The city has cracked down on ice cream truck operators, citing 22,000 traffic violations and $4.5 million in fines from 2009, raising concerns over priorities in enforcement.
Zachary W. Carter stated, "Ice cream trucks are magnets for children; to protect this particularly vulnerable category of pedestrians, our traffic laws must be strictly enforced."
While ice cream trucks have faced scrutiny for traffic violations, critics question whether focusing on them is misguided, especially with pressing issues like homelessness looming.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's enforcement decision has sparked debate over whether addressing traffic violations of ice cream trucks is a necessary measure or a misallocation of city resources.
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