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NYC Parking Card

The NYC Parking Card is available in $20, $50 and $100 denominations. This card can be used in all New York City municipal parking fields, all muni-meters, and selected single-space meter locations.

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  • No more pockets full of coins.
  • No trying to change your bills.
  • No summonses while looking for change or because the coins you had were not enough.

Where to use the NYC Parking Card
On-Street Locations Where the Card Can Be Used in Muni-Meters
Manhattan:
Kips Bay area -
Midtown Manhattan
2nd Avenue from 30th to 33rd Street
30th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue
27th to 59th Street from 2nd to 9th Avenue
   
72nd Street  
14th Street - Union Square
8th Street - NYU area
Orchard Street  
Canal Street West Broadway to Bowery
     
Queens:
New York Hospital - Booth Memorial Avenue
  Queens College Melbourne Avenue
  Northern Boulevard and Main Street
  Forest Hills - Austin Street area
Queens Boulevard, north and south sides, and vicinity (as of 10/7/06)
  Long Island City - Skillman Avenue
  Beach 116th Street  
  Steinway Street Northern Blvd to Ditmars Blvd
  Bell Boulevard 34th Avenue to 48th Avenue
     
Brooklyn:
94th Street Triangle 4th to 5th Avenues
  Ft. Hamilton Pkwy 66th to 67th Streets
  Bay Parkway Benson Avenue to 84th Street
63rd to 72nd Streets (Avenue O)
  86th Street 21 Avenue to Bay Parkway
  Coney Island Ave (east side) Brighton Beach Ave to the Boardwalk
  Brighton Beach Ave (south side) Coney Island Ave to Seacoast Terrace
  Brighton Beach Ave (north side) Brighton 15th Street to Brighton 11th Street
  Atlantic Avenue Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street
     
Bronx:
Westchester Ave Overing Street to East Tremont Avenue
  Kingsbridge Road East and West
  149th Street Willis Avenue to Park Avenue
Third Avenue from 143rd to 153rd Streets and surrounding streets
  Fordham Road, and the adjacent North/South streets, between Grand Concourse and Webster Avenue
  Morris Park Avenue  
  Colden Avenue to Paulding Avenue
  Colden Avenue to Radcliff Avenue
  Parkchester Metropolitan Oval and vicinity
     
Staten Island:
Staten Island University Hospital Mason and Seaview Avenues

On-Street Locations Where the Card Can Be Used in Single-space Meters
Queens:
Long Island City On Skillman Avenue
From 35th Street to Hunters Point Avenue
   
Manhattan:
Upper West Side On Broadway, Columbus and
Amsterdam Avenues
From 72nd Street to 86th Street
  West 125th Street Between Fifth and St. Nicholas Avenues
     
Brooklyn:
Bay Ridge On 5th Avenue from Ridge Parkway to
94th Street

Parking Cards are no longer only for muni-meters!
There are select single-space meters in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan that now accept Parking Cards! Look for the single-space meter with the yellow decal!

Single-space meters now accept NYC Parking Card
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NYC Parking Cards can be used in select single space meters in Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn. Simply look for single-space meters with this yellow decal.

Single-Space Meter image

Where to Purchase NYC Parking Cards
  • Use a credit card to make a purchase online.
  • Purchase at a CityStore location.
  • Purchase in person at two locations from dispensing machines;
    1) Staten Island Ferry Terminal lobby at St. George and;
    2) Manhattan - in the lobby at 66 John Street. Dispensing machines sell $20 and $50 cards and only accept bills in denomination of $10, $20 or $50.
  • Mail-in an application with a check.

An application is available by calling 311 or downloading the form. The following application is in PDF format.

How to use the NYC Parking Card
Instructions are available here.

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