http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/12/03/eyes-on-the-street-placard-abuse-from-sea-to-shining-sea/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/12/03/eyes-on-the-street-placard-abuse-from-sea-to-shining-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-167451 Eric Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:12:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=104361#comment-167451 Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/12/03/eyes-on-the-street-placard-abuse-from-sea-to-shining-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-167411 vnm Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:44:08 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=104361#comment-167411 Of course, it isn't even a placard for an agency of the New York City government. It's a placard for a union. I don't think that it confers any special privileges, except for "courtesy". Of course, it isn’t even a placard for an agency of the New York City government. It’s a placard for a union. I don’t think that it confers any special privileges, except for “courtesy”.

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/12/03/eyes-on-the-street-placard-abuse-from-sea-to-shining-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-167401 Jed Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:34:25 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=104361#comment-167401 I've seen several times a SUV with a FDNY placard parked at a metered spot. The placard is clearly visible, but the meter receipt is always positioned so as to block the expiration time from view....basically relying on the "good will" of the parking officer not to ticket a "team member", a strategy that apparently works all too well I’ve seen several times a SUV with a FDNY placard parked at a metered spot. The placard is clearly visible, but the meter receipt is always positioned so as to block the expiration time from view….basically relying on the “good will” of the parking officer not to ticket a “team member”, a strategy that apparently works all too well

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