NYC brings back neon-green 'shame stickers' for alternate side parking violators

New York City began placing giant, neon-green "shame stickers" on vehicles violating alternate side parking rules on Tuesday, marking the return of a practice banned over a decade ago. The 8.5 x 11-inch adhesives, sponsored by Council Member Gale Brewer, inform drivers their car blocked street cleaning. The measure passed 41-10 this summer, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani allowed it to take effect, expressing full support for aiding sanitation workers. The stickers were banned in 2011 due to complaints that their adhesive was difficult to remove and sometimes damaged vehicle windows.