On Thursday, New York City mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has taken over 100,000 illegal ‘ghost vehicles’ off the streets since he took office — a numberthat includes more than 38,000 cars.
New York’s war on ‘Ghost Cars’ just passed a major milestone. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), working with a dozen regional law enforcement offices, just finished its 100th operation.
Across New York City, there is a growing population of so-called ‘ghost cars.’ These vehicles have out-of-state plates, obscured plates, or sometimes no plates at all. According to a city council ...