A black market for “ghost plates” is flourishing on sites like Facebook, TikTok and Craigslist, even as a statewide ban on the unreadable license plates — which help drivers evade tolls and fines for reckless driving — is due to take effect in a few days.

HARLEM, NY — Every time it rains, Jackie Robinson Playground in Harlem turns into a soggy mess, with flooded ...