My Prediction Almost Comes True

May 23, 2009, NY1 News:
"Bronx Man Arrested For Hit-And-Run Of Traffic Enforcement Agent"
by NY1 News

May 23, 2009, NY Post:
"TICKET AGENT MOWED DOWN"
by Philip Messing and Larry Celona

May 25, 2009, NY Post:
"TRAFFIC AGENT ON MEND AFTER BRONX MOWDOWN"
by Matthew Nestel

My prediction almost came true this Fri., May 22, 2009, in the Bronx. A driver ran to his double-parked auto. Where a female NYPD traffic agent appeared to issue him a summons.

Either by accident or on purpose, he ran over her. Breaking both of her legs.

As reported by NY1 News, the traffic agent was taken to a hospital and is recovering.

The driver is under arrest.

Since the end of last year, 2008, I have been telling people that at least one NYPD traffic agent will be murdered by an enraged driver this year, 2009.

Because all the ingredients are already in the pot. Massive unemployment, massive home foreclosures, just recently the signs of hyper-inflation, and intense pressure on traffic agents to hit their ticket quotas.

It all adds up to a huge powder keg ready to explode at any time.

A car is a very deadly weapon when the driver is griped by temporary insanity.

If you have ever found one of those $%#! nasty orange envelopes under your windshield wiper, you know what I'm talking about. You want to lash out with your words and your fists and feet. However, your better judgment normally prevents you from acting like a crazy person.

Sad to say, not everyone has their better judgment turned on all the time. To quote Gerald Celente, "When people lose everything, they just lose it."

As far as I'm concerned, Mayor Mike already has blood on his hands. Using parking tickets as a cash cow is morally and legally wrong. And knowingly putting men and women in harms way to make a buck is completely despicable.

I'd rather deal with a Somali pirate than with Mayor Mike and his parking Nazis.

May the Lord Almighty have mercy on Mayor Mike's soul.

NYPD Traffic Division Calls

Sorry for the long delay in posts. My apologies.

Anyway, this morning, Thur., May 21, 2009, at 9am, guess who calls my cell #? And leaves me a message to call her back.

Ronda [not her real name], a NYPD traffic division supervisor.

After about ten minutes, I call her back. I get not Ronda but one of their operators. I talk to her for a minute. Then Ronda picks up.

She had called to inform me that they are investigating my claim that one of their traffic agents had issued bogus tickets.

Of course, I don't believe anything she tells me. But out of politeness I humor her as best as I can.

I'm sure after a few weeks I'll receive a bogus form letter from the NYPD traffic division telling me that nothing improper occurred. My claim of official misconduct was just my crazy imagination.

Hey, when the foxes are guarding the hen house, what do you think is going to happen to all the hens?

We talk about ticket quotas for a bit. She says it's a projection not a quota. Of course, they will never say it's a quota. Because ticket quotas are illegal according to NY state law.

So, if I rob a bank, and I call it "borrowing" and not robbing. Then I should be able to use that defense in court and walk out a free man. Right?

It must be easy working for the city. Federal and NY state laws don't apply. You can do anything you want. All you have to do is call it something else.

What a bunch of $#%! doublespeak!

My greatest wish is to see our charisma-deficient Mayor Mike and all his parking Nazis tarred and feathered and run out of town forever.

The Old School Tape Recorder

Today, in the 21st century, when parking ticket victims go to fight their tickets, their live hearings are recorded by a computer on a network. The networked computer replaced the old school audio cassette tape recorder. Which the judge would press a record button on the tape recorder to record the live hearing.

It was in full sight of the judge and the victim. You knew a record of your hearing was being made.

Now that a computer has replaced the old tape recorder. The NYC Dept. of Fraud never explains to the victims that an audio record of your live hearings exist. Most victims are totally unaware that this very helpful resource exists. Which they could use to fight their bogus parking tickets. Even after having been found guilty.

Which brings us to Dave's parking ticket fighting story.

The assistant manager at my day job, Dave, told me one of his parking ticket fighting stories when he lived and drove in NYC. When he was a younger single man. Now he lives in NJ with his wife and three kids.

Some time in the 1990s he fought a bogus ticket at a live hearing. In those ancient times, there was an old school tape recorder on the desk of the judge. Who would in full sight press the record button before the start of your live hearing.

Dave used the same exact tactic I advise others to do. Demand a copy of the tape of your live hearing. Which he did.

He was found guilty at his live hearing by some Nazi judge. So he demanded a copy of the tape.

And guess what? His ticket was dismissed, and he was refunded in full.

