Parking a Truck or Commercial Vehicle

This page outlines the New York City traffic rules that apply to commercial vehicles. The Rules of the City of New York are available on the American Legal Publishing (ALP) website. Visitors may click on different sections in the left column or use the "Search" button at the top of the ALP website to find specific topics.

Traffic Rules and Regulations

For the purposes of parking, stopping and standing, a truck is considered a commercial vehicle. The full listing of regulations for parking, stopping and standing a vehicle in New York City can be found in Sections 4-08, 4-12, and 4-13 of the Rules of the City of New York.

Section 4-01 Words and Phrases Defined

Section 4-08 (k) Special rules for commercial vehicles

  • Section 4-08 (k)(1) - Parking of unaltered commercial vehicles prohibited
  • Section 4-08 (k)(2) - No standing except trucks loading and unloading
  • Section 4-08 (k)(3) - Angle standing or parking of commercial vehicles
  • Section 4-08 (k)(4) - Parking of trailers
  • Section 4-08 (k)(5) - Street storage of commercial vehicles prohibited
  • Section 4-08 (k)(6) - Nighttime parking of commercial vehicles prohibited
  • Section 4-08 (k)(7) - Vehicles equipped with platform lifts

Section 4-08 (l) Midtown and other special zones

  • Section 4-08 (l)(2) - Special midtown rule: method of parking
  • Section 4-08 (l)(3) - Special midtown rule: standing time limit
  • Section 4-08 (l)(4) - Parking in the garment district restricted to trucks
  • Section 4-08 (l)(5) - Parking restricted in limited truck zones
  • Section 4-08 (l)(6) - Special Lower Manhattan Area Rule

Section 4-08 (f) General no standing zones

  • Section 4-08 (f)(1) - Double parking

Section 4-12 (r) Restricted use and limited use streets

Section 4-13(d) Truck routing rules for the Borough of Manhattan

Parking Pilot Programs for Trucks and Commercial Vehicles

NYC DOT has launched two Pay-By-App parking pilots for commercial vehicles.

Overnight Truck Parking Pilot

NYC DOT's Overnight Truck Parking Pilot allows trucks to park overnight in dedicated spaces in Industrial Business Zones (IBZs). These locations offer 24-hour metered parking in 8-hour increments through the ParkNYC app. Pilot locations include:

  1. Flatlands/Fairfield IBZ in Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue from Erskine Street to Fountain Avenue
  2. Hunts Point IBZ in the Bronx: Ryawa Avenue from Manida Street to Halleck Street
  3. Maspeth IBZ in Queens: 56 Road from 43 Street to 49 Street

Pay-By-App Only Parking Pilot

NYC DOT's Pay-By-App Only pilot provides parking for commercial vehicles on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue between West 14 Street and West 23 Street.

At Pay-By-App Only locations, commercial vehicle operators must pay via the ParkNYC app by entering the ParkNYC Zone.