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New program aims to tackle illegal parking in Queens
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A new pilot program in Queens aims to help the NYPD better tackle illegal parking complaints that are skyrocketing throughout the borough.
In 2022, the 104th precinct, which includes Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, had 43,000 311 calls regarding the quality of life.
Nearly 70% of those calls were related to parking. Those numbers are expected to be even higher for 2023.
The pilot program began in October and assigned traffic enforcement agents to handle 311 calls to help with the many complaints.