New Proposal Would Tow Cars of Diplomatic Debtors
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
A City Council member is opening a new front in the battle concerning the illegal parking habits of diplomats, calling on the police department to tow cars belonging to repeat offenders.
Under the plan proposed yesterday by Eric Gioia of Queens, police officers would tow vehicles affiliated with U.N. missions that have more than $5,000 in outstanding fines. Mr. Gioia also is asking the city to shut off utilities to missions that are not paying their property taxes, an issue on which New York has already won several legal victories over the past year.
A login link has been sent to
Enter your email to read this article.
Get 2 free articles when you subscribe.
