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actualtext t1_j5vogax wrote
That green is horrendous. Why couldn't they just stick with blue? All cop cars I can think of in NYC have pretty much been white/blue with variations in how much surface one color covered.
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ECK-2188 t1_j5vqf5d wrote
Lol this shit look terrible
Captaintripps t1_j5vscac wrote
What a waste of money. Also appreciate the big FU in wrapping the thing in the NYPD flag. Definitely is not inspiring me to scan their QR code and whatever tracking bullshit it takes me to.
Carmilla31 t1_j5vuga7 wrote
Ugly. Yuck.
ketzal7 t1_j5vus1a wrote
They’re really in love with that ugly ass flag
ketzal7 t1_j5vxic7 wrote
Seahawks PD
12stTales t1_j5w0y7m wrote
You know what else can see in 360 degrees? A cop walking the beat instead of playing candy crush in their car
earlymountainrain t1_j5w3e0i wrote
4WD, 360 view, and they fit in the micromobility lanes:
Grass8989 t1_j5w3uqk wrote
bangbangthreehunna t1_j5w4vwf wrote
360 karma
Infinite_Carpenter t1_j5w7joo wrote
Thank god my taxes are going to be helping… checks notes… buy new cop cars.
Grass8989 t1_j5w89tl wrote
Horses don’t belong in the city, let’s not advocate for MORE of them.
wreckballin t1_j5wahcj wrote
And Google will pay them for the camera footage for street view.
Grass8989 t1_j5waipp wrote
They should be using their cars from the 70s still!
iliveoffofbagels t1_j5wba8i wrote
Oddly enough we have done green a bunch, especially the farther back we go... like from the 30's through some time in the 70's.
Here's a picture of the Ford Custom 300, and off to the left you can see the side of the Chevy Biscayne used many years later. (Edit: here is the Chevy)
oreosfly t1_j5wfhax wrote
Jesus why the current design is more than fine
Jimmy_kong253 t1_j5wgwfq wrote
So they want to look more like the parks department now with the color scheme?
colonelcasey22 t1_j5wh9hw wrote
Apparently the cops aren't fans of it either based on this NY Post quote: https://nypost.com/2023/01/25/nypd-will-get-high-tech-new-cop-cars-with-green-racing-stripes-360-degree-cameras/
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>But some cops mocked the vehicle’s new look as more fit for a nature trail than the mean streets.“Is it the Department of Parks? Is it the Department of Sanitation? No, it’s the NYPD,” one police officer said, bashing its largely green color scheme.
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>Other officers said the upgrade takes taxpayers for a ride.
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>“It’s a waste of money if you ask me,” said one Brooklyn cop, adding that the department’s current cars work fine. “The city’s crying for money so why not just leave things as is?”
City_bound t1_j5wj02f wrote
I mean the cops on patrol won’t see these cars till they are at least 3 years old. They’ll be driven by supervisors and specialized units. These won’t hit the streets for the public until like 2027 if released in 2024
mowotlarx t1_j5wk3kg wrote
Finally, I agree with a cop. This is such a waste of money. The Mayor's been crowing about how we're in this terrifying fiscal crisis but we're shilling out for a new fleet? The fuck for?
gh234ip t1_j5wnj9y wrote
Grew up with the old Green & Whites
shant_jan t1_j5wov7n wrote
i mean new york city cops have always had a loose allegiance to the actual city going back to when they fought a literal gun battle over city hall in 1857.
pk10534 t1_j5wr8gr wrote
This car looks like someone left their car beside a bar on Saint Patrick’s day and it got green shit thrown up all over it.
Rarablue0 t1_j5wuoso wrote
D14DFF0B t1_j5wy8wo wrote
Love that they parked in a bus lane for the photo op.
nychuman t1_j5wzhwa wrote
>The department’s 2023 Strategic Plan includes diversifying the workforce, providing better training, enhancing relationships with the public, furthering neighborhood policing and “promoting public safety and respect.”
Some overpaid NYPD administrator: “let’s paint the cars green like the earth 🫶🌈👬”
Brucehandstrong t1_j5x19af wrote
Legion of Doom and Gloom.
llevey23 t1_j5x3x04 wrote
But they’re only 1 horsepower :/
justpackingheat1 t1_j5xce6g wrote
They don't know where or how to spend the money they so desperately "need" so they just spend it on stupid shit so they can say they "NEED" more next budget
Grass8989 t1_j5xe525 wrote
I’d imagine they upgrade the vehicles when they hit a certain amount of miles/age. I dont think they replace the entire fleet at a single given time.
shitthatmakesmelaugh t1_j5xilc9 wrote
Man, they really don’t know what to spend it all on, huh?