He didn't understand why his ticket was dismissed. He was just happy to get his money back.

He never put 2 and 2 together. Until I explained it to him. And I thought he was a pretty sharp guy. Go figure.

Warning! More Red Light Cameras Ahead

PTF: "Warning! Warning! More red light cameras ahead."

April 7, 2009, NY Post:
"NEW SPY CAMS TO STOP TRAFFIC"
by Tom Namako

April 6, 2009, 1010WINS:
"New York To Expand Use of Red Light Traffic Cameras"
by the Associated Press

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "Are parking ticket fighters in Boston smarter than the PTFs in NYC? Of course, not. PTFs in Boston have unbiased and neutral parking ticket judges. We in NYC have to deal with Nazi traffic agents and Nazi judges."

Mar. 29, 2009, The Boston Globe:
"With the Proper Appeal, Parking Ticket May Go Away"
by Peter DeMarco

PTF: "Here are the numbers. Boston issued 771,531 tickets during the last half of 2008. Parking ticket fighters fought 56,838 tickets. The City of Boston's Parking Ticket Department dismissed 36,849 out of the 56,838 tickets. Or 65%."

Park Tix Alert!

More details to come.

This Tue., March 24, 2009, one of my many spies caught a NYPD traffic agent hit 2 vehicles with bogus parking tickets. Between about 7:30am and 7:45am. She was an African-American, full-figured.

The crime scene was 23th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenue, the walkway near the School of Visual Arts. There is a parking sign, NO STANDING 8am to 6pm.

The alleged suspect was caught sticking the bogus tickets, not under the windshield wipers, but in a crevice on the side of the vehicles. My spy saw 2 tickets on 2 different autos fly away as other vehicles passed by. My spy asked her: "Don't you see the tickets blew away." My spy claimed she just shrugged it off. It seems that she didn't care at all.

I suspect the 2 tickets were completely bogus. Probably, they were NO STANDING tickets. She illegally issued NO STANDING tickets to 2 victims. When in fact their vehicles were legally parked. They had until 8am to park there. But she issued the tickets early.

She didn't want the drivers to find them. So, she placed them on the vehicles. So that the wind would blow them away for her.

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "It's good to be a VIP. Free for them on our dime."

Mar. 15, 2009, NY Post:
"STATE BIGS TAKE NYERS FOR A RIDE"
by Melissa Klein

PTF: "Why does Mayor Mike and his parking Nazis keep insisting there have never been and never will be ticket blitzes?"

Mar. 14, 2009, NY Post:
"CITY'S $1M 'CAR CELL' HAUL"
by John Doyle and Jennifer Fermino

PTF: "When the criminals run the courts, there is no crime."

Mar. 13, 2009, NY Daily News:
"Ethics Panel OKs 15 Politicians' Use of Public Cars for Personal, Political Purposes in the City"
by Frank Lombardi, Daily News City Hall Bureau

PTF: "Fair and neutral judges my ass they are. More like Nazi judges."

Mar. 10, 2009, Fox 5 News:
"Fox 5 Investigates: Rushed Parking Ticket Judges?"
by John Deutzman

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "It doesn't help you at all with parking tickets. But, if it helps you beat red light cameras, speed traps, and DWI checkpoints, then it's worth every penny."

Mar. 8, 2009, NY Post:
"GPS FOR SCOFFLAWS"
by Angela Montefinise

PTF: "Mayor Mike and his parking Nazis are working overtime with all their bag of tricks."

Mar. 6, 2009, 1010WINS:
"The 'Hidden Hydrant' Strikes Again - Another Driver Pays the Price"
by John Montone, 1010 WINS

PTF: "Sorry. No mercy for parents and their kids."

Mar. 3, 2009, NY Daily News:
"Ticket Blitz Riles Red Apple Parents"
by Lisa L. Colangelo

Parking Tix Judge Can't Answer Sign Question

Listen to my live hearing at http://www.box.net/shared/xmnnc881q8
Download the MP3 file or stream it. Enjoy.

This morning I had a live hearing with NYC Dept. of Finance ALJ (administrative law judge) Kevin G. O'Keeffe. At the S.I. Business Center at 350 St. Marks Place, Staten Island, NY 10301. I was there to fight a bogus "No Standing" ticket for my friend Eddie.

Eddie was slapped with a "No Standing" ticket at 10:03am on Wed., Feb. 18, 2009, according to the summons. Eddie claimed the parking sign was confusing. He took photos, and I reviewed them.

After my review, I had to agree with Eddie. This "No Standing" sign is a blatant ticket trap. Please, check out the sign below.

