community.

As usual, the people we see breaking the law are all dirty cops!

This guy is a regular. And still the Dirty Five-Two seems thoroughly unwilling to ticket him on their own.

He was documented parking illegally in this same area on 5/30, 6/12, and 6/27. He was ticketed on 6/27 after sustained pressure through several channels.

Yet again today he is sitting there, illegally parked under a NO STANDING ANYTIME zone with a placard that does not allow parking in a no standing zone. The placard, as the Dirty Five-Two knows perfectly well, does not even belong to this vehicle!

But they still won't ticket it, unless somebody absolutely forces them.

There needs to be accountability. After all this discussion and cooperation from the community abused by these dirty cops, if any officer passes this car without ticketing it, he should be fired on the spot.

Doing this part of the job is not hard at all. If they won't even do the easy parts of the job, they don't deserve a penny of our hard earned tax money!

Here's a vehicle with a placard from Midtown South. Maybe he's just lost? This part of the Bronx kind of looks like it could be a self-enforcement zone in Midtown South, right?

Yeah, sure. Oh, and he's parked directly below a bright red sign that says "NO STANDING ANYTIME" in all capital letters. A self-enforcement placard doesn't allow police officers to legally park in NO STANDING zones. Maybe he just can't read?

Or maybe he's just another dirty cop, taking advantage of the lack of integrity in the Dirty Five-Two.

The Dirty Five-Two - breaking the law every day. It's so much more fun than enforcing it!

On this great Fourth of July, we remember the birth of the first democratic nation on Earth, dedicated to the rule of Law.

Well, at least some of us do.

Then there are the same dirty cops who could care less about anything other than themselves. For the second day in a row, this dirty cop drove the car he just bought and parked it in front of the entrance to the park.

Kids have to walk in the street. Mothers with strollers have to dodge cars. Dog walkers try to keep their pets from getting run over. All because this guy was too lazy to walk about fifty feet.

That's right. There were several open parking spaces a mere fifty feet away. He parked while I was in the park, so I could see the empty, legal parking spots he drove past to go park illegally, blocking the entrance into the park.

On our nation's birthday, while the rest of us are celebrating our Independence from an abusive form of government that disregarded the Will of the People, this dirty cop is instead violating that very will. The Law, as enacted by our duly elected representatives, is clearly posted on the sign: NO STANDING ANYTIME.

But the Law, the very spirit of our nation, is meaningless to this dirty cop. Even on this, our Nation's birthday.

What a disgraceful reminder of how we must be ever vigilant of the abuse of power!!!

Dirty cop wants to show off his new car (temporary registration taped in the front windshield next to the placard from a different precinct).

Free parking spots all over the place, but he's going to block the entrance into the park. Either he's too lazy to walk 30 feet, or he really, really wants to make everybody gets a good view of the Infinity. They might be a little distracted trying not to get hit by traffic while walking in the street, though!

(NO STANDING ANYTIME clearly posted, pavement is hatched to be used by pedestrians because there is no sidewalk.)

The Precinct know all about the problems at this location. We remind them all the time. And, it is just a basic part of their job as officers sworn to enforce the law, after all.

Despite the basic commons sense, and the constant reminders and community pressure, they still do not ticket - unless somebody calls. Even then it's hit or miss whether they'll actually enforce the law against "one of their own."

Just another day in the Dirty Five-Two!

This guy is good for $115.

Imagine, if they simply issued summonses and towed a significant fraction of these cops parking illegally, we could go a long way toward closing the budget gap.

Why increase class sizes? Why close senior centers? Just make people who are breaking the law pay the penalties they are legally required to pay!

Of course, they would eventually start parking legally, and the City would lose this revenue. But the economy should come back, so simply enforcing the law seems like it might not be a bad way to help bridge the financial gap.

Oh, and it's also kind of their job to enforce the law too.

One illegally parked cop right behind the other... Really not a surprise at this point.

The residents in this neighborhood are rarely parked illegally (but they still get tickets). But walk more than a few blocks and you're sure to find a dirty cop who parked his cop illegally.

The Dirty Five-Two sure seems to love a party. It's the place where all the dirty cops go to get together!

This placard does not belong to this vehicle. That doesn't stop it from parking illegally all over the area!

Of course, the person who is using it to break the law will continue using this favor from his dirty cop buddy until somebody stops him.

Ticket, tow, and fire the cop.
Discipline really is that simple!

Things have gotten a little better (there has actually been some enforcement!)

Still - there are some who haven't gotten the message. Probably because they're not getting the tickets.

