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Parking and Other Uses of Streets

NYC Admin. Code tit. 19, ch. 1, subch. 2
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NYC Admin. Code § 19-162 Permissible parking for certain purposes.

§ 19-162 Permissible parking for certain purposes. 1. Notwithstanding any local law or regulation to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law, it shall be permissible for a bus owned, used or hired by public or nonpublic schools to park at any time, including overnight, upon any street or roadway, provided said bus occupies a parking spot in front of and within the building lines of the premises of the said public school or nonpublic school. 2. Notwithstanding the department of transportation regulation prohibiting parking in front of private driveways, it shall be permissible for the owner or lessor of the lot accessed by such driveway to park a passenger vehicle registered to him or her at that address in front of such driveway, provided that such lot does not contain more than two dwelling units and, further provided that such parking does not violate any other provision of the vehicle and traffic law or local law, rule or regulation concerning the parking, stopping, or standing of motor vehicles. The hearing officer shall dismiss any notice of violation issued to the owner of such passenger vehicle upon receipt from the owner, in person or by mail, of a copy of the vehicle registration containing the same address as that at which the ticket was given or other suitable evidence showing compliance with the law. The director of the bureau shall set forth the proof required in the case of lots where confusion may arise including, but not limited to, corner lots or lots with dual addresses. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-162.1 Permissible parking for members of the clergy; houses of worship and hospitals.

§ 19-162.1 Permissible parking for members of the clergy; houses of worship and hospitals. a. For the purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. The term "member of the clergy" as used in this section means a clergy member or minister as defined in the religious corporations law including, but not limited to a pastor, rector, priest, rabbi or iman who officiates at or presides over services on behalf of a religious corporation or association of any denomination and works an average of at least twenty hours per week on behalf of such religious corporation or association. 2. The term "passenger car" as used in this section means a motor vehicle, lawfully registered in any state, designed and used for carrying not more than fifteen people, including the driver. Such term shall not include a vehicle licensed to operate pursuant to chapter five of this title or a commercial vehicle as defined in section 19-170 of this code. 3. The term "house of worship" as used in this section means a building or space owned or leased by a religious corporation or association of any denomination or used by a religious corporation or association of any denomination pursuant to the written permission of the owner thereof, which is used by members principally as a meeting place for divine worship or other religious observances presided over by a member of the clergy and which is classified in occupancy group F-1(b) pursuant to article eight of subchapter three of chapter one of title twenty-seven of this code. Such term shall not include a dwelling unit as defined in the housing maintenance code. 4. The term "hospital" as used in this section means a general hospital, nursing home or hospice in-patient facility certified pursuant to the public health law or a psychiatric center established pursuant to section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law. 5. The term "funeral establishment" as used in this section means a place devoted to or used for the care and preparation of a body of a deceased person for disposition and for mourning or funeral ceremonial purposes. b. Notwithstanding any local law or rule to the contrary, it shall be permissible for a member of the clergy to park a passenger car which is owned, registered or leased by such member of the clergy or by a religious corporation or association employing such member of the clergy and displays an appropriate department permit, in an available space where parking is prohibited by a posted sign (i) for a period of up to five hours upon the roadway adjacent to the house of worship at whose services such member of the clergy officiates or presides as noted on such permit, (ii) for a period of up to three hours on the roadway adjacent to a hospital when such member of the clergy is performing official duties at such hospital, or (iii) for a period of up to four hours on the roadway adjacent to a funeral establishment when such member of the clergy is performing official duties at such funeral establishment. It shall not be permissible for a member of the clergy to park where parking is prohibited by rule or where stopping or standing are prohibited by a posted sign or rule. c. An application for a permit to be issued pursuant to this section, and such supporting documentation as may be required by the commissioner, shall be submitted on behalf of a member of the clergy by the religious corporation or association at whose services the member of the clergy officiates or presides. Such religious corporation or association shall certify on a form provided by the department that the member of the clergy on whose behalf the application is made will use such permit only while performing official duties at the house of worship at whose services such member of the clergy officiates or presides or while performing such official duties at a hospital and that such member of the clergy otherwise qualifies for the benefits of this section. Only one permit shall be issued to any religious corporation or association and shall include on the front side thereof the license plate numbers of up to three vehicles owned, registered or leased by members of the clergy on whose behalf such religious corporation or association submitted an application. In accordance with the criteria set forth in this subdivision for the issuance of a permit, the commissioner shall add, delete or substitute license plate numbers as may be applied for by a religious corporation or association. d. Where a permit issued pursuant to this section is used for a purpose other than official duties as set forth in this section or by a person other than the member of the clergy indicated in an application such permit may be rescinded. The member of the clergy who engaged in or allowed such unauthorized use of the permit shall not be eligible for inclusion in an application pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the implementation of this section and shall set such fee as may be appropriate for the issuance of permits pursuant to this section. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/073.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-162.2 Permissible parking for emergency ambulance service vehicles operating for volunteer ambulance services.

