The new rules target drivers who intentionally obscure plates in an attempt to evade tolls, penalties and law enforcement.

The new rules, taking effect next month, outline that simply parking a vehicle with an obscured plate could result in a $50 fine to avoid penalties.

Seeing stars on the Upper East Side, a spare pen to the rescue and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and ...