This one doesn't even have the right placard in the vehicle! Of course, none of the cops driving by bothered to look...

Yet another dirty cop decided the hatched area designed to get pedestrians into the park safely was better used as his parking space.

Who cares if kids have to walk in the street to get to the park on Memorial Day, right?

No Courtesy when mothers with little kids have to walk in the street because of the actions of selfish cops.

No Professionalism, when law enforcement breaks the law and their buddies don't enforce it.

No Respect when an entire community suffers this continual insult on our park!

The dirty cops are making it hard to get to the park, blocking the horrible entrances DOT won't improve (no sidewalks, no crosswalks, who cares about hundreds of kids...)

This one has the wrong placard while parked in a NO STANDING zone. And the marked squad car drove right by without doing a darn thing!

If they won't do their job, start firing them. Maybe then they'll start taking their responsibilities seriously!!!

It seems every cop in The Bronx wants to block access to our main neighborhood park. These placards are not even from the same precinct! We have talked with the 52 repeatedly, and they SAY they will ticket these dirty cops.

But when we call... every complaint gets ignored. 311 complaints are closed out with statements like "no violation observed" or "those responsible had left". Meanwhile, we walk by again and the same personal vehicle with the cop's placard is still sitting in the exact same spot.

Instead of enforcing the law, these cops are the ones breaking it. And their buddies are all covering for them. Truly unbelievable! Enough already!!!

This black Altima is parked in the same location as the Camero in the previous post (you can see the Camero in the picture). However, he doesn't cover up the license plate # on the placard with his EZ-Pass (I forgot to mention that before). The placard is legit (I think), but his use of it isn't. There are some other cars who use NYPD placards to park in this "No Standing" residential zone. I'll keep my eye out for them and post them in the future.

This new bright yellow Camero is parked in the same spot everyday. I often wondered how it could do such a thing since I parked in the same area for the week I had a car in Manhattan - and had to move my car constantly. I then noticed it was parked in a "No Standing Anytime" with white hash marks denoting the area. Huh, how could he park here? Oh, the placard in his windshield says NYPD. But wait, this isn't an emergency and this person is parking in a residential area - nowhere near any SEZ. So, he (or she) is using the placard to park closer to his apartment building than his fellow residents. Hmm...kinda rude.

Above the Law: Parked in No Standing Zone next Asphalt Green

Local cop uses the walkway into a large, busy park as his personal parking space. It's a NO STANDING zone, but that doesn't stop him from forcing mothers with strollers, dog walkers, and the elderly to walk in the middle of the street! This is habitual, most evenings it's there all night, sometimes it stays there all weekend. Of course, I've never seen it ticketed...

Other spots down the block, but I think she was running late for the movies, so it was just easier to block the hydrant. Yes, I did see them buy tickets and go to the movies, so depending on the movie the hydrant will be blocked for about two hours. The sign is also pretty clear about no standing also.

There's really no reason to have the placard on your dash when you aren't on official business or in your Restricted Parking zone. Basicly it shows intent to fraudulently use the placard to evade parking laws.

I own a restaurant and catering company in Brooklyn that requires the use of a garage. When cars block my driveway, I am unable to serve my clients and do business. My rent is quite high given this special need in a prime area, however, I will have to close my doors (and let go of my eight employees) if the NYPD continues to use my driveway as a private parking lot. This white Honda has been blocking my driveway since last Tuesday (one week and counting!). Notice the NYPD van double parked, also blocking my driveway. Ironically, even though these guys are causing me to lose business, I will still be required to pay State and City taxes to support these so-called, Civil Servants.

Everyday this vehicle is parked illegally past the No Standing sign on the north side of East 222 Street & Bronx Boulevard. This parking is a continuous flagrant and utterly blatant disregard for NYC parking laws. I personally have seen traffic agents give out parking tickets to FDNY & Sanitation personnel who parked at the same spot to see if they got the same treatment. Traffic agents do not enforce traffic laws when it comes to this illegal parking permit. This has got to stop. This officer needs to get reprimanded, given a CD and maybe a month's rip.

Continued and clear abuse of placard regulations which clearly state that placard parking is never permitted in NO STANDING ANYTIME zones.

Despite a letter from CB 8 as follows:

The City of New York
Manhattan Community Board 8

May 28, 2009

Inspector James Murtagh
Commanding Officer
NYPD-19th Precinct
153 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Dear Inspector Murtagh,

Community Board 8M has recently received a number of complaints from the public about vehicles displaying “NYPD-19th Precinct” placards parking illegally at the two small center islands located at either end of 66th Street between Second and Third Avenues.