§ 19-162.2 Permissible parking for emergency ambulance service vehicles operating for volunteer ambulance services. a. For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "volunteer emergency medical technician" shall mean an individual who meets the minimum requirements established by regulations pursuant to section three thousand two of the public health law and who is responsible for the administration or supervision of initial emergency medical care and transportation of sick or injured persons and who performs such services without the receipt or expectation of monetary compensation. 2. "volunteer ambulance service" shall mean a registered or certified volunteer ambulance service as defined in section three thousand four of the public health law. 3. "emergency ambulance service vehicle" shall mean a vehicle which is an appropriately equipped motor vehicle owned or operated by an ambulance service as defined in section three thousand one of the public health law and used for the purpose of transporting emergency medical personnel and equipment to sick or injured persons and which is transporting a certified first responder. 4. "certified first responder" shall mean an individual who meets the minimum requirements established by regulations pursuant to section three thousand two of the public health law and who is responsible for administration of initial life saving care of sick and injured persons. b. The commissioner shall issue an annual on-street parking permit for a vehicle authorized by a volunteer ambulance service to operate as an emergency ambulance service vehicle. The volunteer ambulance service shall submit an application for each permit requested on such form as the commissioner shall determine and shall certify that the permit is necessary for the performance by a volunteer emergency medical technician of his or her duties on behalf of that volunteer ambulance service. c. The volunteer ambulance service shall specify the requested geographic territory for each permit, which may not exceed the primary operating territory listed on the department of health and mental hygiene ambulance service registration or certification pursuant to section three thousand four of the public health law. d. Such parking permit shall only be used for the purpose of parking a specified emergency ambulance service vehicle where parking is prohibited by sign or rule, and only while such vehicle is on standby for use by a volunteer emergency medical technician to respond to medical emergencies. e. The license plate number of the vehicle and the name, address and telephone number where the volunteer ambulance service can be reached shall be written on the face side of the permit. f. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such parking permit shall not authorize the parking of a motor vehicle in a bus stop, a taxi-stand, within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, a fire zone, a driveway, a crosswalk, a no stopping zone, a no standing zone, or where the vehicle would be double-parked. g. Any misuse of such permit shall be sufficient cause for revocation of said permit. h. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no vehicle bearing an annual on-street parking permit issued pursuant to this section may be towed when such vehicle is being used in accordance with the purpose for which such permit was issued, except in public safety emergencies to be determined by the police department.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-162.3 City-issued parking permits.

