Parking Violators Could Lose Break

A program that offers reduced parking-ticket fines is set to expire.

In what several politicians are blasting as just one more way to raise revenue through fees, the city’s Department of Finance is considering an end to reduced penalties for New Yorkers who agree not to fight their violations in court, The Post has learned.

City Employees To Use Zipcar Rental Cars

NEW YORK [NY1] — In a new attempt at cost-cutting, some city-owned vehicles are being scrapped in favor of a car-share program. Some 300 employees at the Department of Transportation will soon begin renting Zipcar vehicles by the hour for official city business.

Supreme Court to Consider Vaccine Case

The safety of vaccines is at the heart of a case expected to be heard on Tuesday by the United States Supreme Court, one that could have implications for hundreds of lawsuits that contend there is a link between vaccines and autism.

Police Find C4 Explosives in Lwr. Manhattan Cemetery

Several blocks of deadly C-4 explosive were found Monday morning in an East Village cemetery, police sources said.

NY Seeks to Ban Sugary Drinks from Food Stamp Buys

New Yorkers on food stamps would not be allowed to spend them on sugar-sweetened drinks under an obesity-fighting proposal being floated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson.

With Parking Tickets – Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Some things are almost universally avoided whenever possible: jury duty, dental work, parking tickets.

MTA Board Votes to Increase Fares

NEW YORK [AP] — The cost of riding New York City’s subways, buses and commuter rails is going up again, the third fare increase in three years.

NYPD can’t Tolerate City Speeding Anymore

The NYPD insists it does not have even unofficial ticket quotas, but of course it does. And it should.

What it should not do is waste cops on issuing summonses for double-parking and parking at bus stops. Let the parking violations agents do that.

City Mulls $5 Billion Meter Sell-Off

It turns out that New York City’s streets actually are paved with gold — its tens of thousands of parking meters could be worth $5 billion or more if privatized.

Bedbugs Infest NYC Schools

City’s epidemic makes its way into classrooms as bedbugs hop a ride on kids via clothing and jackets.

Smartphones to Ring up Fares

New Yorkers will soon dial up subway rides. Starting next year, you’ll be able to use your smartphone to get past turnstiles as part of the MTA’s plan to kill off the MetroCard, officials said yesterday.

Bloomberg: Two Pairs of Work Shoes in 10 Years

Mayor Bloomberg is the rare billionaire who can preach penny-pinching without putting his foot in his mouth.

He’s been wearing the same shoes for 10 years.