I have seen this car parked on the same spot on a 'No Standing' zone on my way to work every day for at least two years (actually, it's not the same car; he had a red Lexus before buying this 2009 model a few months ago). The permit is from the Police Department of the City of New York School Safety Division, and expired December 31, 2009. The permit appears to be a photocopy, with the license plate handwritten at the bottom. It is placed upside down under the registration and inspection certificate, so it is hard to see.

The car is parked there all day, because i sometimes see it still there on my way home. I have never in all this time seen him get a ticket.

Of particular irony is that he parks illegally right next to a parking garage, and that the vanity license plate makes it clear that the owner is very religious.

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!

He's still there! This guy has an exclusive private parking spot that he (and only he) gets to use anytime! I guess NYC has a private parking policy for the elite. It's in a NO PARKING/NO PARKING ANYTIME space but it seems to be OK. Never a ticket on this car. It has EMT plates and that about does the trick.

ALSO, no need to move for alternate-side of the street cleaning either. He ignores that completely while everybody else has to move their cars, but again, I guess the rules don't apply to EMT's parking in front of their houses.

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."

I guess all you need to do is to put a EMT jacket in your rear window and file for a EMT license plate to have a guaranteed private parking spot. This guy has done it for over a year now and has the greatest deal of the century.

This car parks here every evening in a clearly labeled "No Parking Anytime" zone and apparently never receives a ticket. He doesn't even move the car for alternate side of the street street cleaning while the rest of us are moving our cars around the block and waiting for hours to park again. The one time I asked a local 24th precinct cop about it he said that there was nothing he could do.

This car is parked daily on Ascan Ave in Queens between Queens Blvd and Austin St. where there is daily alternate side of the street parking and 2 hour meter. This car abuses their permit on a daily basis. They do not move it for alternate side of the street parking or pay the meter ever. Every time I say something to a traffic cop about it they say there is nothing they can do because it has a permit when you can clearly see that it is not here on official business considering it is here everyday.

On date/time picture was taken is a Federal holiday and all city agencies are closed hence should be ticketed on that day all day!!

Trying to use permit in front of residence.

Car with 19th pct placard in the 9th pct, parked illegally. The placard's plates don't match the car either.

somebody else's permit. another one from the archive

This is an older one I found in my archive. NYC Council is aware of the situation... we'll see if they do anything about it.

Other violations can be seen here:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/9280
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/9222
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7462
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/4989

no dice!

SOrry bud, but 19th pct ain't around here!

Hmm, let's see what we have here:

* a forged 9th Precinct Restricted placard
* not even in the so-called self-enforcement zone
* parked in a No Parking Anytime Zone
* a bogus church "permit" on top of the forged NYPD placard

oh, and the stuffed animal on top was a nice touch.

Better get to confession.

Parked in a fire zone. Permit expired March 31st 2009, and what agency? I cannot find the name of an agency on the permit shown above.

I think this guy's lost. There's no so-called Self-Enforcement Zone here anyway. straight out illegal.

"Official UFA Business" = breaking the law and endangering your life.

I met the driver and passenger coming out of the Boys Club. They were most definitely not on duty, if they were even NYPD employees. Not to mention that the 88th precinct is nowhere near east 10th st.

Hmm, someone at 1PP doesn't know the law very well. No surprise there.

NYC Council car with 2 expired placards in No Parking Anytime zone.

previous violations:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/9222
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7462
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/4989

No surprise there.

I've caught this driver before:

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7462

http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/4989

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

Behold the North side of East 66th Street between Second and Third Avenues. The signage designates a NO STANDING 7 AM- 7PM TRUCK LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE. When in actuality it is placard abuse heaven. Bogus placards of all sorts are used and abused on this cesspool of a block. The very same block described here:
http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/8817

and here:
http://ourtownny.com/?p=3583

Continued defiance by the NYPD and FD clearly in violation of placard parking regulations despite a request by community board 8m to cease and desist.

This kind of crap is exactly what this site is highlighting and could not be more clear than this example. The situation has been brought to the attention of Council member Daniel Garodnick over three years ago and many times to community board 8m. The DOT has looked at the situation and declared the NO STANDING ANYTIME SIGNS to be appropriate. The DOT parking placard guidelines clearly state that placard parking is not permitted in NO STANDING ANYTIME zones.

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

Behold Mazie Mazda who drives in everyday from home to NYC where she has a wonderful free parking spot to park for free all day. She is not covering a news assignment at the location of said assignment in her reserved parking spot a privilege a local resident pays over $7000.00 a year for.

Mazie is joined by fellow FOX 5 employee Cretans enjoying their free all-day parking spot at resident expense. They are like cockroaches infesting you home. You spray them and they go to your neighbor. These un-enforced placard abusers are never ticketed and the signage is meaningless depriving local area residents curbside parking while they enjoy the free perk the taxpayers provide.

No amount of congestion pricing would discourage someone from driving in knowing they had a free reserved parking spot where they worked.

Mazie can be often seen on this block or in the general area in similar restricted parking areas with her fellow FOX 5 cretans parking all day and spending at most 30 seconds looking for a spot while residents are excluded in their own neighborhood from this curbside parking.

This is utter insanity. Press placards are only valid for three hours in a red signed press zone or at the scene of an assignment. They are not all day free parking permits to be used near the studio.

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 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

illegal, and plate numbers don't event match placard

Placard parking is not permitted in NO STANDING ANYTIME zones. This blatant abuse has been going on for years and was reported to the local City Council Member Garodnick, the local Community Board #8, the local Precinct Commander of the 19th and to the Commander of Manhattan North as well as Margaret Forgione of the DOT.

The community board resolved weeks ago to write to the NYPD yet the situation remains. Both the commander of Manhattan North and the 19th are aware of the issue and are defiant in their uncivil behavior.

That large truck bore an FDNY placard and had out of state plates.

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

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

[note: this is actually a DOT Agency Authorized on Street Permit, not an ABPP]

common problem here.

This permit is both invalid (not filled out) and expired! An NYPD patch in the dashboard is a nice touch.

Though it sounds bogus, this government organization actually exists. The illegitimacy of this placard, however, is obvious.

Placard reads "NY State Department of Military and Naval Affairs" 53rd Army Liason - Army National Guard. Should read "Division" rather than Department, but it could be a typical NYC gov snafu. Doubtful he is on military business, however - their offices are at 643 Park Ave.

Previous violation: http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/post/index/7776

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

Maybe it's the German military. They certainly slapped enough eagles on the placard (at least 4 by my count) and not very many US soldiers I know can afford a new Beemer convertible. I'm tempted to list the plate because it was personalized and the guy's not law enforcement.

I couldn't find a matching agency on the list.

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.

Van abusing parking permit again prevents the street cleaner from cleaning this area of the street. The driver continues to flaunt the law by parking overnight and well into morning. As you can see from today's picture, the driver parks directly under the 'no parking anytime' sign. How do we stop this blatant abuse of authority? This person lives there, and is not there on 'official business'.

Driver parks in front of his apartment building overnight and during the day. Van blocked traffic during nearby visit from fire department's trucks. Van blocks street cleaners in the morning. Driver of van clearly perceives himself as above the law. "No Parking Anytime" sign is attached to pole directly in front of van, to the right in the picture (van is parked directly under sign).