An incident in Maspeth last year over a parking space made headlines because of the language used and the mishandling of the incident by the NYPD. A young man returning home moved a trash can that was illegally placed in the street to reserve a parking space on 64 Street resulting in a verbal and physical altercation. It was caught on video and posted to social media, and the victim’s mother testified about the incident to CB5. She stated that the report filed was full of errors and she tried to get it corrected but to no avail. She then reached out to the District Attorney’s office with the evidence. Although the District Attorney may not have found criminal wrongdoing, we find these altercations in the neighborhood, over parking spots, unacceptable. Why anyone feels they have the right to reserve parking spaces is a good question. Streets are not private property.