Gothamist: Parking Placard Perks Cut Back for NYC Employees

jaja007

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:54:00 -0500

NYPD supposedly has about 36,000 uniformed officers. Yet there are over 43,000 placards for them NYPD also issues Press Parking Permits.

quoo

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:42:52 -0500

Funny how there seem to be just as many illegally parked cars in downtown brooklyn this morning... It really doesn't seem to of had any effect.

sj

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:10:02 -0500

The placards all have expiration dates on them. Now that all the new placards have been divvied out with the 2009 expiration date and the word is out to the traffic wardens, any of the old ones should be fair game for tickets.

interlard

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:42:56 -0500

I hope the number of placards is reduced to zero. As we all saw in the report a few months back, a HUGE chunk of city traffic is created by city employees who were able to park for free.

Spiritof76

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:17:12 -0500

I don't get this. NYPD supposedly has about 36,000 uniformed officers. Yet there are over 43,000 placards for them? That means every single cop gets the perk of free parking, plus another 7,000 back office workers for NYPD. What a great system. Why should most cops get free parking anyway? If you're in a cruiser, you obviously get free parking, and if you're in a private car, NYPD should have reserved parking around its stations for you, not unlimited parking wherever and whenever you want. Or is this one of the "perks" compensating for the low pay?

drewo

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:14:46 -0500

The more things (pretend) to change, the more (they will) stay the same.

faaap

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:01:39 -0500

How is the number reduced? Do people hand in their placards? Is the number associated with the placard "disavowed"? Will they not be renewed once they expire? I have this sneaking suspicion that if a person is asked to surrender them, they will all curiously claim it went "missing". I wish the worst type of ill upon people who abuse placards. The worst!

zodak

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:38:58 -0500

uncivil servants FTW!

JMH

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:14:04 -0500

It's a start.

andoman

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:07:48 -0500

Haha now they gotta pay like the rest of us.