The top of the sign says: NO STANDING 11PM-6AM. But the bottom of the sign says: NO STANDING 10PM-MIDNIGHT.

Even a person with half a brain would agree this sign was designed to create confusion. The top and the bottom parts do not agree on the start time for the NO STANDING zone.

Why don't both the top and the bottom both begin with NO STANDING 10PM-? Because that would mean less cars ticketed and towed. Less revenue for Mayor Mike and his parking Nazis.

Who does the top part apply for? Where does the NO STANDING 11PM-6AM apply? Judge, can you, please, explain to me who for and where the top part applies?

These were the questions I asked ALJ Kevin G. O'Keeffe.

Please, listen to my live hearing at http://www.box.net/shared/xmnnc881q8

ALJ O'Keeffe claimed that he clearly explained the sign to me. But I'm still confused. I still don't know what his answer was to my simple question. For who and where does the NO STANDING 11PM-6AM apply?

Can you understand his answer?

Lastly, ALJ O'Keeffe said he saw 3 signs not 1 sign. He couldn't understand why I was confused by the NO STANDING 11PM-6AM sign. According to him, why can't I see the NO STANDING 10PM-MIDNIGHT sign. And forget about the other sign.

Take common sense and logic. Throw out window. Now you too can be a NYC parking ticket judge.

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "Parking laws should apply to all. Fair is fair."

Mar. 1, 2009, NY Daily News:
"It's Officials: The Three Worst Parking Offenders Enforce Law"
by Jeff Wilkins and Elizabeth Hays, Daily News Writers

Mar. 1, 2009, NY Daily News:
"Downtown Brooklyn Is Place for Parking Placard and Permit Abuse"
by Jeff Wilkins, Sarah R. Kaufman and Elizabeth Hays, Daily News Writers

Traffic Agents in the News

PTF: "Drivers are mad as hell. The economy is in the toilet. Millions of people have lost their jobs. Millions have already lost their homes. The last slap in the face that makes people snap is seeing some $%@! traffic agent slapping a bogus parking ticket on their car. Of course, that's no excuse for violence. Please, redirect your anger into social activism."

Jan. 29, 2009, NY Post:
"NYPD DAILY BLOTTER"
by Jamie Schram and John Doyle

Brooklyn

A traffic agent issuing a parking ticket was pelted with green peppers by the vehicle's owner in Borough Park, authorities said yesterday.

The agent issued the summons because the car was blocking the crosswalk at 13th Avenue and 38th Street at around 10:40 a.m. Sunday, cops said.

Suddenly, Ale Elawar, 43, dashed out of a nearby store and screamed, "You are not putting a f- - -ing ticket on my vehicle," sources said.

Elawar then dumped a container of peppers on the agent's jacket and drove off , authorities say.

The agent gave Elawar's registration information to a cop, who contacted the pepper head.

Two days later, Elawar surrendered and was charged with menacing and obstructing governmental administration.

Jan. 25, 2009, NY Post:
"NYPD DAILY BLOTTER"
by John Doyle

Queens

A traffic agent was hospitalized after an ugly confrontation with a motorist in Bayside.

Victor Argurello-Adams, 47, was inside a store on Bell Boulevard near 208th Place shortly after 10:30 a.m. Jan. 19, when he spotted the traffic agent standing near his parked car writing a summons.

Argurello-Adams ran out of the store and charged towards the agent, slamming him in the face with his forearm, according to court papers.

The agent was treated at an area hospital.

Adams was charged with assault and harassment, authorities said.

Jan. 3, 2009, NY Post:
"NYPD DAILY BLOTTER"
by Tatiana Deligiannakis and John Doyle

Queens

A livery cab driver was busted after he plowed his car into a traffic agent's vehicle while trying to escape a ticket in Corona, authorities said.

Miguel Reinoso, 57, was parked at 103rd Street and Roosevelt Avenue Wednesday morning when a traffic agent with a ticket scanner approached his car, police said.

Reinoso tried driving away in an attempt to avoid the ticket, but slammed into the traffic agent's car parked nearby, police said.

He was charged with criminal mischief, obstructing governmental administration, attempted assault and harassment, according to a spokesman for DA Richard Brown.

Dec. 11, 2008, NY Post:
"NYPD DAILY BLOTTER"
by Tatiana Deligiannakis

Queens

An Astoria man was arrested after threatening a traffic agent and kicking her car door as she wrote him a ticket, police said.

Sypros Markos, 42, confronted the agent on 29th Street near Broadway last Thursday morning, cops said.

"Look at my eyes and remember my face, I'm going to teach you lesson," said Markos, according to a criminal complaint.

