The city is launching a major crackdown on 'ghost cars' - vehicles with missing, altered, obscured or expired license plates or registrations.
New York City is launching a major crackdown on "ghost cars" - vehicles with missing, altered, obscured or expired license plates or registrations - through a new joint effort between the NYPD and the New York City Department of Sanitation.
Deputy Mayor Phil Banks kicked off the announcement Wednesday morning. He was joined by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon.Adams said 295 "ghost cars" were seized in just five nights as the effort got underway.
"You're gonna go to sleep and you may be smug about the fact that you haven't paid any tolls or fees, but you will wake up to find your ghost car is gone," added Tisch.The sale of the plates and products to obscure them has become rampant on platforms like Craigslist and TikTok, according to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine. Those plates and products have led to $21 million in uncollected tolls and fees.
The city also now has 15 NYPD officers who are partnering with the Department of Sanitation to go after any "ghost cars" parked on the street.
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