Living rule book
NYC parking rules on one street
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Plain-language summaries. The official text linked with each rule is the law. Not legal advice.
All rules on this street
The same rules as the drawing, in order.
1. Fire hydrant: 15 feet
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(e)(2)
No stopping, standing or parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, unless signs or meters say otherwise. DOT says this covers both sides of the hydrant. Fine: $115.
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Read the rule →2. Crosswalk
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(e)(5)
No stopping, standing or parking in a crosswalk. DOF notes that a crosswalk is not always painted. Fine: $115.
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Read the rule →3. Pedestrian ramp
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(f)(7)
No standing or parking next to a curb ramp built for people with disabilities, or so that it blocks the ramp. Fine: $165.
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Read the rule →4. On the sidewalk
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(e)(3)
No stopping, standing or parking on a sidewalk. Fine: $115.
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Read the rule →5. Driveway
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(f)(2)
No standing or parking in front of a driveway. The owner of a lot with 2 or fewer homes may park a car registered at that address in front of their own driveway. Fine: $95.
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Read the rule →6. Double parking
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(f)(1)
No standing or parking next to a car that is at the curb. DOT says double parking a passenger car is illegal at all times. Commercial vehicles have a narrow loading exception. Fine: $115.
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Read the rule →7. Bus stop
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(c)(3)
Only buses may stand or park in a posted bus stop. Other vehicles may stop only briefly to pick up or drop off passengers, if this does not get in the way of a bus. Fine: $115.
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Read the rule →8. Bike lane
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(e)(9)
No stopping, standing or parking in a bike lane. Fine: $115.
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Read the rule →9. Inside the intersection
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(e)(4)
No stopping, standing or parking inside an intersection. DOF fines "blocking the box" under code 09. Each fine: $115.
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Read the rule →10. No Stopping / No Standing / No Parking
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(c), (d)
Posted signs set the limits. DOT: No Stopping allows no stop at all. No Standing allows a stop only to drop off or pick up passengers. No Parking also allows a stop to load or unload at the curb.
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Read the rule →11. Alternate side (street cleaning)
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(d)(1)
No parking during the street cleaning hours on the posted sign, unless the rules are suspended. Fine: $65.
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Read the rule →12. Muni-meter
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(h)(1)
Pay before you park, show the receipt on the dashboard where signs require it, and leave before your time ends. Fine: $65 in Manhattan at or below 96th St, $35 elsewhere.
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Read the rule →13. Commercial vehicle overnight
Not allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(k)(6)
No parking a commercial vehicle on a residential street from 9 PM to 5 AM. A driver doing business within 3 blocks has a defense. Fine: $65.
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Read the rule →14. Legal here: T-intersection
Allowed · 34 RCNY § 4-08(e)(4)
The intersection rule does not apply on the side of the street opposite a street that ends there. DOT says parking is allowed at some T-intersections with no signal, all-way stop or crosswalk markings, even at a curb cut.
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