In the picture, one of several vehicles seized by the police as part of a large-scale parking violation operation.
“We are responding to complaints from the community. That these trucks are taking up spaces where people can park, “said police spokesman Sergeant Carlos Nieves.
Police say it’s a big deal in the Eastchester section of the Bronx.
“When we carry out operations like these, we transport around ten vehicles a day,” added Nieves.
But truckers say they sometimes have no other options because commercial parking lots are full.
“But as I told you, those are very full, they are always full. It is not really an alternative. If you arrive early you can find parking, otherwise there isn’t, “said truck driver Ariel.
For this eviction, the NYPD asked the MTA to use the bus parking area for the seized trucks.
They also partnered with the Department of Sanitation to take apparently abandoned cars to landfills and tow unregistered cars in New York.
“Like this vehicle here. It doesn’t have a license plate on the back, but it has a license plate on the front that indicates it is from Georgia, but it’s fake, “Nieves said.
Fines start at $ 65, which some truckers say is cheaper than paying for legal parking.
The police are cracking down: commercial vehicles must not stop in residential streets for more than 3 hours and parking at night is prohibited.
Trucks left for days or even weeks are impounded. And it will cost $ 375 plus additional fines to get them back.
“Truck drivers. I know it’s hard work, but there are laws in New York City. We have to follow those laws,” the police spokesman added.
The police will enforce the law this way in all five boroughs – they say if this is a problem in your community, call 311 or file a report with the local borough.
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