Williams and Tisch discuss truck parking enforcement and towing

But some of the things that I see Chief Obie here, specifically around truck parking

and making sure that these precincts have the resources to remove trucks and address a lot of the overnight commercial vehicle parking in residential neighborhoods.

So just wanted to know.

Specifically about her division and the budget there and how you...

Which division?

The Chief Obey.

Oh, Chief Obey.

So what I want to say on that is I think the paradigm that this department has used forever on towing makes no sense.

And the precincts that have heavy towing needs should probably have tow trucks assigned to them and people trained in how to

use them assigned there as well.

That is what makes sense for me.

You know, council members always want to give us funding for strategic things.

And I think that if we can reorganize appropriately, that might be a great new way to address some of the acute towing problems that we are seeing in

specific precincts, including in your district.

Yes, I love that idea.

And I know like all of us in Southeast Queens would definitely allocate, I hear, sound effects to our precincts because we do try to support them.

Let's have conversations about how we can make that a reality.

I think that that will be more meaningful than talking about how much money is assigned to the Transportation Bureau.

But Christine has that for you.

$212 million.

Okay, great.

Okay.

Thank you.

So just on a final note, just to add in your district, since we've met with you, the work still continues.

On 10 dates, we wrote 259 summonses, 51 toes so far, and 51 boots also.

So the work will continue.

Okay, thank you.