A Bronx father says his family was left without a home after the NYPD towed his RV from Bronx Boulevard \u2014 part of a broader effort to clear a growing encampment in Williamsbridge.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was frustrating,\u201d the 38-year-old construction worker said. \u201cI\u2019m not doing nothing illegal\u2026 we don\u2019t bother no one.\u201d<\/p>\n
The father says he spent thousands of dollars on the RV as a way to escape New York City\u2019s high rent, pointing to comptroller data showing most renters are considered rent-burdened, paying more than 30% of their income on housing.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of us are trying to do our best at following the rules\u2026 we\u2019re just trying to survive New York City,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But police say not everyone in the encampment has followed regulations. Many RV owners received warnings weeks ago, stating their vehicles would be towed if left parked along Bronx Boulevard for extended periods.<\/p>\n
While some neighbors say the RVs themselves aren\u2019t a problem, illegal dumping has become a major concern. Authorities say some campers have been leaving sewage pipes open, allowing waste to spill onto the street.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf somebody dumps near me, who gets blamed \u2014 not them, me,\u201d the man said. \u201cI look like the bad guy, the dirty guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The father insists his vehicle is properly registered and says he\u2019s being penalized for the actions of others.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not mad at them \u2014 if this is how we\u2019re gonna live, then we have to do the right thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Police towed at least three vehicles during the operation. Owners can reclaim them from the impound lot, but residents say the cost is out of reach.<\/p>\n
For families living in the RVs, the crackdown has become a constant game of cat and mouse \u2014 and another hurdle in a city they say is becoming harder to afford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Bronx father says his family was left without a home after the NYPD towed his RV from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-215065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}