NYC Pays Citizens To Report Emissions Infractions, But Mayor Adams Is Using Police To Thwart Their Efforts
Since instituting a citizen-driven anti-idling enforcement policy in New York City back in 2018, the city has made about $50 million in revenue from the resulting fines. Some 83,000 fines were issued in 2023 alone, up from 48,000 the year before. Many of these fines are the direct result of citizen complaints,…