NYC Mayor Tells Illegally Parked Rigs To Truck Off

NEW YORK CITY — The mayor has a message to the massive rigs parking in the residential streets of Queens: Truck off.

Hundreds of trucks parked illegally in the world's borough faced summons, wheel clamps and tows after a five-day sting operation led by the mayor himself, Adams said.

"This has been a problem," Adams says in a twitter video posted Monday night. "It's not about going after an industry it's about an industry not going after a community."

Operation “Heavy Duty Enforcement” — staffed by the NYPD's 103rd, 105th, and 113th precincts— amped up enforcement in southern Queens' between Aug. 15 and Aug. 19, said NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeff Maddry at a press conference.

The operation was announced about 9:30 p.m., one day after Mayor Eric Adams fielded question about nightlife activities detailed in a controversial New York Times piece raising questions about his finances.

“If you park commercial vehicles illegally, you will get ticketed, towed, or given the boot,” said Adams. "We cannot let our neighborhood streets turn into illegal parking lots."

City parking law prohibits large commercial vehicles from parking on residential streets between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Monday through Sunday.

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But Queens Borough President said he often sees the rigs parked illegally on Springfield Boulevard, up the Van Wyck and "many parts of this borough."

There's a trend, Donovan said: "You do not see this in affluent neighborhoods."

"It's disrespectful to our neighbors, it's dangerous and honestly it's down right dumb," Donovan Richards.

"Under no circumstances should we surrender our streets to these trucking companies."