NYPD work Slowdown has cost city over $46M in lost revenue - LMFAO!

[Soul Crusher]

http://nypost.com/2015/01/12/slowdown-has-cost-city-over-46m-in-lost-revenue


Slowdown has cost city over $46M in lost revenue
The New York Post ^  | January 12, 2015 | Michael Gartland and Leonard Greene

Posted on ‎1‎/‎12‎/‎2015‎ ‎8‎:‎37‎:‎37‎ ‎AM by Timber Rattler

It’s the high price of the NYPD slowdown. Feuding between cops and City Hall has already cost the city more than $46 million in lost parking-ticket revenue — staggering losses that could take a bite out of critical programs and services, critics charged Sunday.

“It’s not a natural disaster — this is man made,” said Glen Bolofsky, president of Parkingticket.com, a ticket-fighting service which crunched the numbers.

Because ticket revenue is accounted for in the city’s budget — $518 million a year, according to a November 2014 Office of Management and Budget report — the spectrum of a budgetary shortfall has become real.

“There obviously are some financial ramifications,” said Councilman Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn).

The drain amounts to more dough than the city lost in ticket revenue to Superstorm Sandy — because the feds eventually reimbursed those millions.


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[andreisdaman]

http://nypost.com/2015/01/12/slowdown-has-cost-city-over-46m-in-lost-revenue


Slowdown has cost city over $46M in lost revenue
The New York Post ^  | January 12, 2015 | Michael Gartland and Leonard Greene

Posted on ‎1‎/‎12‎/‎2015‎ ‎8‎:‎37‎:‎37‎ ‎AM by Timber Rattler

It’s the high price of the NYPD slowdown. Feuding between cops and City Hall has already cost the city more than $46 million in lost parking-ticket revenue — staggering losses that could take a bite out of critical programs and services, critics charged Sunday.

“It’s not a natural disaster — this is man made,” said Glen Bolofsky, president of Parkingticket.com, a ticket-fighting service which crunched the numbers.

Because ticket revenue is accounted for in the city’s budget — $518 million a year, according to a November 2014 Office of Management and Budget report — the spectrum of a budgetary shortfall has become real.

“There obviously are some financial ramifications,” said Councilman Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn).

The drain amounts to more dough than the city lost in ticket revenue to Superstorm Sandy — because the feds eventually reimbursed those millions.


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I don't understand why that is so funny to you and why it makes you happy....they will just dig into OUR pockets more

[Soul Crusher]

I don't understand why that is so funny to you and why it makes you happy....they will just dig into OUR pockets more

Don't worry bro - your check is still in the mail.   

[Soul Crusher]

I don't understand why that is so funny to you and why it makes you happy....they will just dig into OUR pockets more

You are a net drain on taxpayers in NYC remember?

[dario73]

I don't understand why that is so funny to you and why it makes you happy....they will just dig into OUR pockets more

You contradict yourself.

You don't complain about the failureinchief digging into "our" pockets through crapcare, Stim bill and his new brain dead ideas of "free" 2 year community college education and amnesty, yet you complain about NY. Oooooooook

[Agnostic007]

Parking tickets? Cops in NY have time to write parking tickets? I would think they would have meter maids doing that...

[Soul Crusher]

Parking tickets? Cops in NY have time to write parking tickets? I would think they would have meter maids doing that...

I love how they say there is no quota by cops to issue summons and then freak out at the loss of revenue from it.  Total BS

[Soul Crusher]

Parking tickets? Cops in NY have time to write parking tickets? I would think they would have meter maids doing that...

One of the biggest issues I have had w cops - in NY at least - is that their primary role is revenue generation more than anything else.   They say there are no quotas etc etc - but this sort of explodes that myth doesn't it? 

[Agnostic007]

One of the biggest issues I have had w cops - in NY at least - is that their primary role is revenue generation more than anything else.   They say there are no quotas etc etc - but this sort of explodes that myth doesn't it? 

I can't speak for New York, but Austin, like every mid to large city factors in annual revenue from enforcement into their budget. It's based on historical data and is not an absolute. I can imagine it bugs the city managers when revenue drops from enforcement. I know there have been times in my lifetime here where the city managers have voiced their concern over lack of revenue from tickets. When that happens, the police managers will ask their subordinates to review their officers activity. If there is an explaination for the change, i.e. weather disasters, special events or other things that impacted enforcement then that is reported back. If the review shows officers are simply not choosing to enforce traffic laws then that gets addressed. We don't have qoutas here, I don't think qoutas exist these days however we do have historical data and experience. A patrol officer here can manage to write an average of say 1 ticket in a 10 hr shift in between calls. If officers are going several days without writing some kind of ticket, the Sergeant will remind them traffic enforcement is part of their job. Cops generally don't like writing tickets and would rather respond to calls and try and catch the "bad guys". Some officers don't realize the value of enforcing traffic laws and look at it as an unpleasant chore.           

