New York Pols Want Cut of Foreign Aid Withheld From Countries With Outstanding Parking Tickets
May 12, 2011 by Eddie1x · 9 Comments
New York City is not giving up on its quest to collect revenue from unpaid parking tickets received by foreign diplomats. “There’s no such thing as ‘diplomatic immunity’ from paying parking tickets,” said Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island). Currently, there is over $16 million in unpaid tickets owed to the city by such diplomats. And given the city’s current budget situation, the Bloomberg administration has gotten behind new legislation which would not only allow the city to collect money, but would also funnel the money directly to the city as opposed to state coffers. Simply put by one of the city’s many messengers: “If I gotta pay up, they gotta pay up. If we are sending these countries money, then they better well pay up.”
Pols Put Breaks On Bill That Would Protect Scofflaws From Getting Towed
July 27, 2010 by Eddie1x · 6 Comments
A new piece of legislation which was meant to protect people from having their homes, cars, and/or wedding rings (all of a certain value) seized from creditors – also carried an unintended consequence: it prohibited cities (who can be considered creditors) from towing the cars of people with unpaid parking tickets. Although this was good news for parking ticket scofflaws, the city (obviously) did not like it. The bill’s sponsor, Eric Schniederman, who will be running for attorney general, is currently working on an amendment which would allow the city to continue to tow cars owned by scofflaws. “Once we learned that the city had issues with it, we worked with them immediately to modify it so that its intent remains the same, while any unintended consequences are averted,” a Schneiderman staffer said.
NYC Wrong Side of Street Ticket
June 28, 2010 by Eddie1x · 28 Comments
I think they should give more notice before requiring people to move their cars. I was out of town last time and got a ticket since I wasn’t able to move my car.
State Lawmakers Pass Bill Closing Loophole in DUI Convictions
June 25, 2010 by Eddie1x · 11 Comments
In 2002, Olympic gold medalist, Jack Shea, was killed by a drunk driver. The driver managed to “escape prosecution because his blood was drawn without a doctor present.” Now, New York state legislatures are pushing a bill which would close that loophole. The bill is now only awaiting approval from Governor Paterson.
