NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- New York City has launched a crackdown on illegally parked commercial vehicles in southern Queens, Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD announced Tuesday.
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The operation, dubbed “Heavy Duty Enforcement,” is in response to community complaints about trucks illegally parked on largely residential streets.
Three enforcement teams are using “heavy tow operations, booting and summonsing enforcement” to curb the illegal parking, officials said, adding that the teams span “several NYPD commands, bureaus and city agencies.”
The operation began on Aug. 15, according to officials. In its first week, the NYPD issued 597 summonses, attached 89 wheel-clamps and towed 55 illegally parked vehicles to a temporary storage facility.
Adams tweeted video Monday night from Springfield and Merrick boulevards in Laurelton, where a truck was being towed.
The mayor said the illegal truck parking is a citywide problem, but for now it seems the teams are focusing enforcement efforts in neighborhoods covered by the 103rd, 105th and 113th precincts, which include a swath of the borough from South Ozone Park to Queens Village and Jamaica to Laurelton.
“If you park commercial vehicles illegally, you will get ticketed, towed, or given the boot,” Adams said in a statement. “For far too long, large commercial vehicles have been parking illegally in this neighborhood, disrupting daily life, and contributing to noise, traffic, and pollution. We cannot let our neighborhood streets turn into illegal parking lots.”
City parking rules prohibit large commercial vehicles from parking on residential streets between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., seven days a week. More information can be found here at NYC.gov.
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