> Not sure how much of $11B NYPD budget is allocated for parking fine enforcement,
The NYPD notoriously not only refuses to enforce most parking violations, but is actually the largest source of illegal parking violations themselves. There's even an official card for it[0]. This has been a known and documented problem for years, but the NYPD has successfully resisted any attempt at oversight.
It's one of the reasons that the new law against idling allows citizens to report it themselves without requiring a cop to issue a ticket.
>but I suppose $55 million will more than cover it
At this point, I don't know if that's such a safe bet when you find governments managing to spend millions on a single toilet, lol. I agree though, they're probably making revenue. If its 300 ppl and they're on average making $75k (made up figures) that's roughly 22 million right there.
I wonder how much _all_ parking fines bring in. If fire hydrants alone are $50 that number has to be massive, right?
"The annualized total of all Fire Hydrant parking fines? $55 million."
Not sure how much of $11B NYPD budget is allocated for parking fine enforcement, but I suppose $55 million will more than cover it.