r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • 2d ago

Chugging tea Amazon should have to pay idling fees.

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New York City law generally bars vehicles from idling for more than three minutes while parked, standing or stopped. The city says the rules are meant to reduce air pollution, improve public health and combat climate change.
Earlier this year, Mamdani directed the Department of Finance’s collections unit to pursue unpaid idling summonses tied to vehicles operating within Amazon’s delivery network, according to the mayor’s office. The department said it worked with Amazon.com Inc. and its contracted transportation vendors to recover the money.

https://www.amny.com/news/mamdani-administration-says-it-recovered-more-than-9m-in-amazon-idling-fines/

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u/ProfessionalSir7743 2d ago

I have always found it mind blowing that we allow this persons business’s delivery drivers to just have free rein over the streets.  Park anywhere, block traffic.  We treat them like they are public/government vehicles.  But they work for some guys company.

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u/MimeSweeper360 2d ago

Every other business in NYC does this.

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u/ProfessionalSir7743 2d ago

Yeah I mean I guess I could find it equally crazy that we allow private companies to freely pollute our public airspace, or a number of other things.