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New York Marks 100th 'Ghost Car' Crackdown Operation on RFK Bridge

Officials credit the year-old crackdown with a 20% drop in unbillable tolls.

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Overview

  • Officers from 16 agencies conducted the milestone sweep on the RFK Bridge, seizing vehicles with fraudulent, altered or obscured plates.
  • Task force leaders report unbillable tolls have fallen 20% since the operation launched in March 2024.
  • In 2025, TBTA and MTA Police say they have seized over 2,100 vehicles and issued 16,000 summonses.
  • Cumulative figures reported by outlets put totals near 5,300 vehicle seizures, about 50,000 summonses and roughly 1,300 arrests since the crackdown began.
  • This year’s 38 operations have towed 1,893 vehicles linked to about $11.5 million in unpaid tolls and related debts, with license-plate readers, higher fines and a ban on plate covers credited and stops also yielding stolen cars and wanted suspects.