New York Post

Above the Law — Not

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Even in a town full of elected officials with inflated senses of entitlemen­t, Assemblywo­man Diana Richardson stands out. The Brooklyn Democrat threw an “on blast” social-media hissy fit at the NYPD traffic-enforcemen­t agent who caught her abusing her special parking placard — which she seems to think lets her park anywhere she likes, whenever she wants.

Rookie agent Nazir Raghubit issued her a $115 citation after she plopped her Nissan in front of her district office in a spot clearly marked “NO STANDING ANYTIME.”

That means everyone: The rules state just as clearly that placard perks don’t apply in a No Standing zone.

Richardson could have contested the ticket in court by citing extenuatin­g circumstan­ces ( I was at my office on official business), apologizin­g and promising not to do it again.

Instead, she went straight to Facebook, naming the agent and complainin­g that “this is not right,” given how “hard I fight for our community.” She also stressed that she had her “Official Business Pass in the window” — as if it were a license to park anywhere.

Placard abuse has become a virtual way of life. That’s why Mayor de Blasio (whose office hands out more than 160,000 such cards, including to 55 state legislator­s) recently launched a crackdown.

As for Diana Richardson, she should can the threats against NYPD personnel, learn the parking rules — and lose the attitude.

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