ObjectivePitiful1170 t1_j5xomif wrote
At least "Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect" will be gone. False advertisement tends to distort expectations.
zsreport t1_j5xxxlq wrote
Not a fan of the new design, but it is interesting how many current cops have no fucking clue that NYPD radio cars used to be green and black.
zsreport t1_j5xy4ql wrote
For decades NYPD had green cars with black fenders and white roofs
JohnnyUtah247 t1_j5y6b8h wrote
You just figured out what taxes are for?
Infinite_Carpenter t1_j5y7fgn wrote
I figured they’d be helping the public. Some new shelters. Access to food and medication. Useful things.
colonelcasey22 t1_j5yjtmz wrote
Wasn't it a very dark shade of green though?
I think the historical throwback is throwing people off since it's a much lighter shade and the fact that unless you were a baby boomer, most don't recall anything but the blue and white. Feels kind of like a similar revulsion to when the state switched to gold license plates for the last decade, though more people remember the historical gold since it wasn't as huge of a gap in time.
LowellGeorgeLynott t1_j5yld6g wrote
Cool then they can see the officers standing around in social groups outside their cars everyday instead of patrolling.
Sickpup831 t1_j5ypje8 wrote
Why would they need to know that? I’m 35 and don’t remember the green cars at all. I remember the baby blue and white.
zsreport t1_j5yrjox wrote
History is important, and it's important to know the history of the institution of which you are a member.
Sickpup831 t1_j5yrt76 wrote
Agreed. But I feel like paint job on a car is really low on the list of what employees should know about the NYPD’s history.
zsreport t1_j5ys0wk wrote
Disagree, but, that's my take.
CarlCarbonite t1_j5yupcp wrote
Yeah, they also get some of the money back by auctioning off police cars. Someone will buy a gutted police car just for the engine build. I actually don’t know if they do it anymore though.
SarahAlicia t1_j5yvc5n wrote
Their budget is so inflated they are coming up with new ways to waste my tax money.
Grass8989 t1_j5yvnym wrote
It’s actually a comparable percentage of the city budget as other major cities.
SarahAlicia t1_j5yvsdt wrote
Do they not have working cars? Why do they need new cars? Why do they need cars? Would love to see more cops on bikes. Maybe then other cops would stop parking in the bike lanes.
SarahAlicia t1_j5ywbtl wrote
Doesn’t mean it’s not inflated. Just that other cities throw way too much money at the police.
rimnii t1_j5yxfyc wrote
The bus next to it is just tryna bus 😩😩
casicua t1_j5z050x wrote
Oh cool, more taxpayer-funded cameras that will mysteriously malfunction or lose footage whenever the NYPD does something bad.
casicua t1_j5z0eob wrote
I never understood these when it's not the 1800s and scooters & motorcycles exist.
Crimsonwolf1445 t1_j5z6fkg wrote
Nope they leave those things until they literally die. Ive driven cars that billowed smoke and was told they were fine
yasth t1_j5zcs8i wrote
I mean the green and white that are obviously high vis stripes will probably increase safety (US police cars are far behind international standards on that). No idea why they aren't highlighting that instead of the silly QR code.
AnotherUselessPoster t1_j5zeqz0 wrote
Cops have been working without a contract for 5 years, but SURE, why not blow away some money on this totally needed thing?
Crimsonwolf1445 t1_j5zp9j4 wrote
- 6 years out of contract
Crimsonwolf1445 t1_j5zpj7d wrote
Most patrol cars are in various states of disrepair and its down right shameful… that being said these new cars wont be going to patrol anyway they will likely sit around assigned to various administrative units for years
_allycat t1_j6047q0 wrote
Ah yes, rebrand to pretend you never did anything bad previously.
ObjectivePitiful1170 t1_j623lrg wrote
Kids and tourists like them, and trampling over people is defensible by animal unpredictability.
petseminary t1_j66y6bv wrote
Who says "Department of Parks"?
bklyn1977 t1_j5vo6c7 wrote
They put their own flag on it. Not the city flag.
Police cruises stopped being 'iconic' after the blue paint jobs.