§ 19-162.3 City-issued parking permits. a. Definition. For purposes of this section, the term "city-issued parking permit" means a permit issued by the department or the department of education, if the commissioner has delegated authority to the department of education pursuant to subdivision b, that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted. The term shall not include a parking permit issued pursuant to sections 19-162.1 or 19-162.2, a parking permit issued to individuals with disabilities, or a single-use parking permit. b. Issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in section 14-183, no other city agency shall issue a permit that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted; however, the commissioner may delegate authority to the department of education to issue such permits. In the event of such delegation, city-issued parking permits issued by the department of education shall continue to be subject to the requirements of subdivisions c, d, e, f, h, and i and any applicable rules promulgated by the department pursuant to subdivision g. c. Term. A city-issued parking permit shall be valid for no more than one year unless suspended or revoked. d. Application. 1. Each person applying for a city-issued parking permit or renewal thereof on behalf of themselves, their agency or non-profit entity shall file an application in such form and detail as the commissioner may prescribe, which may include inputting the required information into a permit application system. 2. An application for a city-issued parking permit or renewal thereof shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information: (a) if applying on behalf of a city agency, the name of the city agency and the employee's relationship to such agency if issued to an individual; (b) the license plate number of the vehicle or vehicles to be associated with such permit when associated with a specific vehicle or vehicles; and (c) a statement articulating the justification for the permit need. 3. Upon the approval of an application, the department shall issue a city-issued parking permit to the applicant that may only be used with the vehicle or vehicles identified on such application when the permit is to be used with specific vehicles. 4. City-issued parking permits shall not be transferrable to another person or vehicle if issued to a specific individual or vehicle. 5. Whenever any information provided on such an application has changed, such agency shall notify the department within 10 days of such change. e. Form of permits. A city-issued parking permit may be a physical permit or a programmable feature associated with a license plate number and shall contain the name of the sponsoring city agency, the expiration date of the permit, and a unique identifier or other technology designed to allow the city to detect valid permits. Such permit may contain any additional information or features as required by the department. f. Permissible uses. 1. Parking with a city-issued parking permit shall be permitted in areas specified on or programmed into the permit and may allow for parking in some or all of the following areas: (a) at parking meters; (b) in truck loading and unloading zones; (c) in "no standing/parking" areas except "authorized vehicles" or "authorized vehicle only", when such permit authorizes such use; and (d) in "no parking" areas. 2. Parking with a city-issued parking permit shall not be permitted in the following areas, in addition to any areas designated by rule or specified on or programmed into the permit: (a) "no standing" areas; (b) "no stopping" areas; (c) fire hydrants; (d) bus stops; (e) areas where such parking would constitute double parking; (f) driveways; (g) bridges and highways; (h) carsharing parking spaces; (i) truck loading zones as defined in section 19-170.1 within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan; (j) no parking anytime areas within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan; (k) no parking specific hours within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan; (l) no standing specific hours within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan; (m) no standing except trucks loading and unloading zones within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan; (n) truck loading only zones within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan; and (o) no standing except vehicles with consul-c or diplomat-a&d license plates d/s decals only within the area south of and including 60th street in the borough of Manhattan. g. Rules. The department may promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this section. h. Violations. Any violation of subdivision d of this section involving a material false statement or material fact concealed in connection with an application for a city-issued parking permit or renewal thereof shall upon conviction thereof be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000. Civil violations issued pursuant to this section shall be adjudicated at the environmental control board or any tribunal established within the office of administrative trials and hearings designated by the commissioner. i. Posting information. No later than January 31, 2021, the department and agencies delegated to issue parking permits by the commissioner shall post information online regarding the issuance of city-issued parking permits, including, but not limited to, the number of applications submitted and the number of such permits issued in the previous year, disaggregated by the sponsoring city agency in the case of the department. Such information shall be updated at least annually. (L.L. 2020/009, 12/27/2019, eff. 3/26/2020; Am. L.L. 2021/167, 12/24/2021, eff. 6/22/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2020/009.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-162.4 Comprehensive plan for city-issued parking permits.

