Real Housewives’ star Carole Radziwill vows to buy ‘every copy’ of The Post front page exposing her scofflaw parking

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O'Neill, N., & Zilio, B. (2026, October 17). Real Housewives’ star Carole Radziwill vows to buy ‘every copy’ of The Post front page exposing her scofflaw parking. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/us-news/real-housewives-star-carole-radziwill-vows-to-buy-every-copy-of-the-post-front-page-exposing-her-scofflaw-parking/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-17 · by Natalie O'Neill, Bernie Zilio

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Carole Radziwill, a star from the "Real Housewives" series, appeared on the front page of New York’s tabloid for admitting to using ConEd cones to illegally reserve parking spots. She humorously stated that she would buy every copy to make it wallpaper and received positive feedback from fellow New Yorkers who understand the city's challenging parking situation. The article highlights Radziwill’s extensive history of parking violations, including nearly $8,000 in fines since 2020 for failing to comply with alternate side parking rules 17 times. Despite her defiance, she asserts that she always pays her tickets and views parking regulations as a necessary but often inconvenient part of city life.
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Carole Radziwill, a star from the reality show "The Real Housewives," vowed to buy every copy of New York Post's front page story about her parking scamming. The Post reported on October 17 that Radziwill was spotted using an expired FDNY union placard in her car, which is reserved for firefighters, near her SoHo apartment in New York City. Despite the controversy, Radziwill has received mostly positive feedback from fellow New Yorkers who sympathize with her parking challenges in the city. She previously boasted on the show about using ConEd cones to reserve spots illegally.

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“While both articles discuss Carole Radziwill's appearance on the New York Post cover related to her parking practices, Article A focuses on Andy Cohen's reaction and disbelief, whereas Article B covers Radziwill's own response and actions regarding the same cover.”
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Natalie O'Neill
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Bernie Zilio
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ConEd New Yorkers New York’s Post The Post

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New Yorkers NORP · 4× Radziwill PERSON · 4× Post ORG · 2× The Post ORG · 2× Andy Cohen PERSON · 1× Carole Radziwill PERSON · 1× ConEd ORG · 1× Kennedy PERSON · 1× New York’s GPE · 1× Rockland County GPE · 1×

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For the story, The Post confirmed her conniving ways by spotting her vehicle, a 1998 Jeep, parked near her ritzy SoHo apartment this week with an expired FDNY union placard — exclusively reserved for firefighters— on its dashboard.
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🔮 “Real Housewives” royalty Carole Radziwill was so thrilled to grace the cover of New York’s favorite tabloid in a story about being a parking scammer, she jokingly vowed Friday to buy “every copy” and “make it wallpaper.”

Claims (22 extracted, 0 hedged)

“Real Housewives” royalty Carole Radziwill was so thrilled to grace the cover of New York’s favorite tabloid in a story about being a parking scammer, she jokingly vowed Friday to buy “every copy” and “make it wallpaper.” asserted
it → grace → copy
Radziwill — who made Page 1 for proudly admitting to deceptively saving spots with ConEd cones — said the paper featuring her grinning mug is worthy of more than a frame. asserted
paper → make → frame
“My family has bought out every copy in Rockland County. asserted
family → buy → County
We are planning on making wallpaper,” she told The Post. asserted
she → plan → Post
We were both running to our local newspaper stand to see if it was an actual cover. asserted
it → run → stand
We’re there weeks out from an election!” she added. asserted
she → ’re → election
Radziwill— who bragged on the reality show about using the cones to save parking spots — said she’s gotten nothing but love from New Yorkers, who agree that parking in the city is a rage-inducing racket. asserted
parking → brag → city
“I’ve never gotten a more wonderful response from New Yorkers as I did today. asserted
I → get → Yorkers
New Yorkers stick together,” she said. asserted
she → stick → ?
“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.” asserted
Yorkers → know → eye
Despite her parking hustle, the glamorous Kennedy cousin still managed to rack up nearly $8,000 in various violations since 2020 — including failing to move her car for alternate side parking 17 times, records showed. asserted
records → manage → parking
“I’m actually very good at it [parking]. asserted
I → ’m → it
I only overslept 17 times in the past six years? asserted
I → oversleep → years
That’s the most shocking thing of all. asserted
That → ’ → all
Mamdani should give me a key to the city,” she said. asserted
she → give → city
“And to be clear, I pay all of my tickets, fines included.” asserted
fines → pay → tickets
For the story, The Post confirmed her conniving ways by spotting her vehicle, a 1998 Jeep, parked near her ritzy SoHo apartment this week with an expired FDNY union placard — exclusively reserved for firefighters— on its dashboard. asserted
Post → confirm → dashboard
The Post cover features Radziwill in sequins next to the headline “Park Raving Mad.” asserted
Park → feature → headline
A spokesperson for the Department of Sanitation, which handles alternate side parking so street sweepers can have access to the gutters, wasn’t as giddy about Radziwill’s scofflaw parking. asserted
sweepers → handle → parking
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
“These car owners who disregard the law make a real impact on the look and feel of our streets. asserted
who → disregard → streets
DSNY street sweepers can pick up 1,500 pounds of litter, but only when car owners follow alternate-side parking rules,” a spokesperson told The Post this week. asserted
spokesperson → pick → Post
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