Abandoned vehicle complaints surge in New York City

NEW YORK -- 311 service calls of abandoned vehicles have risen across New York City, according to my data analysis.

Some 24,000 unattended vehicle reports were made as of July 14 compared with around 33,000 cases filed throughout the year in 2020, analysis showed.

By borough, Queens had the most number of complaints, totaling around 10,600. That was 10 times the reports made in Manhattan and more than three times the Bronx’s figure.

An abandoned vehicle refers to a motor vehicle left unattended on the property of another, without permission, for more than 96 hours, according to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.