As you know, these islands are signed “No Standing Anytime” and it is illegal for any vehicles to park at curbs with this signage, even with a city issued placard.

We would appreciate it if you would remind your officers of this fact.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Ludorf Jonathan Horn and Charles Warren

Members of the NYPD apparently fully supported by their commanding officer continue to thumb their above-the-law noses at the law and civilian authority.

For more posts follow links provided below:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/454

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1000

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1068

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1069

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1072

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1073

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1074

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1085

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8122

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8389

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8525
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/9080

I don't think there is a 519 precinct. The placard says "Legal Bureau." It looks like a photocopy too, which is illegal. Not to mention the fact that it has expired.

No placard, just a dashboard full of police junk (vest, hat, PBA card - showing badge # 25558). It's his 3rd time in this spot, so it's not police business. No ticket though!

Several months ago, in response to a civilian request, NYC DOT daylighted the northwest corners of both Douglass Street and Fifth Avenue and Baltic Street and Fifth Avenue as a safety measure. Unfortunately, both corners are frequently occupied by illegally parked cars.

Both streets run eastbound across Fifth Avenue, and both are offset, with the streets on the east side of Fifth Avenue about 20 feet north of the streets on the west side of Fifth. This creates a dangerous situation, in which cars heading to and through the intersection can't see pedestrians in or entering the crosswalk until they're nearly in the intersection, and vice versa. The daylighting of the corners vastly improved visibility -- which is negated when a vehicle parks illegally at the corner.

Today, the spot on the northwest corner of Douglass at Fifth Avenue was occupied by a late-model silver Toyota RAV4, with a police permit that appeared to be photocopied. The space is marked No Standing Anytime.

Unsurprisingly, the corresponding spot at Baltic and Fifth Avenue was also occupied by a van, which totally obscured the intersection (it did not sport a placard -- just Pennsylvania plates). I pointed it out to a passing Traffic Enforcement Agent, who wrote a ticket. When I mentioned the RAV4 with the parking placard at Douglass, she rolled her eyes, said that TEAs hate placard parkers because they park everywhere with no regard, but said there was "nothing they can do."

placard's also invalid, since it has no license plate # on it

It is bad enough the Police themselves don't respect parking regulations and set the wrong standard http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8525
or that FOX 5 somehow gets press placards for everyone from the Janitor to office staff and park all day. http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8816 but this Park East situation already caused mayor Bloomberg to blow his stack and embarrassed the cb and the other elected officials and can only exist by the corrupt attitude of Inspector Murtagh who really does need to be removed from his position as commander of the 19th precinct. http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/3888

On non-school days on this block the fall back signage is NO PARKING 7AM - 7PM.

This SUV routinely parks in this spot, even though parking is very available in the area. The restriction is aimed at improving visibility for the intersection, in which kids often play. This morning there is a legal spot less than 20 feet away, but I guess Brooklyn North is above the law!

Continued blatant placard parking abuse in a NO STANDING ANYTIME zone despite a formal request to the commander of the 19th precinct to cease and desist the illegal activity by community board 8M.

These islands are part of the parks department Greenstreets program and this bit of greenery for the community totally being totally disrespected by NYPD employees for their own convenience. Thus rather than a park we have a dog feces/refuse lot surrounded by illegally parked placarded cars.
http://nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/trees_greenstreets/greenstreets.html

This blatant police parking abuse sets the stage for a cesspool of parking abuse on this street. Why not after all the police are doing it, why not me.

This the meters are full of all day parkers most with bogus placards, a few 19th precinct placards and the so-called truck loading and unloading zone devoid of trucks loading and unloading but full of scofflaws.

Amazingly the community board 8 people misplaced a resolution to change the signage on North side of the street from Trucks loading to normal street parking which would have taken effect about at this time. To this date the cb refuses official comment. A formal complaint has been filed with the borough president's office yesterday.

Prior reports:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/454

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1000

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1068

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1069

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1072

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1073

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1074

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1085

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8122

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8389

Continued illegal placard parking in a NO STANDING ANYTIME zone. This despite a letter from community board 8 to the 19th precinct dated May, 28, 2009 which reads as follows.

Dear Inspector Murtagh,
Community Board 8M has recently received a number of complaints from the public about vehicles displaying "NYPD-19" Precinct placards parking illegally at two small center islands located at either end of 66th street between Second and Third Avenues.
As you know, these islands are signed "No Standing Anytime" and it is illegal for any vehicles to park at curbs with this signage, even with a city issued placard.
We would appreciate if you would remind your officers of this fact.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Prior reports:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/454

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1000

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1068

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1069

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1072

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1073

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1074

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/1085

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8122

Parked at the above location.
Harbor Cop.
No water in sight except for rain.
Parked in No Parking Zone AND in the crosswalk.

