THE NEW YORK POST  

 By FRANKIE EDOZIEN

February 7, 2008 — Egypt, Kuwait and Nigeria sit atop the heap of the city’s diplomatic scofflaws, which have racked up millions of dollars in unpaid parking tickets.

Egypt, which tops the list, still owes the Big Apple $1.9 million on 17,000 tickets - despite having added only nine tickets for $1,345 since the city reached a deal with the State Department in 2002 to collect the outstanding fines.

Under the agreement, the city gave extra parking spots to missions and consulates, while the State Department agreed to withhold aid from countries with tickets that have gone unpaid for more than 100 days.

Most nations began to cough up the dough, but the city is still owed $18 million for 161,683 tickets, including $1.2 million from Kuwait and $975,000 from Nigeria.

“It is our hope that countries that have not resolved their debt will pay the city what they owe, instead of losing US foreign aid,” said Marjorie Tiven, Mayor Bloomberg’s liaison to the United Nations.