New York Post

28 tix in 3 yrs. for Qns. lefty

- By MELISSA KLEIN

An anti-car zealot running for the state Assembly has amassed more than two dozen traffic and parking violations since 2019.

Juan Ardila (pictured) — a progressiv­e Queens pol backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx/ Queens) in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for the 37th Assembly District seat — tools around his borough in an Audi Q3 SUV (above) that has been parked illegally in crosswalks and fire hydrants, and has received four school zone speedcamer­a violations, city records show.

There were 28 tickets issued to the Audi from 2019 through March 25, 2022, records show.

“Like many of the far left, they don’t practice what they preach and they’re just hypocrites,” said City Councilman Robert Holden, who defeated Ardila in a primary challenge last year.

Holden said he would frequently see Ardila’s car illegally parked in his neighborho­od. Ardila’s girlfriend lives near Holden.

The violations, which were first reported by the Queens Post and amounted to $2,215, have been paid, according to city records.

But Ardila, 28, apparently thinks he is above the law. As recently as this month, a bystander captured him on video as he appeared to be texting while driving.

Ardila says he supports the Green New Deal, shifting more New Yorkers to mass transit and has pledged to be “a champion for mass transit.”

AOC endorsed his quest for the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Assemblywo­man Catherine Nolan, whose district includes Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Long Island City, Astoria, Woodside and Maspeth.

He is facing three other candidates and was endorsed by the StreetsPac, which advocates for safe streets and said Ardila wanted to expand bike lanes and was “supportive of operating speed cameras around the clock.”

Ardila did not return request for comment.

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