§ 19-162.4 Comprehensive plan for city-issued parking permits. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "city-issued parking permit" means a permit issued by a city agency that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted. b. By November 1, 2020, each city agency making use of city-issued parking permits shall develop a plan regarding the distribution and use of city-issued parking permits by such agency. Such plans shall be submitted to an agency or office as designated by the mayor which shall, by December 1, 2020, review such plans and develop a comprehensive plan, which shall make use of and include each issuing agency's plan. Such comprehensive plan shall be posted online. Such agency plans shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: 1. criteria for the distribution and retention of city-issued parking permits; 2. an assessment of the appropriate number of city-issued parking permits necessary for essential government services; and 3. proposed steps to curb unnecessary or excessive issuance of city-issued parking permits. c. Such agency plans and the comprehensive plan shall be reviewed at least once every five years and may be revised as appropriate. Any such revision of the comprehensive plan shall be submitted to the council and the mayor and posted online within 30 days of the completion of such revision. (L.L. 2020/005, 12/27/2019, eff. 12/27/2019)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-162.5 City vehicle obstructing a bicycle lane, bus lane, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant.

§ 19-162.5 City vehicle obstructing a bicycle lane, bus lane, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant. No vehicle operated on behalf of the city shall obstruct a bicycle lane, bus lane when bus lane restrictions are in effect, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant, except as otherwise permitted by law. (L.L. 2020/007, 12/27/2019, eff. 1/26/2020)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-162.6 Bus lane restrictions.

§ 19-162.6 Bus lane restrictions. a. The department shall install at least 1 sign on each block where a bus lane restriction is in effect, provided that the department shall not be required to install such a sign if: (i) the bus lane restriction at such block is in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; or (ii) the department determines in its professional engineering judgment that such installation would be impracticable based on block length or other site-specific considerations. Each such sign shall indicate the days and hours of such bus lane restriction, and shall be clearly visible to drivers. b. The department shall post on its website the days and hours during which each bus lane restriction is in effect. The information in such posting shall be searchable by street name. c. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the validity of a notice of violation or notice of liability issued for the failure of an operator of any vehicle to comply with a bus lane restriction. (L.L. 2026/078, 4/9/2026, eff. 12/5/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-163 Holiday suspensions of parking rules.

§ 19-163 Holiday suspensions of parking rules. a. All alternate side of the street parking rules shall be suspended on the following holidays: Christmas, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Ascension Thursday, Feast of the Assumption, Feast of All Saints, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, first two days of Succoth, Shemini Atzareth, Simchas Torah, Shevuoth, Purim, Orthodox Holy Thursday, Orthodox Good Friday, first two and last two days of Passover, the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha, the day before Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year, Losar, the Hindu festival of Diwali on the day that Lakshmi Puja is observed, Three Kings' Day, Tisha B’Av, and all state and national holidays. b. Each year, as soon as possible after the days of observance of the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha have been fixed pursuant to religious law and tradition, the commissioner shall designate the three days applicable to each of the aforementioned holidays as days upon which alternate side of the street parking rules shall be suspended. c. For purposes of subdivision a of this section, the date of the Lunar New Year is the first day of the second lunar month after the winter solstice in the preceding calendar year. d. For purposes of subdivision a of this section, the date of Losar is the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. (Am. L.L. 2019/003, 12/29/2018, eff. 12/29/2018; Am. L.L. 2019/005, 12/29/2018, eff. 12/29/2018; Am. L.L. 2023/162, 12/3/2023, eff. 12/3/2023; Am. L.L. 2025/012, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-163.1 Suspension of parking rules during snowfalls.

§ 19-163.1 Suspension of parking rules during snowfalls. All alternate side of the street parking rules shall be suspended during any snowfall that causes the department of sanitation to suspend its street sweeping operations, provided that the department may reinstate alternate side of the street parking rules after twenty-four hours if it determines, after consulting with the department of sanitation, that alternate side of the street parking is necessary to immediately commence curbside snow removal.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-163.2 Use of adhesive stickers in the enforcement of alternate side of the street parking rules.

§ 19-163.2 Use of adhesive stickers in the enforcement of alternate side of the street parking rules. The department, the department of sanitation, and any other department designated by the department of sanitation may affix an adhesive sticker to a window of a motor vehicle to advise the operator of such vehicle of the violation by such operator of alternate side of the street parking rules. The dimension of any such sticker shall not exceed eight and one-half inches by 11 inches. (Am. L.L. 2026/119, 7/30/2026, eff. 7/30/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-164 Special parking for wheelchair accessible vans.

