Thursday, December 29, 2022

Another agency captured car culture junkie elected official caught with traffic violations

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Gothamist

The family car used by the chair of New York City's transportation committee was caught speeding an alarming number of times this year, city data shows.

Whoever owns the car, which is often driven by City Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers of southeastern Queens, has racked up enough tickets that city law requires them to take a driver safety course or risk having the wheels impounded. It’s not clear how often Brooks-Powers drives the vehicle herself.

The car has received 34 tickets since the councilmember took office in March 2021 following a special election. Of those tickets, 29 were for speeding in school zones, including one issued the day before Brooks-Powers was announced as chair of the Council’s transportation committee in January.

The car was also ticketed outside Hudson Yards in October for fraudulent use of a parking permit. The $65 fine was later dismissed.

The vehicle is linked to $2,105 paid in fines and penalties since Brooks-Powers took office, according to city data.

A spokesperson for Brooks-Powers said the car — a 2019 gray Nissan — is not registered under her name, but is a shared family vehicle. The politician regularly uses the car, and it has been seen parked outside City Hall by several other outlets.

The car has enough speeding tickets to trigger the city’s Dangerous Vehicle Abatement law, which was signed by former Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2020. The law mandates that owners of cars with more than 15 speed camera violations or five red light cameras within any 12-month window take a safety course. If the car’s owner does not take a safety course within 30 days after receiving a notice, the law states the car will be seized by the city sheriff’s office.

30 comments:

Anonymous said...

Joe Biden Santos said...
Some say Walking/Biking is healthy. She should get some exercise and eat some bugs. Less Tickets you know...

Anonymous said...

I will continue to vote for Democrats. The city/state is doing great under their leadership!

Anonymous said...

Remember when the media had integrity? Me either.

Anonymous said...

How long before one of our dear leaders hit someone ?

Anonymous said...

Superior Commie Car supremacist ?

Anonymous said...

Sad, very sad...

Anonymous said...

This story really grinds my gears.

Anonymous said...

Will Driving like her help your ESG score ?

Anonymous said...

Wow... they "Electurds" couldn't be any more in our faces, could they?

Anonymous said...

Every government expenditure is just a puddle of money that can be skimmed.

Anonymous said...

All I have to say is, why am I not surprised?

Anonymous said...

The founders of Tammany Hall are smiling....

Anonymous said...

Fund protected bikes lane while I speed and run red lights...LOL

Anonymous said...

Hunter lost a laptop.
Ashley lost her diary.
Joe lost his mind.
And we lost our roads.

Anonymous said...

Yankee propadanda. Catch-me-if-you-can....

Anonymous said...

Typical car totalitarian!

Anonymous said...

Yea, that’s the ticket said...
She and Hiden have a lot in common. They're both habitual liars.

Anonymous said...

Crime is down Crime is down, said the Mayor behind the curtain as we all play Dorothy.

Anonymous said...

It's going to get better.... just pull the "D" lever.

Anonymous said...

Listen to me said...
If you voted Democrats/Socialists and you are here complaining, please contact the officials that you voted for and tell them your issues.

Anonymous said...

What a mess driving on these racist highways !

Anonymous said...

Selvena Brooks-Powers has made the Laurelton Queens neighborhood a huge dam mess. I wish we could get rid of her. She has a office over here. They need to be talking about this..

Anonymous said...

"Of those tickets, 29 were for speeding in school zones"

Way to set an example of how to drive safely down the streets of NYC, especially in public school zones especially by an elected official and her family members.

What Hypocrites.

Anonymous said...

Selvena Brooks-Powers has a office here in Laurelton Queens and every since she has been in office Laurelton has become a hot dam mess. Trash and criminal looking people every where. I wish we could get her out of office.

Anonymous said...

How full of shit these "Green" MoFos are

Anonymous said...

Advice to any New Yorker that is still stuck here. Look up tax/retirement friendly states.... I'm looking in Tennessee. Property taxes are usually under $2,000 a year and residents 65 or older have a property tax cap. Upon doing research, many New Yorkers moved to Tennessee, Florida and Texas...need i say more?

Anonymous said...

Typical car driving commies!

Anonymous said...

Can the TA "Green" MoFos pretend to be normal for once ?

Anonymous said...

@“ "Of those tickets, 29 were for speeding in school zones"

Well, there’s a shock. The tickets were issued in one of the few places that have speed cameras. Must come as a shock for most of the dimwit commentators here.

georgetheatheist said...

Just curious. How many feet/yards can one drive beyond the speed camera before it can no longer record the speed?