[240 is Back]

I don't understand why that is so funny to you and why it makes you happy....they will just dig into OUR pockets more

THIS. 

When police shifts are cut and crime goes up..
When NY taxes go up like crazy...
When NY teachers are laid off...

then we'll see this for what it is... a lazy political stunt.  There are SO MANY great ways to undermine a mayor and embarass him.  You don't need to disrupt funerals and do the "We'll collect our paychecks, but let people do crimes now" bullshit.

Are the detectives chasing rape and murder cases also "taking it easy" to make the mayor look bad?  Maybe after a few serial killers or rapists make their mark, with minimal police intereference, people will think different

"LMFAO" at police killing the city budget and making the city less safe"?   LOL WTF, dude? 

[Soul Crusher]

What's bad for DiBlAsio is good for NYC

THIS. 

When police shifts are cut and crime goes up..
When NY taxes go up like crazy...
When NY teachers are laid off...

then we'll see this for what it is... a lazy political stunt.  There are SO MANY great ways to undermine a mayor and embarass him.  You don't need to disrupt funerals and do the "We'll collect our paychecks, but let people do crimes now" bullshit.

Are the detectives chasing rape and murder cases also "taking it easy" to make the mayor look bad?  Maybe after a few serial killers or rapists make their mark, with minimal police intereference, people will think different

"LMFAO" at police killing the city budget and making the city less safe"?   LOL WTF, dude? 

[240 is Back]

What's bad for DiBlAsio is good for NYC

I'd say reduced police force numbers and purposefully "not doing their police duties" is worse for the people that live there too.

Yall can't carry guns, you need the police, no matter how crooked, to keep yall safe.  That "delay" they're all taking in responding to calls might cost you or a loved one your life.

I'm all for the police protesting, but just call in and say "let someone do my police work, I want to be political".   Their on-duty protest is going to cost lives, and then it won't be funny anymore.

[240 is Back]

"New York Doctors protesting obamacare promise to only give 50% of their effort during heart surgeries"

"New York Firefighters protesting diBlasio vow to leave 1/3 of fires to burn"

"New York Teachers vow to teach profanity and show porn to protest the mayor"

"New York Senators promise to vote to declare war on China to protest 20 ounce coffees"


At some point, these political stunts affect people.  When you vow not to do your job - and part of your job is saving lives of those who trust you - that's not really "LMFAO" material.

I guess we can wait until some gangrape and maybe some increases in murder rate, then we can really draw some ROFLOCOPTERS in celebration. 

[andreisdaman]

You are a net drain on taxpayers in NYC remember?

so are you.....you haven't paid off those school loans yet

[andreisdaman]

You contradict yourself.

You don't complain about the failureinchief digging into "our" pockets through crapcare, Stim bill and his new brain dead ideas of "free" 2 year community college education and amnesty, yet you complain about NY. Oooooooook

Actually thats because I don't mind paying for free college or Obamacare.....amnesty will actually cost less money due to not looking for, and deporting all those persons who have jobs and are law abiding.

I don't know if you live in NY, but New York City has a history of supporting its government through nonsense tickets on drivers and businesses. which is why I made that comment....NY has turned its police force into revunue-generating taxmen.......and often blacks andf the little guy are the targets of such through nuisance tickets

[andreisdaman]

THIS. 

When police shifts are cut and crime goes up..
When NY taxes go up like crazy...
When NY teachers are laid off...

then we'll see this for what it is... a lazy political stunt.  There are SO MANY great ways to undermine a mayor and embarass him.  You don't need to disrupt funerals and do the "We'll collect our paychecks, but let people do crimes now" bullshit.

Are the detectives chasing rape and murder cases also "taking it easy" to make the mayor look bad?  Maybe after a few serial killers or rapists make their mark, with minimal police intereference, people will think different

"LMFAO" at police killing the city budget and making the city less safe"?   LOL WTF, dude? 

point well taken

[andreisdaman]

What's bad for DiBlAsio is good for NYC

DiBlasio was right.....and even he admit to having talks with his son concerning interaction with police..as a matter of fact, many whites with black sons have admitted through social media that they have had this talk.....so its not just black paranoia...the mayor was acknowledging a fact...cops are supported the vast majority of time when they shoot someone.....

[240 is Back]

DiBlasio was right.....and even he admit to havign talks with his son concerning interaction with police..as a matter of fact, many whites with black sons have admitted through social media that thye have had this talk.....so its not just black paranoia...the mayor was acknowledging a fact

I'm white.  My kid is white.  Most police around here are white.

