The City suspends alternate side parking regulations, for both street cleaning purposes and traffic flow, on the 34 legal and religious holidays listed below. This includes suspension of street cleaning regulations at metered spaces. This policy is implemented jointly by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Sanitation, and the Police Department. On major legal holidays, No Stopping, No Standing, and No Parking regulations are suspended, except where those regulations are normally in effect 7 days a week. On all other holidays, only Street Cleaning Rules are suspended. All other regulations remain in effect. Parking meter regulations will be suspended on major legal holidays.

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.

There are no street sweeping (Alternate Side) parking regulations, either for street cleaning or traffic flow, in effect on Sundays, but drivers must still obey any parking sign that specifically states that a regulation is in effect on Sundays or at “anytime." There are also NO meters in effect on Sundays. The new Sunday meter law went into effect in the fall of 2005. In New York City, you do not need to pay meters on Sundays.

Parking in a School Zone
Parking is allowed in school zones when school is in recess. However, motorists should be aware that specific schools may be open on holidays and during summer vacations, and parking restrictions would remain in effect. If schools have summer sessions or are open for teacher meetings or similar activities, even if students are not attending, the parking regulations apply on such days. Individuals should contact specific schools to verify that they are in recess.

"No Parking" street cleaning rules are suspended in parking meter zones during the street cleaning hours on the 34 holidays when other street cleaning rules are suspended; however, the metered parking itself, as well as all other regulations not suspended on those days, remain in effect.

"No Parking" street cleaning rules are suspended in parking meter zones during the street cleaning hours on holidays when other street cleaning rules are suspended. The metered parking itself, as well as all other regulations not suspended on those days, remain in effect on most holidays; however, on major legal holidays, meter rules are suspended. The calendar below lists all the holidays when alternate side rules are suspended and highlights the major legal holidays.

See information on metered parking for midtown Manhattan.

If there is more than one sign posted for the same area, the more restrictive one is the one in effect. If a sign is missing on a block, the remaining posted regulations are the ones that are in effect.

On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, "No Standing Anytime"). However, parking meters will not be in effect on major legal holidays.