Don’t be fooled by the drop in the number of parking tickets being doled out by agents — the city is still making a profit off them.
Despite a 710,000-plus reduction in parking tickets across the city last year, the Bloomberg administration took in an extra $7 million in fees, partly from meter maids issuing more expensive summonses.
The number of parking tickets decreased from more than 9.9 million in 2010 to nearly 9.3 million in 2011, but the total revenue for the city during those years jumped from just over $540 million to almost $547 million, according to figures obtained by The Post.
One explanation: Pricier tickets are being issued for more serious infractions. In 2010 the average parking-ticket payment was $76.09, a figure that climbed to $79.27 last year, the data showed.
“[There also] could be more prior-year collections with penalties or interest attached — collecting older debts,” said Department of Finance spokesman Owen Stone.