The fuming over the NYPD's Wednesday ticketing blitz in Williamsburg, despite it being the second day of Passover, continues. The ticketing was especially galling to the community, as just the week before Jewish leaders, the police and local pols had sat down to break bread and pat each other on the back. One community leader, Isaac Abraham, complained to the Post, "We have a lot of respect for the Police Department, but we're looking for just a little sensitivity."
Though alternate side rules were suspended Tuesday and Wednesday (as they are for most major religious holidays, including today) the police handed out more than 100 tickets and towed at least 30 vehicles on Wednesday. Abraham added, "Summonses I can see, but there's no reason for the towing. You're towing a guy's car when you know he can't move it."
Sure, except an NYPD spokesman says that while cars were towed, no cars were towed for alternate side violations. Not that that made local Zev Deutsch happy. The father of eight told Murdoch's people that the police had "ruined my holiday" since he'd had to pay $205 for towing and storage to get his minivan from the pound, and now has two $115 tickets to pay for parking in a no-standing zone.
Interestingly Wednesday's plague of tickets came just a week after local leaders praised the NYPD for the great job they do in keeping their neighborhood safe at an annual pre-Passover meeting to discuss the needs of the community. You can see for yourself at the one-minute mark in the video below (there is also more here):
