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The cops themselves park in the bike lanes near precincts all over town, too.

fennecfoxen 5y ago
Oh, the cops just park all over everywhere. Fire department, too. On the sidewalk, half on the sidewalk, in the crosswalks, over the ADA sidewalk ramps in neighborhoods where they get good amounts of use — hardly worth mentioning the bike lanes at that point. Check out this massive permanent NYPD/FDNY parking-lot that starts on the freeway shoulder and goes along Tillary St / Gold St. These guys are here basically every day: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6970284,-73.9813054,3a,75y,359.59h,79.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sx2P54OwGXRAWgfM9zW7qgg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6970284,-73.9813054,3a,75y,3... https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6962375,-73.9813369,3a,75y,61.5h,65.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWJSV_AhFOLw5UWpr3krz5g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6962375,-73.9813369,3a,75y,6... And that's not even a bad day; there's only one or two cars parked on the long narrow triangle where the onramp merges with the street. And the ambulance drivers park in the bike lanes to take a nap or for their lunch break. And the Post Office parks wherever and they just doesn't care, because they're federal, and you can't fine them.
mapt 5y ago
Well that sounds illegal. Ever tried a citizen's arrest? (Last time the cops in NYC got angry at civilian oversight they kidnapped the Mayor's daughter and posted her mugshot on Twitter, and a Freudian slip of the SBA's announcement declared that they would "Win the war on New York City". The population should maybe do something about that.)
- aidenn0 5y ago
  I don't know about NYC, it varies state-to-state, but usually a citizen's arrest is limited to directly witnessed felonies. Illegal parking isn't a felony.
- dmix 5y ago
  In most cities cops are allowed to park in bike lanes when responding to a call.
  - qvqv 5y ago
    Yes but in NYC they park there even when they aren't responding to calls, including personal vehicles https://twitter.com/jangelooff/status/1436376185039212600 https://twitter.com/jangelooff/status/1436376185039212600

Oh, the cops just park all over everywhere. Fire department, too. On the sidewalk, half on the sidewalk, in the crosswalks, over the ADA sidewalk ramps in neighborhoods where they get good amounts of use — hardly worth mentioning the bike lanes at that point. Check out this massive permanent NYPD/FDNY parking-lot that starts on the freeway shoulder and goes along Tillary St / Gold St. These guys are here basically every day: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6970284,-73.9813054,3a,75y,359.59h,79.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sx2P54OwGXRAWgfM9zW7qgg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6970284,-73.9813054,3a,75y,3... https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6962375,-73.9813369,3a,75y,61.5h,65.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWJSV_AhFOLw5UWpr3krz5g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6962375,-73.9813369,3a,75y,6... And that's not even a bad day; there's only one or two cars parked on the long narrow triangle where the onramp merges with the street. And the ambulance drivers park in the bike lanes to take a nap or for their lunch break. And the Post Office parks wherever and they just doesn't care, because they're federal, and you can't fine them.

mapt 5y ago

Well that sounds illegal. Ever tried a citizen's arrest? (Last time the cops in NYC got angry at civilian oversight they kidnapped the Mayor's daughter and posted her mugshot on Twitter, and a Freudian slip of the SBA's announcement declared that they would "Win the war on New York City". The population should maybe do something about that.)

aidenn0 5y ago
I don't know about NYC, it varies state-to-state, but usually a citizen's arrest is limited to directly witnessed felonies. Illegal parking isn't a felony.
dmix 5y ago
In most cities cops are allowed to park in bike lanes when responding to a call.
- qvqv 5y ago
  Yes but in NYC they park there even when they aren't responding to calls, including personal vehicles https://twitter.com/jangelooff/status/1436376185039212600 https://twitter.com/jangelooff/status/1436376185039212600