In what will surely be a blow to the city's sledgehammer-for-hire businesses, a new series of high tech immobilizing wheel boots will be applied to parking violators' cars that will allow them to remove the device themselves once they pay their fine, The Post reports.
Although the new boots are part of a pilot project, drivers across town who thought they could just swing in next to a hydrant to hop in their favorite deli for just one goddamn second will soon see a notice on their windshield telling them to call a toll-free number. After they give their credit or debit card number, they'll get a code to remove the device. Thus no towing will be necessary for vehicles who owe more than $350 in fines (Zimbabwe we're looking in your direction.) It's unclear whether or not the plan will allow for motorists to pay in cash, thus releasing them of a physical record of a day they'd rather forget.
