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Meet the bounty hunters who enforce New York’s idling vehicle ban

Every day, a small battle on the streets of New York City flies just below the general public’s radar. On the one side are (mostly) professional drivers who leave their vehicles running while parked at the side of the street to make deliveries, grab a bite or use the bathroom. On the other side is a small group of cyclists calling themselves the ‘Idle Warriors’ enforcing the city’s ban on leaving a vehicle idling for more than three minutes. Because citizens who record such incidents are paid a portion of the resulting fines, and because so many vehicles are left idling in the city, some have even made their crusade a........

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