No Ticket on car. Go fightin' 9th!

If you look closely, you can see the Honda from the 72nd precinct (with child seat installed) in front of the 4Runner.

For previous violations by the owner of the 4Runner, see here:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8007

...and here...
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7836

...and here...
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7718

...and here...
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7681

Previous violations:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7752

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7691

For more examples of this guy's hypocrisy and abuse of authority, see here:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7836

...and here...
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7718

...and here...
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7681

Parked here quite frequently. Hasn't moved since the morning of the 12th. No tickets, of course...

Previous violations:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7718

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7681

This is the 4th time I have observed this vehicle parked here. Parking enforcement drove right past it and another Fed Law Enforcement placarded (# 43900) vehicle to ticket someone down the block last night.
Earlier documented violation:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7691

This is his regular parking spot, obviously. 70th Precinct placard.

NYPD and the Feds are in hot contention for those illegal parking spots. Here's a fed in the same spot as 2 NYPD yesterday. Keep in mind, this is residential, not outside a stationhouse or government building.

The Honda was still there this morning, and sure enough - it sports a NYPD 72nd Precinct placard.

I missed the permit number on this 4Runner's 70th Precinct placard because it was almost entirely concealed by the registration and inspection stickers. However the licence plate on the vehicle matched the placard. The Honda in front of it was also illegally parked, but I was about to miss my bus so I didn't check it out. If it's still there tonight I'll update if it was NYPD too.

UPDATE - Yup! The Honda is NYPD too!

2nd UPDATE. The 4Runner was back (and unsurprisingly parked illegally again) so I've added the permit #.

The said vehicle in the pictures regularly, on a daily basis, can be found illegally parked in the "NO STANDING ANYTIME" zone on Odell Street Circle adjacent to 1565/1575 Odell Street Parkchester units. This vehicle also blatantly blocks the sole fire hydrant at the end of the block directly across of 1565 Odell Street, for which it is in this picture, plus fouling the "NO STANDING ANYTIME" zone. There is also a "NO PARKING ANYTIME" zone on the south side of St. Raymond Avenue right at the intersection of Odell Street and St. Raymond Avenue where this vehicle can often also be found illegally parked. This vehicle is one of several who use the Odell Street circle as their own personal parking location. I have a disabled daughter who requires a wheelchair and get a wheelchair-lift school bus to pick her up for school, and on a number of occasions, we had to switch buses because the drivers of the buses refused to come down Odell Street because of all the illegal parking, and complaints to the NYPD and the 43rd Precinct seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

A long line of vehicles regularly park in the Park Ave. bike lane all along it's length through the Bronx. This is a representative example. Most of the cars display a variety of NYPD related permits- some expired, some simply display traffic vests placed on the dashboard etc. There is only space here for one so I posted the one with the EXPIRED permit. Some just have NYPD decals, some have other unofficial indicators of NYPD status conspicuously placed on the dash or in the window. This particular string of vehicles is parked along Park Ave. (note MTA North Tracks parallel) near the intersection of Park Ave. & E. 188th Street. This particular set of images was taken on Monday March 23 11:15 a.m.

Sorry, your placard expired -- it's worthless now.

This car has an illegal church parking permit, which he/she thinks makes it legal to double park in a bus stop. The vehicle also has windshield stickers for the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA), Detectives Endowment Association for NYPD, a handicapped permit for the Town of Babylon, and an American flag just to cover all bases.

Parked illegally, that's all you need to know.

Captain Tanya XXX of the US Army, breaking the law.

Macy's is having a sale so this driver can't resist. Parks in No Standing Anytime zone adjacent to school, 2 malls and midst merging traffic - to self indulge a shopping addiction. Public safety is thrown out the window along with NYPD's integrity.

What me worry? this driver asks - I am a cop after all.

3 young lives were lost in this neighborhood in the past 2 years due to traffic related - line of sight and undeterred speeding:
Carolina Hernandez, 13, Killed when driver didn't see her or her bike 8/16/07
Asif Rahman, 22, Killed when truck hit him as he navigated around an illegally parked car 2/28/08
Jasmine Paragas, 14, Killed by bus that was speeding to make a light
Likely the 311 complaint will be closed by false statement as the majority of past complaints have been.
Folks who lie about illegal parking will likely lie about anything.