Q&A
Discussion on Manhattan tow pound and parking ticket collections
3:18:22
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer raises concerns about the lack of a tow pound in Manhattan and inquires about its impact on parking ticket collections. Commissioner Preston Niblack explains that this is primarily a police department issue and that the Department of Finance operates its own tow pounds through a vendor for booting operations.
- Manhattan currently lacks a tow pound due to the closure of Pier 76
- The Department of Finance operates separate tow pounds through a vendor for booting operations
- The impact on parking ticket collections is not clear from the finance department's perspective
Gale A. Brewer
3:18:22
In terms of, parking tickets, this isn't around the way kind of question.
3:18:25
But the issue is Manhattan does not have a
Diana Ayala
3:18:27
tow
Gale A. Brewer
3:18:27
pound.
3:18:29
Long story, Pier 76, Andrew Cuomo, etcetera.
3:18:32
Good to close 76, but no tow pound.
3:18:34
So do you get complaints about that?
3:18:37
I would like Manhattan to have a tow pound.
3:18:39
Yeah.
3:18:39
And that's not your issue.
3:18:40
That's PD.
3:18:41
But I would assume that you get complaints.
3:18:43
Are there more or less, fines and fees because people have to go further, wait longer?
3:18:49
I just wanted to know I'm trying to make a case for a Manhattan tow pound.
Preston Niblack
3:18:53
Yeah.
3:18:53
I you know, that's a question really for the PD.
3:18:56
We have our own, tow pounds that are operate.
3:18:58
We don't own them, but they are operated by our vendor, who does the booting operations.
3:19:05
And those are located you know, there are several of those around the city.
3:19:09
So we don't we don't have the problem.
