Mayor Adams Announces Ghost Car Removal Task Force

By Idy Perl

After several successful operations to remove ghost cars from NYC streets, which BoroPark24 reported on, Mayor Adams has announced a new interagency task force that will focus on this ongoing problem. 

The task force started operating on September 10th with 15 NYPD officers, in collaboration with the Department of Sanitation, who were assigned to ghost car removal. During the first 5 days of the task force they removed a total of 295 ghost cars from NYC’s streets. 

“Far too often, ghost cars are not only used to evade toll readers, but are also being used in more serious crimes, including shootings, robberies, and hit-and-runs. This new task force will identify, target, and tow illegal ghost cars that are parked on our streets as the DSNY and the NYPD become the real-life ghost busters,” Mayor Adams said. “Today, we are sending an important message to everyone who drives on the streets of our city: fake plates are a real crime and if you leave a car on city streets with forged, stolen, or altered plates, it won’t be there when you get back. Our streets must be safer, and that’s why our teams will continue to work 24/7 to ensure New Yorkers’ safety.”