New York City's Summer Of 'Silly Summons'

Is New York City's "ticket blitz" for minor infractions meant to generate income for the financially-strapped city?

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June 4, 2003, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Despite strenuous denials from Mayor Bloomberg and his aides, police union leaders are grumbling that cops are being pressured to churn out money-making summonses... Last week, the Daily News reported the tale of a Bronx man busted for sitting on a milk crate. Since then, readers have supplied plenty of painful examples of silly summonses...Bloomberg said people shouldn't blame cops or City Hall."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Tuesday, June 3, 2003 in New York Daily News

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