New York, NY - Rabbi Fakes His Way Out Of Traffic

New York, NY - You could see it all over the city, an unmarked car with emergency lights flashing trying to make it through traffic. But have you ever wondered while you're sitting in gridlock what the emergency was?

One man was caught in an unmarked car in a heck of a hurry. The man's name is Isaac Heschel. His official looking black Crown Victoria is his personal car. However, the lights and sirens he admits he paid someone to install.
Heschel is a rabbi who volunteers his time as a chaplain to the MTA and Port Authority Police, but both agencies said he has no right to have emergency lights, or drive like this.

All this started when a member of law enforcement who wants to remain anonymous took a home video of his driving habits and sent it to the media, and with the tape was a note that claimed Heschel was putting pedestrians and other drivers in danger.
At crosswalks he used lights to move pedestrians along, and if traffic gets too bad he drives the wrong way up a street, when lights and sirens aren't enough at a tie up at the Lincoln Tunnel he gets out and actually moves several traffic cones.

Remember, he is not a cop. He is not going to an emergency. Heschel is actually a 47th Street diamond dealer with some multifaceted perks, like a sweet free parking spot that is always waiting for him. Heschel avoided tickets by using a special parking placards.

"It goes to show us that that we have some vulnerabilities from people who pretend to be official emergency vehicles," former FBI agent William Daly said. "They could be used to transport explosive devices."

Because of his use of lights and sirens, both the MTA and Port Authority Police said that they have decided to part ways with Rabbi Heschel.