Police & Fire
(Photo provided by the NYPD)An NYPD traffic agent was attacked on Avenue U while issuing a summons to a car parked in a no standing zone, police say. The assault occurred in the afternoon on April 10 at the corner of Ocean Avenue, according to authorities. The suspect allegedly
Central Brooklyn
Cars which are legally parked — despite a sidewalk ramp — in front of 575 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing thousands of legally parked vehicles [/blog/news/70th-precinct-led-city-wrongful-curbside-ramp-ticketing-analysis-shows/] , raking in millions of dollars in fines, how can drivers get their money
fort greene
234 Willoughby Avenue (Courtesy Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6922859,-73.9620564,3a,37.5y,159.71h,86.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJW-ggmEvvWIBsVvWGg3G-A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/26-drivers-ticketed-parking-legal-20th-avenue-spot-map/#.Vz9T_5MrKSM]
Police & Fire
A police cruiser parked outside the 61st precinct. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/26-drivers-ticketed-parking-legal-20th-avenue-spot-map/#.Vz9T_5MrKSM] thousands of legally parked vehicles, raking in millions of dollars in fines, how can drivers get their
fort greene
(Courtesy Ben Wellington. Photo by Bridget Badore [http://www.bridgetbadore.com] .)“I see myself as telling stories hidden within data,” explained Ben Wellington, the Pratt professor behind the open government blog I Quant NY. [http://iquantny.tumblr.com/] Wellington’s most recent study has made headlines because he discovered that
fort greene
Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / FlickrIt appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally parked cars, and the error is a huge boon for the city. Ben Wellington, a professor at Pratt who runs the data site I Quant NY [http://iquantny.tumblr.com/
Central Brooklyn
Cars which are legally parked — despite a sidewalk ramp — in front of 575 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A recent analysis by public interest website I Quant NY [http://iquantny.tumblr.com] unearthed an incredible detail about the NYPD’s ticketing practices. Despite the fact that it is now legal,
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Odochi Ibe-Ditmas Park CornerStrollers parked on the sidewalk in front of Lark Coffee [http://www.larkcafe.com/menu/], perhaps they’re getting ticketed for expired milk? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag
community board 15
Parking ticket issued on July 3. Photo provided by Felix Feygin.Several Manhattan Beach residents were baffled by tickets they received on Friday, July 3, for violating the neighborhood’s ban on street parking during holidays and weekends. Many said they were unaware the holiday weekend started a day before
21st avenue
Police enforce parking regulations on 21st Avenue. Source: Councilman Greenfield’s office.Police cracked down on commercial vehicles illegally parked on 21st Avenue running through Washington Cemetery on Sunday, issuing tickets to all trucks parked between 53rd Street and 57th Street. Previously, we wrote about problems caused by trucks parked
cortelyou road
Double parked cars on Cortelyou between Westminster and Argyle Roads have been problematic in Ditmas Park for a while now [/blog/transportation/parking-on-cortelyou-road-part-2], causing more congestion on the street, lowering visibility, and straining relationships between locals and firefighters [/blog/news/fdny-engine-281-ladder-147-celebrate-100-years-of-service-in-flatbush#comments] . Proposed spots dedicated to FDNY parking [/blog/transportation/
alternate side of the street parking
Photo courtesy of Raffi GreensteinParking is one of the more horrible pastimes that New Yorkers have dealt with in the past century. There are a million rules, fines and, what is worse, so few precious spots to cram your car into. Sheepshead Bites reader Rafi Greenstein sent us this message
parking tickets
Councilman David GreenfieldCouncilman David Greenfield has found a niche in the world of local New York politics: making parking more fair. Having previously been subject to unfair tickets [/greenfield-wants-to-give-drivers-24-hours-notice-before-temp-parking-changes/] in his own experience and having successfully fought for motorists who have dealt with their own bogus tickets [/update-greenfield-wins-battle-for-those-unfairly-ticketed/], Greenfield is
baltimore
Source: mikealex / FlickrBensonhurst captured the bronze medal for most speeding tickets issued in all of Brooklyn, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/speeding-brooklyn-don-bushwick-article-1.1290072?localLinksEnabled=false] by the New York Daily News. The 62nd Precinct issued 182 speeding tickets this past year, good for third most
Black Friday
Councilman David Greenfield plans to introduce legislation that stops the city from writing parking tickets on Black Friday, which is often the day upon which cops collect the most from parking tickets. As most schools and businesses are closed on the day after Thanksgiving, people believe that parking rules are
parking tickets
Source: Adam E. Moreira via Wikimedia CommonsFrom the offices of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David Greenfield introduced legislation during today’s Stated City Council meeting that would increase parking and reduce the number of tickets drivers receive by requiring the city to clearly delineate where each bus stop specifically begins