Stringer Wants City To Crack Down On Illegal ATMs
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One local official wants the city to crack down on the growing number of street ATMs around the five boroughs.
At a news conference yesterday, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer announced that his office found more than 250 illegal ATMs in Manhattan.
Stringer says the machines are not regulated like those inside banks and people can be overcharged. He says using a street ATM can also be dangerous, because many do not have surveillance cameras, good lighting, or mirrors.
Stringer wants the city to license the machines and force owners to meet safety standards.
"We want to find a solution so that people can have access to their cash in the safest, most responsible way," Stringer said. "But the one thing we're not going to tolerate in this borough and in this city is these machines illegally placed in the debt of night with no regulation, no oversight, no security cameras, and no ability to protect the public."
The Department of Transportation, which regulates city sidewalks, says ATM's do not belong on city sidewalks.
It says property owners who do not move ATMs inside when requested by DOT inspectors face a violation and $250 summons.