If you fail to move your car for alternate side parking in New York City — and get caught — the main penalty is a $65 ticket.
But for many car owners, $65 can feel like a bargain. After all, the five boroughs are home to some of the most valuable curb space in America.
Enter the “shame sticker”: a shield the Department of Sanitation has started slapping on cars violating alternate side parking rules that reads, “This vehicle violated street cleaning rules. As a result, this street could not be properly cleaned.”…