Reality TV star Carole Radziwill is not apologizing for dodging New York City’s parking rules. Instead, she’s celebrating a New York Post front page that exposed her for it.
Radziwill, known for her run on “Real Housewives of New York,” made Page 1 of The Post this week over a story detailing how she used ConEd cones to illegally save parking spots near her SoHo apartment. Rather than deny it, she leaned into the attention.
“My family has bought out every copy in Rockland County. We are planning on making wallpaper,” she told The Post.
She said she heard about the cover before she even saw it. “My first call was Andy Cohen. We were both running to our local newspaper stand to see if it was an actual cover. We were in shock! We’re there weeks out from an election!” she said.
Records show Radziwill has racked up nearly $8,000 in parking violations since 2020, including 17 separate instances of failing to move her car for alternate side parking. She wasn’t shy about the number.
“I’m actually very good at it [parking]. I only overslept 17 times in the past six years? That’s the most shocking thing of all. Mamdani should give me a key to the city,” she said. She added that she pays every ticket in full, fines included.
The Post also found her 1998 Jeep parked near her apartment with an expired FDNY union placard on the dashboard — a placard reserved for firefighters, not Housewives.
Radziwill argued most New Yorkers aren’t bothered by any of it. “I’ve never gotten a more wonderful response from New Yorkers as I did today. New Yorkers stick together,” she said. “I know the cone hack is a bit of a no-no, but the city can be relentless, and parking is a hustle that New Yorkers are willing to turn a blind eye to.”
Not everyone is laughing it off. A spokesperson for the city’s Department of Sanitation, which enforces alternate side parking rules so street sweepers can clear the gutters, pushed back on the cavalier attitude.
“These car owners who disregard the law make a real impact on the look and feel of our streets. DSNY street sweepers can pick up 1,500 pounds of litter, but only when car owners follow alternate-side parking rules,” the spokesperson said.
The Post’s cover ran under the headline “Park Raving Mad,” with Radziwill photographed in sequins.
