2000 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Calendar

2003 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Calendar

In, 1997, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and the New York City Department of Transportation have implemented a new, citywide policy to make it easier for motorists to understand when and where they can legally park on New York City streets. The new policy was developed jointly by the Department of Transportation, the Police Department and the Department of Sanitation.

Under this policy, the City suspends alternate side parking regulations, for both street cleaning purposes and traffic flow, on the 29 legal and religious holidays listed below. This includes suspension of street cleaning regulations at metered spaces.

2003 Parking Rules Suspension Calendar

HOLIDAY	DATE/DAY
New Year's Day*	January 1, Wed
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday	January 20, Mon
Asian Lunar New Year	February 1, Sat
Idul-Adha: First/Second/Third Day	Feb 11-13, Tues- Wed-Thurs
Lincoln's Birthday	February 12, Wed
Washington's Birthday (President's Day)	February 17, Mon
Ash Wednesday	March 5, Wed
Purim	March 18, Tues
Passover: First/Second Day	April 17-18, Thurs-Fri
Holy Thursday	April 17, Thurs
Good Friday	April 18, Fri
Passover: Seventh/Eighth Day	April 23-24, Wed-Thurs
Holy Thursday (Orthodox)	April 24, Thurs
Good Friday (Orthodox)	April 25, Fri
Memorial Day (Observed)*	May 26, Mon
Solemnity of Ascension	May 29, Thurs
Shavuot: First/Second Day	June 6-7, Fri-Sat
Independence Day*	July 4, Fri
Feast of Assumption	August 15, Fri
Labor Day*	September 1, Mon
Rosh Hashanah: First/Second Day	September 27-28, Sat-Sun
Yom Kippur	October 6, Mon
Succoth: First/Second Day	October 11-12, Sat-Sun
Columbus Day (Observed)	October 13, Mon
Shemini Atzereth	October 18, Sat
Simchas Torah	October 19, Sun
All Saints Day	November 1, Sat
Election Day	November 4, Tues
Veterans Day	November 11, Tues
Idul-Fitr: First/Second/Third Day	November 26-28, Wed-Thu-Fri
Thanksgiving Day*	November 27, Thurs
Immaculate Conception	December 8, Mon
Christmas Day*	December 25, Thurs

Asterisk (*) indicates Major Legal Holidays.

INFORMATION

For information about the new simplified Alternate Side Parking Regulations, call the Hotline:
(212) or (718) CALLDOT (225-5368)

Or, TTY Deaf or Hearing-Impaired (212) 442-9488.

This information is available 24 hours a day.

Emergency Suspensions of Alternate Side Parking Regulations

Alternate Side Parking Regulations may be changed from time to time because of inclement weather conditions or other emergencies. In these circumstances, the information is provided to the news media and is reported on the Department of Transportation’s information telephone number, 212 or 718 CALLDOT (225-5368). Call this number after 6 A.M. on weekdays to obtain information on emergency suspensions of the regulations.

What's in a name? Do you know the difference in the meaning of these parking signs?

	NO STOPPING	NO STANDING	NO PARKING
Is waiting allowed?	No	No	No
Can I stop to drop off or pick up passengers?	No	Yes	Yes
Can I stop to load or unload a package, or merchandise at curbside?	No	No	Yes

All of NYC was designated a Tow Away Zone under the State’s Vehicle and Traffic Law in 1959. This means that any vehicle parked or operated illegally, or with missing or expired registration or inspection stickers, may be towed.

On major legal holidays stopping, standing and parking are permitted except in areas where stopping, standing and parking rules are in effect seven days a week ( for example, "No Standing Anytime").

Double parking of passenger vehicles is illegal at all times, including Alternate Side Parking Regulation days, regardless of location, purpose or duration.

It is illegal to park within 15 feet of either side of a fire hydrant. The painted curbs at hydrant locations do not indicate where you can park.

An occupied illegally parked vehicle causes the same safety hazard and congestion as an unoccupied vehicle. Exercise responsibility, park legally.

(Souce: NYC Department of Transportation)