Assemblyman Steven Raga has proposed a plan to install 150 new street cameras aimed at capturing illegal parking in New York City. This $35 million pilot project seeks to improve road safety by addressing the increasing number of cars and the challenges faced by manual enforcement. The initiative has sparked mixed opinions among drivers, particularly those in delivery roles who fear that the added scrutiny will hinder their ability to operate in the city, leading to financial losses and operational challenges.
"With the overwhelming increase of cars on our roads, manual enforcement has not been able to meet the demand to combat double parking and illegal parking," Raga wrote in a letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie last week.
"It's like they're sitting around trying to think up ways to shut down all the small businesses in the city and get rid of everyone coming in for work. I don't get it." - Michael King, carpenter.
"They'll lose money after the first guy gets one of these tickets, because we'll have to go to places where we can park, which is nowhere with a truck in the city." - Nick Lutzky, tile setter.
Delivery driver Junior Ayella conceded the camera proposal was a good idea, but...
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