{"id":419508,"date":"2022-03-21T23:40:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bk-bp-reynoso-admits-to-driving-parking-with-outdated-permits\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T23:40:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:40:49","slug":"bk-bp-reynoso-admits-to-driving-parking-with-outdated-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bk-bp-reynoso-admits-to-driving-parking-with-outdated-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"#BK BP Reynoso admits to driving, parking with outdated permits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37350b9751d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37350b9751d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bk-bp-reynoso-admits-to-driving-parking-with-outdated-permits\/#%E2%80%9CBK_BP_Reynoso_admits_to_driving_parking_with_outdated_permits%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;BK BP Reynoso admits to driving, parking with outdated permits&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBK_BP_Reynoso_admits_to_driving_parking_with_outdated_permits%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;BK BP Reynoso admits to driving, parking with outdated permits&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Park as I say, not as I park.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn\u2019s staunchly anti-car Borough President Antonio Reynoso copped to driving with an expired registration and parking with an expired city-issued parking permit \u2014 after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> sleuth @placardabuse posted photos of his dark grey Nissan Rogue parked in front of a sidewalk ramp outside Borough Hall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi @BKBPReynoso. Is this your car, with the expired @nysdmv registration, using an expired @NYCCouncil placard?\u201d @placardabuse <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/placardabuse\/status\/1504971944524980224ReplyReply allForward\">posted on Twitter<\/a> Friday night, along with photos of the parked vehicle and its City Council-issued placard and plates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, that\u2019s my bad, genuinely,\u201d Reynoso tweeted in response the next morning. <\/p>\n<p>The newly-elected beep \u2014 who previously represented the 34th City Council district \u2014 said the car \u201cis the bane of my existence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeldom used, I brought it out to handle all these issues,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cRemoved Gov\u2019t plates and returning placard. Dealing with DMV on registration. Will no longer have plates or placard moving forward. No excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Use of an expired or fraudulent placard is illegal, as is driving with expired registration.<\/p>\n<p>Placard parking around Borough Hall, in particular, was a key focus of Reynoso\u2019s run for office last year, including a promise to ban parking in Borough Hall Plaza, which his predecessors permitted. <\/p>\n<p>Reynoso followed through on that promise, and has used his bully pulpit as BP to advocate for less parking and more transit and bike lanes. In January, he dismissed constituent parking concerns as \u201cnot my responsibility.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Antonio-Reynoso-94.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso speaks onstage at the 36th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\" class=\"wp-image-21605206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Antonio-Reynoso-94.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Antonio-Reynoso-94.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Antonio-Reynoso-94.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Borough President Antonio Reynoso admitted to driving with an expired registration and parking with an expired city-issued parking permit.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Brooklyn Academ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is you can\u2019t find a parking spot because too many people on your block own cars,\u201d Reynoso told attendees at the virtual community forum. \u201cI think you have the right to buy as many cars as you want, but with it will come to the responsibility and the burden of trying to find a parking spot. That is not my responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He told attendees the city is \u201cdoing people a favor\u201d by providing free on-street parking in neighborhoods, according to video of his comments that went viral on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>But the liberal pol\u2019s own driving record shows the limits of the city\u2019s three million free spots \u2014 the BP himself has multiple violations for illegal parking. One photo posted on Twitter shows his Nissan parked in a no-standing zone \u2014 with his city placard in the dash. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/FOK76DsXEAQZTW3.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"Brooklyn sidewalk\" class=\"wp-image-21605225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/FOK76DsXEAQZTW3.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/FOK76DsXEAQZTW3.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/FOK76DsXEAQZTW3.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/FOK76DsXEAQZTW3.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/FOK76DsXEAQZTW3.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>A twitter account posted photos of Reynoso\u2019s car parked in front of a sidewalk ramp outside Borough Hall.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@placardabuse<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Public records, meanwhile, show the vehicle has 12 violations, including seven for illegal parking and four for expired registration or inspection stickers, according to the \u201cHow\u2019s My Driving NY\u201d database.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an example of pure hypocrisy by Borough President Reynoso,\u201d said a source close to City Hall. \u201cHe made a big priority to deal with parking abuses. This is why people think politicians like him are phonies.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>On Friday cops arrested an MTA worker for fraudulent placard use in the vicinity of Borough Hall. The @placardabuse account documented the parking cheat\u2019s illegal behavior for months before cops acted.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous placard watchdogs told The Post they are \u201csatisfied to see that the new Brooklyn Borough President has carried through on his campaign promise to restore the public parkland around Borough Hall to the people, instead of continuing to use it as an illegal parking lot for the office\u2019s staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the other hand, the problem with his expired vehicle registration and use of an expired City Council placard was dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing,\u201d the watchdog said in a direct message to The Post. \u201cWe appreciate that he responded promptly and respectfully when asked about it, which many other politicians have not done when they were caught. Of course, there are divergent views among our contributors about whether his mea culpa was sincere and sufficient to take responsibility, or if he is another hypocrite who is trying to save face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will see how hard he works to clean up the streets around his office, which remain smothered in unsafe placard corruption, and we will keep an eye out for any more violations associated with him or his office.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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