Downtown Brooklyn's persistent problem with illegal parking was spotlighted in a NYC Council study released on Monday, revealing that the scourge is rampant throughout the commercial and residential neighborhood, with many offending vehicles displaying real and fake parking placards.

The report, conducted by Brooklyn City Council Member Lincoln Restler, analyzed thousands of parking instances over a month from May 26 to June 20, exposing widespread disregard for existing parking regulations. The study surveyed 60 blocks to determine the frequency and extent of illegal parking.

The study found that on an average weekday, there are 457 illegally parked vehicles. It also found that a majority of them had had either official government placards or fake placards. Over the course of the study,

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