New York CIty Council Member Ben Kallos

Crain's New York Kushner's got company: Despite new laws, city fails to collect $1.5B in fines by Joe Anuta

Kushner's got company: Despite new laws, city fails to collect $1.5B in fines

"I was hoping for a lot more," said City Councilman Ben Kallos, who sponsored the series of bills along with former Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland.

"It would be news to me if any agency was actually following this law," Kallos said.

The other two bills required agencies to be more precise in writing out the property and person responsible for the violations in an effort to prevent New Yorkers from weaseling out of tickets

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