NYPD cracks down on Jamaica trucks

In response to community complaints regarding tractor trailers operating off the designated truck routes, the following enforcement has been conducted by our TRAFFIC SAFETY OFFICERS. This enforcement was conducted between the dates January 15th, 2015 to June 19th, 2015.

On behalf of the 103rd Precinct, I would like to thank you, the community members of South Jamaica, for working with us on this issue.

Off Truck Route Summons Locations

· 99 Ave = 81 Summonses Issued

· 170 St = 58 Summonses Issued

· 175 St = 7 Summonses Issued

· 179 St = 4 Summonses Issued

· Other locations = 12 Summonses Issued

· Total Off Truck Route Summonses issued = 162

Sincerely,

Detective Marc Costa
Community Affairs
103rd Precinct
New York City Police Department
168-02 91st Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432

Parking rules do not apply to enforcement agents

From PIX11:

New York City’s traffic enforcement agents, the ones who give out parking tickets, recently began illegally parking their own private cars on a busy city block. The parking signs on 38th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues in Manhattan make it clear that only commercial parking is allowed. The limit is three hours at a cost of $4 an hour. There are muni-meters up and down the block.

But a couple of weeks ago, trucks making pickups and deliveries on this garment center block, found there were no spaces available. The reason is that agents had begun parking their own private cars on the block, taking up almost all the spaces on both sides of the block. Business owners and truck drivers complained to PIX Investigates.

We learned that the Traffic Enforcement Division had recently opened a new office on 36th Street and 7th Avenue. Apparently many of the agents decided to use W. 38th Street as their own private parking area, despite the fact that they are not commercial vehicles and were not paying for the parking.

Chu wins $20K in defamation suit

From the Daily News:

The former traffic agent who City Councilman Dan Halloran accused of speeding through stop signs on a Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Coolatta run has won $20,000 in his defamation suit against the city.
Daniel Chu claimed the stress of the public humiliation left him with Bell's palsy disease.

“My guess is the city settled because Halloran now has no credibility,” said Michael Berkley, Chu’s lawyer.

In court papers, Chu alleged Halloran orchestrated a retaliation campaign after he ticketed the Republican’s chief of staff in 2010.

As a public official, Halloran — who has since been indicted on corruption charges — had the platform to do it and blasted the lowly traffic agent in numerous TV and newspaper interviews.
He claimed Chu was on duty speeding and yakking on his cell phone en route to the chain coffee shop.

Chu had initially asked for $6 million.

He originally asked for $6M and settled for $20K? What a joke.