Re: Parking in NYC!!!

I snipped some info directly from the NYC DOT regulations...happy reading lol

Damian

Sidewalk. That portion of a street, whether paved or unpaved, between the curb
lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for
the use of pedestrians. Where it is not clear which section is intended for the use
of pedestrians, the sidewalk will be deemed to be that portion of the street
between the building line and the curb.
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Section 4-08
PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING
(a) General provisions
(1) Compliance with rules. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle,
whether attended or unattended, other than in accordance with authorized signs,
pavement markings, or other traffic control devices, unless necessary to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or direction of any law
enforcement officer or other person authorized to enforce these rules.
(i) Sign placement. SNIP
(2) Stopping prohibited. When stopping is prohibited by signs or rules, no
person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended.
(3) Standing prohibited. When standing is prohibited by signs or rules, no
person shall stop a vehicle, attended or unattended, except temporarily for the
purpose of and while actually engaged in expeditiously receiving or discharging
passengers.
(4) Parking prohibited. When parking is prohibited by signs or rules, no person
shall stop a vehicle, attended or unattended, except temporarily for the purpose
of and while expeditiously receiving or discharging passengers or loading or
unloading property to or from the curb.
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(e) General No Stopping Zones (Stopping, standing, and parking prohibited in
specified places). No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any of the following
places, unless otherwise indicated by posted signs, markings or other traffic control
devices, or at the direction of a law enforcement officer, or as otherwise provided in this
subdivision:
(1) Traffic lanes. SNIP
(2) Hydrants. Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, unless otherwise indicated by
signs, or parking meters, except that during the period from sunrise to sunset if
standing is not otherwise prohibited, the operator of a passenger car may stand
the vehicle alongside a fire hydrant provided that the operator remains in the
operator's seat ready for immediate operation of the vehicle at all times and
starts the motor of the car on hearing the approach of fire apparatus, and
provided further, that the operator shall immediately remove the car from
alongside the fire hydrant when instructed to do so by any member of the police,
fire, or other municipal department acting in his/her official capacity.

(3) Sidewalks. On a sidewalk.

(4) Intersections. Within an intersection, except on the side of a roadway
opposite a street which intersects but does not cross such roadway and except
as provided in paragraph (5), below.
(5) Crosswalks. In a crosswalk.
(6) Street excavations. SNIP
(7) Tunnels and elevated roadways. SNIP
(8) Divided highways. SNIP
(9) Bicycle lanes. Within a designated bicycle lane.
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(10) Restricted use and limited use streets. SNIP
(11) Major roadways. SNIP
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(j) Standing or parking vehicles that violate registration and inspection rules, are
covered or have the VIN obscured.
(1) Vehicles must be properly registered. SNIP
(2) Valid plates must be properly displayed. SNIP. New York motorcycle plates and plates from other states shall be
deemed properly displayed if at least one plate is fastened on the rear of the
vehicle.
(3) Vehicles must display valid registration sticker. SNIP
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(4) Improper stickers prohibited. SNIP
(5) Registration plates, stickers, and tags must match. SNIP
(6) Vehicles must display valid inspection sticker. SNIP
(7) Improper inspection stickers prohibited. SNIP
(8) Vehicle covers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle having a
cover on it that obscures the make, color, vehicle identification number (VIN),
license plates and/or registration and inspection stickers, and/or restricts entry to
the vehicle, if such vehicle is standing or parked in violation of posted rules.
(9) Obscuring VIN prohibited.
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THIS ONE IS MAY AFFECT YOU IN MANHATTAN!!! READ CAREFULLY

(l) Blue zone, midtown, and other special zones.
(1) Blue zone. No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets within the
area designated as the "Blue Zone", Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m., except as otherwise posted along the perimeter of and inside the
designated area, or when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in
compliance with law or upon the direction of any law enforcement officer
authorized to enforce these rules. Said area is indicated by a blue line painted
parallel to the curb and is bounded by the northern property line of Frankfort
Street, the northern property line of Dover Street, the eastern property line of
South Street, the western property line of State Street, the centerline of
Broadway, and the centerline of Park Row.
(2) Special midtown rule: method of parking. Except where otherwise
restricted, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily, except Sundays, from
14th to 60th Streets, 1st to 8th Avenues, all inclusive, in the Borough of
Manhattan, no operator of a vehicle or combination of vehicles used for
transportation of merchandise shall stop, stand, or park in any of the streets
herein designated, other than parallel and close to the curb, and occupy no more
than ten feet of roadway space from the nearest curb, and in no case shall any
such vehicle be backed in at an angle to the curb.
(3) Special midtown rule: standing time limit.
(i) Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., daily except Sundays, from
14th to 60th Streets, 1st to 8th Avenues, all inclusive, in the Borough of
Manhattan no operator shall stand a vehicle or combination of vehicles for
the purpose of making pickups, deliveries or service calls in any one
block of streets herein designated for a period of more than three hours
unless otherwise posted. A vehicle or combination of vehicles not being
used for expeditious pickups, deliveries or service calls is deemed to
constitute a parked vehicle subject to parking rules applicable to that
particular location.
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(ii) Commercial parking meter area. Notwithstanding the provisions of
subparagraph i of this paragraph, where signs are posted regulating the
use of the curb by commercial vehicles it shall be unlawful to stand a
vehicle in any space on a block unless such vehicle is a “commercial
vehicle” as defined in section 4-01(b)(i) of this chapter or a vehicle with a
valid “combination” registration from another state, and unless such space
is controlled by a parking meter. The maximum time for such metered
parking on a single block shall be a total of three hours, unless otherwise
indicated by a posted sign. The provisions of subdivision (h) of this section
shall apply to commercial vehicles parked at a parking meter, including a
“Muni-Meter,” pursuant to this paragraph.
(4) Parking in garment district restricted to trucks and vans.
Notwithstanding any provisions of these rules to the contrary, no vehicles except
trucks and vans bearing commercial plates shall stand at the curb for the
purpose of expeditiously loading and unloading between the hours of 7 a.m. and
7 p.m., daily, including Sundays, from 35th Street to 41st Street, between
Avenue of the Americas and 8th Avenue, all inclusive, in the Borough of
Manhattan. For the purpose of this paragraph (4), passenger vehicles or station
wagons bearing commercial plates shall not be deemed trucks or vans.
(5) Parking restricted in limited truck zones. No operator of a truck shall stop,
stand or park his/her vehicle upon any streets designated as "Limited Truck
Zones," except for the purpose of making a delivery, loading or servicing within
said zone, and except as otherwise provided in Section §4-13(d)(3) of these
rules.
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(3) Angle parking of motorcycles, motor scooters and mopeds. A person
shall be permitted to park a motorcycle, motor scooter or moped at an angle to
the curb at times and at places when and where parking is permitted but only in
such manner that at least one wheel shall touch the curb. In no event shall any
portion of the motorcycle, motor scooter or moped be more than 6 feet from the
curb.

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