NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 parking ticket
Monday, December 8, 2008
New York (AP) --A retired New York City man says he's spent $7,500 fighting a $115 parking ticket because he's got "nothing else to do."
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Former electrical hardware firm vice president Simon Belsky says he was erroneously ticketed two years ago. The 63-year-old says the ticket cites his van for blocking a Brooklyn fire hydrant even though the only hydrant on the street was down the block.
The November 2006 fine has ballooned from $115 to about $200 with penalties.
Belsky was in court last week and is due back Feb. 2. He says if he wins he'll file a civil suit against the city to recover the $7,500 he's spent on legal work. He says if any compensation is awarded he'll donate it to educational programs.
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I love the corny headlines. I live to write corny ones for the paper I work for to put online. I always hope people like you stumble upon them and laugh.
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