Posted on 10/07/2022 1:31:35 PM PDT by conservative98
The NYPD pounced on buses bringing border-crossers to the Big Apple from Texas on Friday — part of a desperate effort to slow the overwhelming flow of more than 17,000 migrants that spurred Mayor Adams’ state-of-emergency declaration, according to sources.
The Post saw a team of NYPD Highway Patrol officers waiting near the Port Authority pulling over four buses that had just dropped off dozens of migrants starting at around 6:15a.m.
They then spent around an hour meticulously searching each bus for any possible infractions, including logbooks, tire treads, fluid levels and even windshield wiper placement.
Some of the drivers were given court appearance tickets and allowed to drive off.
However, sources told The Post that the hope was to find excuses to take the buses off the road to complicate the mass ferrying of migrants from Republican border cities.
“Nothing is too minor to take them out of service,” one law enforcement source told The Post of Friday’s operation, which is expected to continue every day next week.
“The mayor is desperate,” the source said, insisting it was directly ordered by Adams.
“Are we a sanctuary city or not?” the source asked of the apparent contradiction of clamping down on arrivals while publicly signaling a warm welcome.
Still, some of the stopped drivers insisted that the crackdown would not scare off the companies sending them.
“I don’t care if the NYPD inspects us, we’ll keep making this trip because the money’s too good,” one of the drivers, who only gave the name Misael, said after getting four pink court-appearance tickets, including one for a loose seat.
“I’m with [Texas Gov.] Greg Abbott all the way. I don’t want migrants in my state. If [President] Biden wants the borders open, the Democrat states can take them,” insisted the Dallas-based driver.
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I wonder what they are paying these Bus Drivers.
I could use a job such as that. Still, they must be using teams. I would suppose that a one way trip Texas to NYC is at least 20 hours, and they would require toilet breaks and possibly a fuel stop. I never have been to Texas so I would totally be guessing.
Rent a cruise ship, trains, airplanes AND bus. Start sending 1,000 per week, then per day.
They give tickets for all sorts of things. Connecticut used to be the worst.
I spoke with a Trucker once on I-95 who stopped for coffee. He was in the rest area shop for 10 minutes or so. When he came out, his truck was out of service. He was by Law forbidden to drive it. He never even saw the DOT Inspector. I think that he said that the problem had something to do with the thickness of the windshield. I don’t really recall that part, but the problem was extremely trivial.
Bus companies transporting to NYC need to utilize black drivers, then when these onerous searches occur, the drivers can cry racism.
Indeed, but ya gotta back the blue right?
When the shoe is on the other foot...
NYC: “Hey, we only said we were a “sanctuary city,” because it sounded cool on CNN. C’mon, we were just kidding.”
So, exactly what is it that their being ticketed for.? That is to say, what is the violation.??
You’re correct…..this is nothing but petty police state tyranny. Harass those doing what you don’t like in order to find a crime.
They’re boring as hell also. Nothing more boring than a room full of cops. I had a group of 4 or 5 guys I grew up with, they all went “on the job” as they liked to say. When we got together with the wives I’d be in the other room talking with the girls…..
Drop them off at a rest area on the Taconic. That would be fun to watch.
DOT cops don’t need any reasonable cause to pull over and inspect a commercial vehicle.
I drive a commercial vehicle at times for my job. I recently had a DOT proctological exam at a weight station. I had a minor infraction that he let slide. Couple have nailed me for thousands of dollars.
Utterly corrupt.
After about an hour, they issued the drivers two pink tickets. The cops would not say what they were for, but one appeared to be over a loose windshield wiper.
Another was for a loose seat.
At a press briefing, Adams did not deny knowing about the operation ahead of time, saying he constantly works with the NYPD to “clamp down on any dangerous situation.”
Eric Adams declared a state of emergency Friday over the influx, which he insisted was a “humanitarian crisis” that is “unsustainable” — and will likely cost the city $1 billion by the end of the fiscal year.
“New Yorkers are angry. I am angry, too,” he said..
However, Adams has pointedly refused to blame Biden for the crisis engulfing the city
However, Adams has pointedly refused to blame Biden for the crisis engulfing the city..
Mayor Eric Adams cannot blame anyone but himself for the "crisis". HE insisted that New York City is a "sanctuary city". He asked for it, let them all go to his house.
Let them also live in the New York City taxpayer-funded mansion for the mayor and Gracie Park that surrounds it.
“No person is illegal.”
Yep, you got it,
Illegal aliens are ILLEGAL !
Ding Ding Ding - We have a winner!
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