As the agent entered her car, Markos kicked the driver-side door, police said.

He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, harassment and attempted criminal mischief, according to a spokesman for DA Richard Brown.

Dec. 7, 2008, NY Post:
"NYPD DAILY BLOTTER"
by Philip Messing

Queens

A motorist accused of talking on her cellphone while behind the wheel and double-parked was arrested after she bumped a traffic agent in Jackson Heights and drove off, authorities said.

Agent Karim Green spotted Filomena Newman, 42, double-parked in her 1998 Mazda on Roosevelt Avenue at 2:05 p.m. on Nov. 29 as she was chatting on her cell, according to a spokesman for DA Richard Brown.

When Green walked up to the car, Newman put down the phone, but the agent put up his hands in a "don't move" gesture, according to a criminal complaint.

Instead, Newman hit the gas and struck Green in the right knee with the car's front bumper, authorities said.

Newman was "shouting and screaming that she was not double-parked and was waiting for a friend," according to the court document.

A second woman jumped into the car and Newman drove off, cops said.

She was busted later that day and arraigned on charges of assault and leaving the scene of an accident.

Parking Tix Scam Alert!

This Mon. a co-worker at my day job told me about a parking tix scam I've never heard of before. Of course, parking tickets per se is a scam. But he was talking about a scam perpetrated by a driver against other drivers.

My co-worker was telling me that he knows someone who is saving a lot of money and hassles with his very simple and clever parking tix scam. Whenever a parking Nazi slaps a parking tix on his auto, he just takes it and slaps it on someone else's car.

Apparently, the someone else will either pay it or fight to have it dismissed. This wiseguy, of course, checks online to see if his ticket was paid or dismissed in a timely fashion.

Seems like there's a lot of ignorant drivers out there. Don't people check to make sure the plate # on the summons matches their vehicle's plate #?

So, pay attention. Check the summons "issued" to your car for accuracy. If the plate # on the summons isn't your vehicle's plate #, then you don't have to pay it or have to fight it.

Just throw it away.

But, as a precaution, do check online either once a month or every 2 weeks for any parking tickets issued to your plate #. I learned to make weekly check-ups online the hard way.

Go to http://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServInquiry/NYCSERVMain

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "It's a national phenomenon. Municipalities have fallen on hard times. And have decided to flush the driving public's American rights down the toilet. Driver's beware. Police officers and traffic agents are coming after you. To shake you down for all the cash you've got."

Feb. 10, 2009, FOXNews.com:
"Speeding, Parking Tickets on Rise as Government Revenue Source"
by Joshua Rhett Miller

Parking Ticket Fighting Secret Technique

If my memory serves me, from 2005 to 2007, I fought 14 bogus parking tickets at live hearings and 1 online. To make a long story short, I fought a total of 15 fake tickets. 14 were dismissed. Any money I paid the NYC Dept. of Fraud (a.k.a. the NYC Dept. of Finance) was eventually refunded. I have one ticket left to fight.

It was 2 years of trial and error. I will not bore you with all the details. The most important lesson that I want to pass along to you is my parking ticket fighting secret technique. Fight your parking tickets at a live hearing with a hidden voice recorder. Record the 100% BS the #$%! Nazi judge (an ALJ or administrative law judge) throws into your face. This is the only real bargaining chip you'll ever have over the NYC Dept. of Fraud.

By their own rules, each live hearing is supposed to be recorded. And, for a nominal fee, you can order a copy of the audio record (actually, an old school cassette tape) of your live hearing. But just try to get it. It's an almost mission impossible.

It's likely that the equipment isn't even turned on for your live hearing. Or the Dept. of Fraud will lie and claim they lost it. In either case, no audio record for you. So, you have to record it yourself. Preferably you'll bring 2 voice recorders.

With your own recording of your live hearing, analyze what the ALJ said. Did he or she logically and clearly address all parts of your defense? Did he or she say anything unprofessional or illogical or just plain crazy? Did it seem like he or she wasn't really listening to anything you had said? In short, pick out 1 or 2 juicy sound bites that you can use against the Dept. of Fraud.

The Dept. of Fraud everyday commits fraud against drivers. But does it want the news media to broadcast their crimes? Of course, not. This is the weakness you can exploit. Threaten to expose their Nazi judges.

The payoff is that now the Dept. of Fraud will treat you like a real person with real rights. In my case, the last bogus ticket I beat was dismissed by the Dept. of Fraud after 5 business days. Which is the fastest that the DOF can possibly process it through their system.

