Let's go back to the evening of December 11th when according to Brian Howald was biking southbound in the 3rd Ave bike lane in Brooklyn when Golden's vehicle (plate T327TSD) purportedly obstructed Howald by driving in the bike lane. At one point, Golden used his NY State official business parking placard as an "NYPD shield" at Howald while threatening arrest. When Golden's vehicle drove off, Howald smelled a rat on that placard and chased the vehicle down, taking pictures of it,along with the plate and Golden (Howald initially didn't recognize Golden). As he took the pics, Golden's chauffeur drove off on northbound 3rd Ave, against traffic flow while running three red lights.
Golden told NY1 that he denied the allegations, noting that this was not the first time Howald has a run in with someone.
This asshole drove down two blocks of the 1st Ave. bike lane. I gave him a 5-min. timeout by refusing to move. @NYPD19Pct this is your job! pic.twitter.com/VQeN7rMduE— Brian Howald (@bdhowald) March 20, 2017
While it may be true that Howald's challenger to the bike lane issue was not his first time, there are questions to Golden's statements that he was threatened by Howald, First off, it was clear the Golden was sitting on front passenger side, with the window fully down. In 30 degree weather, and not wearing a hat?
— Brian Howald (@bdhowald) December 12, 2017
Remember, the weather took a chill for the worst, dropping from 50 degrees in the afternoon, to about the 30's around the time this incident took place (it was freezing overnight). Additionally, if you really felt a bicyclist threatening you, you would NEVER have the windows down - - notice the rear passenger window was up. Also why didn't he call 911 for NYPD to show up, taking a police report? The 72nd Precinct was not far away on 4th Ave.
Oh yea, did we forgot to mention that his chaffured driven vehicle was caught speeding through two school zones?
Hey look at this, the Senator who helped kill the speed camera expansion has two unpaid school zone speeding violations—in front of P.S. 185 and J.H.S. 227, respectively. pic.twitter.com/tiaeP5OYrA— Bayđźš™Ridgeđźš—Drivers (@BayRidgeDrivers) December 12, 2017
Also, his car was recently spotted blocking the crosswalk, while his NY State registration lapsed two weeks ago.
Spotted @SenMartyGolden parked in the crosswalk on 93rd Street during his workout at Harbor. It’s really getting too easy to catch T327SD in the traffic violation act. Also, his registration recently expired and he hasn’t paid the ticket yet. @NY1 @NYDailyNews @BayRidgeDrivers pic.twitter.com/FY6KGKZtR5— Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) December 31, 2017
So #brooklyn State Sen. Marty Golden has “no comment” when we asked him about @ceonyc ‘s photo of his vehicle blocking a crosswalk https://t.co/agraszq0us @placardabuse— Angi Gonzalez (@AnchorAngi) January 2, 2018
But wait a minute, Golden was spotted coming out from his gym to attend to his scofflaw vehicle ..... while collecting a full line of duty disability pension from the NYPD. Ugh, all these years he can go to the gym and still collect his disability pension????? Fraud, criminal impersonation, and menacing - - these are serious allegations which call of ethics hearings in Albany about Sen. Marty Golden's conduct.
As long as Golden keeps his city issued placard and abuses parking privileges - - he will be a cancer to the neighborhoods in Brooklyn which he was elected to serve. Golden must resign from office.
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