Wednesday’s Headlines: The Albany Runaround Edition
More from our reporter's trip to Albany — plus other news.
January 24, 2024
Audit: DOT Cameras Miss Millions of Speeding Drivers
The "worsening problem" of vehicles with obscured or covered license plates means more than $100 million a year in lost revenue — and failure in the fight against reckless drivers.
January 22, 2024
Lander: City Failed Implementation of My ‘Reckless Driver’ Law, So Let’s Fix It
The architect of a city program to rein in the most reckless drivers joined the chorus of advocates demanding that it be reauthorized — and strengthened.
October 26, 2023
A ‘Dangerous’ Sunset: What’s Next for Reining In Reckless Drivers?
The city's Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program expires on Thursday. And there's no new strategy to deal with the worst of the worst recidivists, except to appeal to the state for new laws.
October 25, 2023
Another DMV Employee Helped Disgraced Cop Cheat the System
For the second time in as many months, the NYPD has disciplined a police officer who claimed a DMV employee told him how to scam the agency's own system to get his car re-registered after allowing his insurance to lapse.
October 16, 2023
State DMV’s New Rules Could Kinda Sorta Make Roadways Safer
Of course, it all depends on enforcement and diligence of our motor vehicle officials and cops.
October 3, 2023
CYCLE OF RAGE: Even Cheap Souvenir Plates Fool NYC Speed Cameras — And Piss Off an Out-of-Town Man
You don't have to be SEXY to fool New York City speed cameras. You just have to pretend to be. An alarming story of more plate fraud.
October 2, 2023
Council Needs Info from DOT So it Can Rescue (or Ignore) Fading ‘Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program’
The Council Transportation Chair said that the DOT's failure to give the Council the required final report has made it difficult to consider the next steps for the program, which expires on Oct. 26.
September 18, 2023
Why Did a DMV Supervisor Advise a Cop to Break the Law and Commit License Plate Fraud?
A police officer was fired from his position after following the advice of the Department of Motor Vehicles to turn his personal car into a "ghost vehicle."
September 11, 2023
Report Provides More Reasons to Rein in Supersized SUVs (As If You Needed More)
"This is a nationwide crisis, but the feds refuse to take the necessary steps to limit vehicle size and weight," Transportation Alternatives says in a new report.
June 23, 2023