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "It's good to be a VIP in Albany (the capitol of New York state). Your parking tickets result in zero fines if your plate number is on a secret VIP list."

Feb. 6, 2009, Times Union:
"Tickets? VIP Shields Elite"
by Branden J. Lyons, Senior Writer

Feb. 6, 2009, amNY.com:
"Report: Albany Officials Got Parking Ticket Breaks"

PTF: "A relatively old TV news segment from 2008 that I stumbled upon. But very relevant still. TV news reporter Peter Thorne looked really pissed off about bogus parking tickets. I liked that."

Nov. 5, 2008, WPIX11:
"Fact Finders: Fighting Bogus Parking Tickets"
reported by Peter Thorne

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "It's good to be a VIP in NYC. So, where's my reserved parking spot? Mayor Mike."

Jan. 26, 2009, NY Daily News:
"Still Lots of Parking Spots for Big Shots, Despite Mayor Bloomberg's Cuts"
by Erin Einhorn, Daily News City Hall Bureau

Drivers Against Fraud Update

Please, help the below pending legislation in the NYC Council become local law. Write, e-mail, and/or call your NYC Council member. Stop the stealing and lying.

If you do not know who your NYC Council member is, then visit http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml

Int 0886-2008 History
Requiring traffic agents to photograph all ticketable offenses and include a copy of the photograph with each notice of violation.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring traffic agents to photograph all ticketable offenses and include a copy of the photograph with each notice of violation.

PTF: "Requiring photos will not prevent all bogus tickets. But, at least, it's a good start."

Int 0907-2009 History
Establishing a grace period for certain parking violations.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a grace period for certain parking violations.

PTF: "Grace periods are an urban legend. Too many un-informed drivers still believe in the 'grace period.' But this year we can make it a reality."

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "This NY Times report confirms what I had long suspected. Mayor Mike and his thugs have rigged the system against drivers."

Jan. 24, 2009, NY Times:
"Fighting Parking Tickets Gets Tougher"
by Jo Craven McGinty and Ralph Blumenthal

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "Guess what? Mayor Mike, he don't want no stinkin' 5-minute grace period. I'm not surprised."

Jan. 21, 2008, NY Daily News:
"Bloomy Alone vs. Ticket Grace Time as 5-minute Rule Gains Support"
by Dorian Block, Daily News Staff Writer

PTF: "The NYC Dept. of Fraud strikes out again. Great job, Mr. Deutzman."

Jan. 19, 2009, Fox 5 News:
"Fox 5 Investigates: Confusing Ticket Letter"
by John Deutzman

Parking Tix in the News

PTF: "My apologies for the long delay. Blame the 2008 Xmas Holidays. Lots of new parking tix news to review."

Dec. 16, 2008, NY1 News:
"NY1 For You: Driver Fights Allegedly Unfair Parking Ticket For Months"
by Susan Jhun

Dec. 19, 2008, NY Post:
"POL WANTS PIX TO BACK PARKING TIX"
by Tom Namako, Transit Reporter

Dec. 23, 2008, NY1 News:
"NY1 For You: New Law May Curb Unwarranted Parking Tickets"
by Susan Jhun

Jan. 1, 2009, NY Times:
"City Will Slash That Parking Fine, if You Ask"
by Jo Craven McGinty and Ralph Blumenthal

Jan. 2, 2009, WABC:
"How to Get a Parking Ticket Reduced"
by Phil Lipof

Jan. 6, 2009, NY Post:
"KRIS KRINGLE FIGHTS BACK! BALKS AT PARKING TICKET"
by Greg Hanlon, yournabe.com

Jan. 11, 2009, NY Times:
"New York City Council Seeks Grace Period for Parking Violations"
by Fernanda Santos

Jan. 12, 2009, NY Post:
"COUNCIL TARGETS 'GOTCHA!' TIX"
by Sally Goldenberg

Jan. 12, 2009, NY Post:
"PLACARD BLITZ NAILS DA COPS"
by David Seifman, City Hall Bureau Chief

PTF: "The accompanying JPEG is at http://www.nypost.com/seven/01122009/photos/news006.jpg"

Jan. 12, 2009, WNYC:
"Bloomberg Blasts Parking Grace Period"
by Kathleen Horan

PTF: "Now for an odd parking tix news item. The dogs of NYC gov are eating each other."

Jan. 13, 2009, UPI.com:
"Fireman Fined After Blocking Hydrant"

PTF: "Now back to more serious parking tix news from NY1."

Jan. 13, 2009, NY1 News:
"NY1 For You: Mystery Official Orders Wrongful Bronx Towing"
by Susan Jhun