by Emma Davey 
When I lived on Meserole Avenue, it was rare that I could walk the length of one side of the street without eventually encountering an obstruction that forced me, suddenly transformed into a character from The Sims, to redirect my path.
The obstruction in question usually came in the form of a squad car parked on the sidewalk in front of the 94th precinct headquarters. But it’s not just our local NYPD who does…
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When I lived on Greenpoint Ave 1947..to 1970 never had the problems mentioned.
Guess ILucky to be living in Texas now with all the bad news of NYC
Placard abuse? I love to mach up NYC cops private car ownership with moving violations at the DMV.
I suspect it is close to zero.