City Councilman Eric Gioia suggests that the city and the state should pay hardball with countries and diplomats who don't pay parking fines or property taxes. The Post reports the Queens pol's ideas include cutting off electricity, taking away driver's licenses and towing cars. The city is owed about $78 million in unpaid taxes--Egypt owes almost $2 million in diplomatic-related parking tickets and India owes upwards of $16 million in property taxes.......

City Councilman--and hopeful mayoral contender--Eric Gioia thinks the city should crack down on "erotic services" ads on craigslist. He said, "What used to happen on seedy street corners and brothels has now moved to the Internet." However, the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services tells the Sun it really relies on "tips from people who know or suspect what's going on."......