Abreu questions NYPD on ghost plate enforcement

I have a lot more, I have a few more questions for PD and then I'll turn over to my colleagues is on ghost plates.

Obscured license plates and ghost plates are unfortunately frequently seen in New York City, allowing drivers to evade tolls and camera-based enforcement.

In a 2024 report, the city comptroller found that between January and June 2023, over a million speed camera violations had to be thrown out due to obscured or ghost plates,

which represented 22% of all cameras.

or based violations over that period.

What kinds of targeted enforcement action does NYPD take against obscured or ghost license plates?

Okay, so I'll address the ghost rate operations that we conduct across bridges and tunnels in the city.

We work closely with other partners, TBTA, MTA, New York State Police, PAPD, just to name a few.

2026 operations through 1018, we've had 31.

Joint operations resulted in 440 arrests, 18,805 summonses, 1937 vehicle seizures, and 64 motorcycle and moped seizures.

More generally, locally, on ground, our officers have addressed this reckless behavior.

And with obstructed plate moving summonses, you're in 2025.

I don't have the 26 numbers.

43,058, obstructed plate parking summonses, mostly by our TEA agents, 219,890.

We also address reckless driving criminal summonses, reckless driving arrest, and fraudulent temper arrest.

So it's something that we take seriously, and we have great data to support the work.

If I could just add.

Please.

You know, I think also going back to an earlier point, this is an area that we recognize is a very critical path, addressing ghost plates.

That's why it was included in the Vision Zero Reimagined as one of the initiatives.

I think it's also an example where expanded use of automated enforcement can maybe free up NYPD resources to be able to focus on the things that really benefit from more manual enforcement, ghost plates being one of them.

Commissioner Flynn for the save.

No, I'm kidding.