I tell my kid "Dude, cops have a stressful-ass job.  They never know when the person they stop for running a red light happens to have murder warrants or a dead body in the trunk.  They are prepared all day to be in a life-or-death gun battle.  So you have to work with them, go above and beyond to BE CAREFUL around them.  Move slow, double check if you're reaching for anything, offer to let them grab stuff, and agree within reason with requests to diffuse situations"

The day after 4 cops were wasted in a diner in seattle, i was pulled over.  Amber alert for a kidnapped 3 year old blond boy by a scruffy white dude.  I was a scruffy white dude with a blond 3 year old.  They were on edge and thought they had a kidnapper on their hands.  I happily kept hands on wheel and agreed to be cuffed while they removed my gun from pocket and made sure kid wasn't kidnapped.

I didn't like it, but I know they're stressed out and only human. 

[chadstallion]

looks like the cops wont be getting a raise anytime soon

[Skip8282]

DiBlasio was right.....and even he admit to having talks with his son concerning interaction with police..as a matter of fact, many whites with black sons have admitted through social media that they have had this talk.....so its not just black paranoia...the mayor was acknowledging a fact...cops are supported the vast majority of time when they shoot someone.....

Yep...here's a good example:  http://www.thenation.com/blog/177908/two-cops-found-not-guilty-fatal-beating-schizophrenic-homeless-man#


Not to mention the cops tried to murder two minority women in LA under the justification they were scared of Dorner. 
They got nothing but a slap on the wrist.

[tonymctones]

DiBlasio was right.....and even he admit to having talks with his son concerning interaction with police..as a matter of fact, many whites with black sons have admitted through social media that they have had this talk.....so its not just black paranoia...the mayor was acknowledging a fact...cops are supported the vast majority of time when they shoot someone.....

I think most parents take steps to make sure their kids stay safe when not around them. Do you think he and those white parents also talked to their children about being careful around blacks as they are much more likely to be assaulted or killed by them?

[Dos Equis]

DiBlasio was right.....and even he admit to having talks with his son concerning interaction with police..as a matter of fact, many whites with black sons have admitted through social media that they have had this talk.....so its not just black paranoia...the mayor was acknowledging a fact...cops are supported the vast majority of time when they shoot someone.....

BS.  Law-abiding citizens, regardless of color, are not being gunned down by the police.  The mayor's son will not have a problem unless he beats the crap out of a stranger (Martin), gets stoned, robs a store, assaults and then charges a cop (Brown), or gets arrested 31 times, is on parole for violent crime, and resists arrest (Garner).  So unless his son is going to be a thug, what he hold him is unmitigated BS. 

[240 is Back]

BS.  Law-abiding citizens, regardless of color, are not being gunned down by the police.

sometimes they are.  not often.  usually the person shot has it coming.  But sometimes, no.  sometimes, people that don't break the law are gunned down.

they move too fast for their wallet, for example, like the gas station shooting we saw recently.   cop screamed "give me your wallet" and the dude quickly obeyed.  Too quickly lol... cop shot him.  dude didn't break a law to get shot.

[Al Doggity]

I'd say reduced police force numbers and purposefully "not doing their police duties" is worse for the people that live there too.

Yall can't carry guns, you need the police, no matter how crooked, to keep yall safe.  That "delay" they're all taking in responding to calls might cost you or a loved one your life.

I'm all for the police protesting, but just call in and say "let someone do my police work, I want to be political".   Their on-duty protest is going to cost lives, and then it won't be funny anymore.

Naw. These cops aren't ignoring crime. They're ignoring the primary job of the NYPD... collecting money from citizens. The sole purpose of this "protest" is to hit DiBlasio's administration in the pockets.

[240 is Back]

Naw. These cops aren't ignoring crime.

LOL!   yes, they are, and they're bragging about it.  Maybe not "big" crimes, but lots of little ones.  Stop-and-frisk is 99% done.  They're letting people pee on the curb. 

Arrests are down HUGE in 2015:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/nyregion/decrease-in-new-york-police-arrests-continues-for-a-second-week.html?_r=0

Now, either criminals in NY suddenly magically turned into non-scumbags....
OR...
They stopped getting arrested for it

I highly doubt morality was just discovered as the ball dropped this year.  But they're not going to jail for it as much, not my a huge margin.  And traffic offenses down 90%... does that make the roads SAFER?   Will these unsafe drivers mean Jan 2015 accident deaths will be higher than 2014?   Probably.   

Critics will say "just a coincidence that as police slack off, criminals suddenly start being good and traffic deaths rise!"  But IMO, criminals are still being bad, they're jsut not getting busted for it.  And ignoring traffic crimes?  You're missing a lot of bad guys, and you're making roads more dangerous.

Stats will NOT be pretty for this one