This car has made the city nearly $10,000

Steven shared this photo the other day from First Avenue at Ninth Street... we were like, Can't imagine why the driver got a ticket for parking like this, haha.

Perhaps the car broke down or ran out of gas?

Anyway, we looked up the plate using public records. 

Apparently, parking is problematic for the driver, to the tune of nearly $10,000. 

Public records show 107 violations dating back to 2024 — two for bus lane violations, 100 for parking and five for speeding. The violations have mostly occurred in Manhattan, though a few have happened in Brooklyn and Queens. 

All this has led the driver to pay $9,816.45 in fines, with another $505 outstanding. 

At this point, it's less a parking problem and more a lifestyle.

Reader report: East Village street-cleaning tickets back in full effect

An EVG reader sends along this story of an interaction with a Department of Sanitation officer this morning.

Alternate Side Parking regulations went back in effect on Monday (lasting through today) after the COVID-19 PAUSE.

The reader got to his car ahead of the time to move on First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. However, he couldn't go anywhere with cars in front of him and a double-parked Con Ed truck next to his vehicle. The street cleaner passed by. The reader was sitting in his car and shared what happened next:

As the clock hit 9:05, I noticed ... a DoS worker writing on a clipboard on the side of my car. 'Is he writing me a ticket?' I thought. I got out of my car, saw his name on his shirt and asked if he was writing me a ticket. To which he laughed and said 'yeah.' I mentioned I was inside my car, the street cleaner had already passed and there was nowhere to move with his truck and a Con Ed truck double parked — plus that no other cars moved. The street was pretty jammed. He laughed and said 'I have six-and-a-half-years experience and know how this works. You must be one of those liberals.'"

The reader also notes the DoS officer was not wearing a face covering. "The lack of mask is just irresponsible."

The reader received a $65 ticket, and estimates another 20 cars on the block also got one.

Sounds as if the city is getting a head start on its 2021 budget goals. According to the Post, "the city's newly adopted budget includes a planned ticket blitz that’s expected to cost motorists some $42 million in the coming months."

Behold this festive DIY Christmas wreath on 7th Street made from parking tickets

What a way to add a little cheer to any car windshield this holiday season!

EVG reader Sylvia G. spotted this Christmas wreath, which someone fashioned together using various parking tickets along with some green ribbon, earlier this week on Seventh Street near Avenue C. She later saw it on another car between Avenue C and Avenue D.

There was a theory about where the parking tickets came from on Seventh Street, though they appear to have been written out to different vehicle owners.

Getting a ticket for parking in a crosswalk when there isn't actually a crosswalk

A reader notes the following on the north side of East Houston across from Ridge Street... where workers recently paved the roadway as part of the ongoing plans to widen sidewalks, enlarge medians, etc.

The reader says that the NYPD has been ticketing vehicles parked in the "crosswalk."

However! Per the reader:

Problem is there's no crosswalk lines and never has been, so these guys are getting tickets for parking in a seemingly legal and random spot. I called 311 and left a complaint ... The tickets seem like a clear cash grab and are totally bogus.

Posts that I never got around to posting: Midtown Express

About 10 tickets on the windshield of this Midtown Express truck on 12th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... Express?