Paddy wagon?

[Tryingnewthings]

Was traveling through flushing commute to work, saw a police truck with multiple cops sitting inside it on the macys side. Not sure why but just thought i share. Maybe they were cold?

 

[bxboy]

(In Scooby Doo’s voice)

RUH-ROOH!!!!

 

[magicinabottle]

Maybe they were deploying the traffic enforcement agents. It is the end of the month and they need to meet their quotas...

 

[Maple Garden]

They are ensuring public safety during the holiday. As many will be shopping at Macy’s and across the street from Macy’s at Ling, LE is concerned about pick pockets, shoplifters and other trouble makers that abound during the holidays.

 

[BronxBoy]

Generally speaking, NYPD sitting in a van are on some type of OT detail (extra foot patrols for the type of stuff that MG said, parades, street fairs, etc.). Talking to a pretty girl on the street then walking somewhere together is not going to get them out of that nice warm van. Raids & stings are usually staged away from the target by plain-clothes cops - you're not going to see them coming.

Still, a van full of cops in plain view is always a good crime deterrent. Thrill-seekers might pick up a working girl in view of them. I wouldn't, but that's me.

 

[thekingofafk]

they were there in the summer also, I posted it a few months ago, they were right next to the subway stairwell which made things awkward when going upstairs, they didnt stick around though

 

[Michaelinqueens]

It’s probably traffic agents. Same vans, just says traffic on the side. Hard to distinguish the vans.