 In December 2017, a bicyclist, Brian Howald, who is also an activist and sits on Brooklyn Community Board 2's transportation committee, alleged that Golden, while a passenger in a vehicle that was driving illegally in the bicycle lane, impersonated a police officer and threatened to arrest him if he did not yield to Golden's vehicle.The "New York Post" reported that Golden's car's plate number was associated with "more than 30 traffic violations over the last four years.