Downtown Brooklyn is filled with illegally parked cars blocking sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes and loading zones, undermining public safety on a daily basis, a new report found.

In a illegal parking study released on Monday, Council Member Lincoln Restler’s office surveyed 60 blocks of Downtown Brooklyn to determine the frequency and extent of illegal parking during a four-week period from May 26 to June 20.

On an average weekday, there were 457 illegally parked vehicles in Downtown Brooklyn, of which 186 vehicles (41%) had official parking placards, but were still parked illegally, such as on sidewalks or in no standing zones. An additional 74 (16%) had fake placards, including city agency gear or vests on the dashboard. About 41%, or 185 cars were parked illegally without a real

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