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Criticism of placard abuse and debate over enforcement effectiveness
1:14:29
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Council Member Restler criticizes the lack of enforcement against placard abuse and illegal parking, particularly by NYPD members. Chief Obe defends the department's efforts, citing statistics on placard abuse enforcement.
- Restler points out that vehicles with placards or NYPD-related items are not ticketed
- He expresses hope that the new leadership will take the issue seriously
- Chief Obe presents data showing 14,878 summonses issued for placard abuse year-to-date
- Restler remains skeptical, stating he sees no progress in Downtown Brooklyn
Lincoln Restler
1:14:29
But when there's a placard in the vehicle, when there's a vest in the vehicle, when there's anything at all in the dashboard of the vehicle, no summons gets issued.
Olufunmilola "Lola" Obe
1:14:37
Yeah.
Lincoln Restler
1:14:37
And that's to me the corruption that's deeply, deeply troubling that I see no improvement on.
1:14:42
And I really hope in your new post, because you've only been there thirty days, we can't criticize you on this one yet.
1:14:48
We can criticize the department's actions over decades on this, but we but you have a fresh slate that you and Chief O'Sullivan and the team will finally take this issue seriously.
Olufunmilola "Lola" Obe
1:14:56
I just want to assure you that we take it very seriously.
1:14:58
There's a lot of work that we do, don't know that you necessarily see this.
1:15:02
So again, written just by our own TEAs, there's a lot of enforcement out there and Josh will speak to a different unit that actually does some really great work.
1:15:11
So with our TEAs in terms of placard abuse, in year to date 2025, so again that's one one through 04/20, they've written 14,878 summonses.
1:15:23
I don't think that we sing enough, you know, praises when it comes to the TEAs, but this is just phenomenal work that's done towards the placards themselves.
1:15:31
I'd love
Lincoln Restler
1:15:31
to dig in on that data with you because I see zero progress in Downtown Brooklyn.