Parking in New York City

Parking Regulations

DOT manages over one million traffic signs in New York City. The Parking Regulations search tool allows you to find the parking regulations on any block in the city.

Alternate Side Parking

The City suspends alternate side parking regulations, for both street cleaning purposes and traffic flow, on 34 legal and religious holidays.
Learn more about alternate side parking rules and download a calendar file for Outlook, iCal and other calendar programs.
Download the alternate side parking calendar (pdf)

T-Intersections

The areas circled in red are legal parking spots.

The New York City Traffic rules allow parking at some "T" intersections—those without traffic signals, all-way stop signs or crosswalk markings—even if there is a curb cut at that location.

Curb Cuts

A curb cut is the area of a sidewalk that has been lowered, or cut down, to facilitate access to the street. If you would like DOT to consider a T-intersection for a crosswalk, call 311 or contact your DOT Borough Office. Based on the location's distance from the nearest crosswalk and pedestrian volumes, DOT will determine whether a crosswalk can be installed.

Parking Tickets

The New York City Department of Finance provides information on parking rules and what to do if you get a ticket. Parking enforcement is the responsibility of the New York City Police Department.

Parking Availability Technology Pilot

DOT is partnering with three tech firms to launch the Parking Availability Technology pilot, testing state-of-the-art equipment that will wirelessly transmit real-time parking information to users. DOT is embedding sensors in 177 parking spots along Arthur Avenue and East 187th Street in the Bronx that can detect whether a parking space is vacant. If successful, the pilot has the potential to ease congestion by giving information on how many spaces are available on a particular block, reducing the amount of time spent cruising for a spot. The sensors are provided by ACS, IPsens and Streetline at no cost to the City.

Street Parking Rates

Metered Parking

Parking rates for vary across the five boroughs. Parking rates are posted on each parking meter and muni-meter, and the legal parking duration is posted in the top left hand corner of the green meter signs. Legal parking durations vary from 1 hour to 12 hours. Parking is generally free on Sunday. Always check signs carefully before parking.
Learn about changes to parking rates
Rates and rules for commercial vehicles are different, learn more about parking commercial vehicles
Learn about rates and rules for charter buses

New York City uses some of the most sophisticated parking equipment available today. All meters accept coin payment. Select muni-meters accept credit cards. Many meters allow you to pre-pay for parking using the NYC Parking Card, which you can purchase online.
Learn how to use muni-meters
Purchase an NYC Parking Card online
Find out about new muni-meters installations

PARK Smart NYC

PARK Smart is a program developed with the community to make parking easier while reducing congestion and improving safety. PARK Smart aims to increase the number of available metered parking spaces by encouraging motorists to park no longer than necessary. The meter rate is higher when demand for parking is greatest and decreases when demand is lower.
Learn more about Park Smart

Parking Permits

DOT issues parking permits for certain government agency drivers and fleet managers (Agency Business Parking Permit) as well as not-for-profit organizations (Annual On-Street Parking Permit) and New York City residents with a disability that impairs mobility (Permit for People with Disabilities or PPPD). Find out more and apply for a parking permit.

Municipal Parking Garages and Lots

Municipal parking facilities in all five boroughs have been upgraded to accept credit card payment, and also accept NYC Parking Cards and coins. For long-term parking, apply for a Municipal Parking Field Permit (pdf).
Change the license plate on a Municipal Parking Permit (pdf)
List of private Parking Garages and Lots (Department of City Planning)

Municipal parking fields do not allow overnight parking. The fields close as shown in the posted regulations for each facility. Parking after posted hours may result in a summons and leaves the vehicle at risk since there is no security at the closed facilities.

The Queens Borough Hall Municipal Parking facility in Kew Gardens is partially closed for construction. The number of parking spaces available to the public is reduced from 1,007 to 665.

During construction on the St. George Ferry Terminal ramps, there will be a number of temporary partial closures.
See the latest updates on the Staten Island Ferry page.

Map of Municipal Parking Facilities

This map shows all municipal parking garages and lots with links to detailed information for each.
List of all municipal parking garages and lots