NYPD congestion toll enforcement racks up nearly 200 tickets, 3 arrests and 27 vehicles seized —in just two days
Cops say 82 two people were issued summonses on Tuesday and another 113 ticketed between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Wednesday as officers launched an enforcement effort within the newly established
2 arrested, 17 cars seized during congestion pricing enforcement: NYPD
The NYPD arrested two people and seized 17 cars during its congestion pricing zone enforcement on Tuesday, according to authorities. A total of 82 summonses were given out. Multiple law enforcement agencies have been working together to crack down on toll evaders and drivers who conceal or alter their license plates
Congestion pricing toll evasion prompts crackdown by NYPD
Three days after congestion pricing began, officials are already tackling toll evasion and cracking down on drivers breaking the law. One city council member is also facing criticism after explaining how to disable the cameras.
NYPD cracks down on motorists trying to evade congestion pricing toll
One day after New York City completed its first full weekday of the new congestion pricing tolling program, police are cracking down on motorists trying to bypass the system. Assisting the MTA, the NYPD stopped several drivers who tried to cover up parts of their license plates to avoid being charged as they entered the congestion zone.
MTA chief defends NYC congestion pricing as toll rolls into first week
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber took to the airwaves to defend City's congestion pricing from what he called “grievance politics” Tuesday, ahead of the second rush-hour under the controversial tolling plan,
NYPD and MTA team up to enforce tolls in Manhattan's congestion pricing zone
Drivers have been paying a toll to travel into the congestion zone in Manhattan since Sunday.
3 years after Bill de Blasio scandal, NYPD still not limiting how mayoral security detail can be used, report says
The NYPD still hasn’t laid down the law on how an elected official like the mayor can use the cops assigned to their security ...
New Orleans to bring in former NYPD commissioner as security expert after terror attack
New Orleans is bringing on Bill Bratton, who has been the top cop in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, to counsel the city on ...
Queens community leaders plead for NYPD to extend anti-brothel operation along Roosevelt Avenue
Community leaders in Queens are begging the NYPD to extend its three-month crime crackdown along Roosevelt Avenue.
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NYPD Seeks Information on Queens Subway Station and Roosevelt Ave Robbery Suspects
The NYPD seeks info on two robberies in Queens; one involving a stolen gold chain, the other an assault after victims refused ...
NYPD sends 200 more officers to subways; mayor says there is more fear although subway crime fell last year
Both Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch acknowledged Monday that the perception of higher subway crime, ...
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Woman stabbed to death at Staten Island public housing development, NYPD says
Police were looking for suspects on Wednesday after a woman was fatally stabbed on Tuesday night at a public housing complex ...
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NYC to add 200 more NYPD officers to subway
While crime in NYC dropped by three percent in 2024, city officials are adding 200 NYPD officers to the subway after a string ...
NYPD notes uptick in stolen garbage cans on Staten Island since mandatory rollout, but DSNY says that’s not the case
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Reject the evidence of your eyes, your ears, and even the NYPD. On Wednesday, Department of Sanitation (DSNY) spokesman Vincent Gragnani disputed an uptick in garbage can thefts ...
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Upper West Side and East New York shootings leave 3 injured, NYPD says
Shootings in the NYPD's 24th Precinct, which covers the northern end of the Upper West Side, are relatively rare, according ...
Queens judge orders DNA sample from Guy Rivera, who is accused of fatally shooting NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller of Massapequa Park
Queens State Supreme Court Judge Michael Aloise directed that a buccal swab be taken from Guy Rivera, 34, for DNA analysis.