Carole Radziwill racked up 83 traffic violations—and says every dollar is paid
Andy Cohen was left completely gobsmacked after spotting “The Real Housewives of New York City” star Carole Radziwill on the cover of Friday’s New York Post.
“I had to go to Casa Magazines to see if it’s real. It’s real. I can’t believe it!” the Bravo executive said in a video posted to his Instagram Story Friday while holding an issue of the newspaper.
The cover featured a glamorous photo of Radziwill attending this month’s 2026 Virtual Reali-Tea Awards with the headline, “Park Raving Mad ‘Real Housewife’ admits she’s biggest parking menace in NYC — face cones, expired placards, $8,000 tickets.”
“Of everything happening in the world, Radzi’s parking is the most important thing in New York City,” Cohen laughed. “This is the most important thing.”
He then poked fun at the reality star, calling her a “menace to the city,” before complimenting her photo.
“I can’t believe this is real. I just love it,” he said, before telling fans, “Pick up your copy today!”
In a separate Instagram Story, he shared a digital version of the cover with the caption, “I cannot believe this is real.”
Radziwill, 63, responded to Cohen’s video after it was reposted by the Queens of Bravo Instagram account, writing in the comments, “This is nuts! Dead. 😂”
She continued, “Literally out here taking pictures with the traffic cops. I love them. I ♥️ NY.”
Radziwill also expressed her excitement over the major feature in an Instagram post Friday afternoon.
“I’m on the cover of my hometown paper?! This is like a fever dream,” she captioned her post along with a photo of the cover.
“I ♥️ the traffic cops. I ♥️my city and I ♥️ the New York Post. (Btw, I only overslept 17 times in 6 years? I deserve a 🗝️ to the city) Beep, beep, bitches. 🚗🚗,” she added.
She ended her post by clarifying to the public that she has “paid every dollar of those tickets” and that she “stand[s] with the Dept. of Sanitation.”
The lead story, published by The Post Thursday, detailed Radziwill’s sneaky parking tactics and traffic violations.
According to records, Radziwill racked up a staggering $8,000 in traffic violations in recent years — which she has completely paid off. She was also hit with 83 traffic violations over the past four years, with 17 dings for failing to move her car for street sweeping.
She also admitted to using orange Con Edison traffic cones to save parking spots in the busy streets of NYC in this season of “RHONY.”
“The cone, yes. The cone. The cone is a cop family hack,” Radziwill shared in a confessional. “If I’m parked illegally or slightly too close to a hydrant, they will keep on walking.”
The Post also revealed that Radziwill displays an expired FDNY union placard on her car’s dashboard, despite the permits being reserved exclusively for firefighters. The placard, which expired in February, belongs to a former president of the FDNY’s Uniformed Fire Officers Association, who last held the position in 2023.
It is unclear how she obtained the cones or the placard and she did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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