§ 19-164 Special parking for wheelchair accessible vans. Any wheelchair accessible van licensed by the taxi and limousine commission actually in the process of boarding or discharging wheelchair passengers or escorting wheelchair passengers to and from their destination, shall be permitted to park in any area in which a vehicle with a special vehicle identification permit is permitted to park. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-165 Parking of motor vehicles at night.

§ 19-165 Parking of motor vehicles at night. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise on the streets of the city without displaying lights, unless said vehicle is equipped with a reflector as provided for in the vehicle and traffic law of the state of New York. b. Nothing herein shall be construed to increase the number of hours of parking permitted by any laws or traffic regulations of the city nor to permit parking of vehicles where now prohibited by any law or regulations of any agency in the city. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-166 Unlawful use or possession of city-issued parking permits.

§ 19-166 Unlawful use or possession of city-issued parking permits. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "city-issued parking permit" means a permit issued by a city agency that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted. b. Any person who without permission of the commissioner of transportation or the police commissioner in accordance with section 14-183 of the administrative code: 1. Makes or engraves, or causes or procures to be made or engraved, or willingly aids or assists in making or engraving, a plate or other means of reproducing or printing the resemblance or similitude of any city-issued parking permit; or 2. Has in his or her possession or custody any implements, or materials, with intent that they shall be used for the purpose of making or engraving such a plate or means of reproduction; or 3. Has in his or her possession or custody such a plate or means of reproduction with intent to use, or permit the same to be used, for the purpose of taking therefrom any impression or copy to be uttered; or 4. Has in his or her possession or custody any impression or copy taken from such a plate or means of reproduction, with intent to have the same filled up and completed for the purpose of being uttered; or 5. Makes or engraves, or causes or procures to be made or engraved, or willingly aids or assists in making or engraving, upon any plate or other means of reproduction, any figures or words with intent that the same may be used for the purpose of altering any genuine city-issued parking permit hereinbefore indicated or mentioned; or 6. Has in his or her custody or possession any city-issued parking permit or any copy or reproduction thereof; is guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not less than $500, or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both. (Am. L.L. 2020/002, 12/27/2019, eff. 1/26/2020) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-166.1 Misuse of city-issued parking permits.

§ 19-166.1 Misuse of city-issued parking permits. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "city-issued parking permit" means a permit issued by a city agency that indicates permission to park in certain areas during certain times has been granted. b. City-issued parking permits shall be revoked in accordance with disciplinary procedures of the police department with regard to permits issued pursuant to section 14-183, and in accordance with procedures established by the department of transportation for all other city-issued parking permits from those individuals found guilty of: 1. three or more violations of a rule or law relating the misuse of a city-issued parking permit 2. notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this subdivision b, any violation of section 19-166; or 3. unpaid parking or traffic violations associated with the license plate or individual permit holder in excess of $350. (L.L. 2020/004, 12/27/2019, eff. 3/26/2020) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2020/004.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-167 Parking meters.

§ 19-167 Parking meters. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Affected council member(s) and community board(s). The term "affected council member(s) and community board(s)" has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-101.2. Blockface. The term "blockface" means that portion of the street along the curb on one side of a street which is between the boundaries of the corner area at either end of the block. Credential. The term "credential" means any explicit approval from the department or other authorized agency to park at a parking meter or other location, including, but not limited to, a record of payment or valid parking permit. Parking field. The term "parking field" means any parking lot containing parking meters that is owned, operated and controlled by the city or its contractor and is available for public use. The term "parking field" does not include any parking lot operated by a city agency intended for exclusive use by such agency's employees or by the public to conduct business with such agency. Parking meter. The term "parking meter" means a device which accepts payment or a credential, including, but not limited to a pay-and-display parking meter or a pay-by-plate parking meter. Pay-and-display parking meter. The term "pay-and display parking meter" means an electronic parking meter that dispenses timed receipts that must be displayed on the dashboard of a motor vehicle or in a visible and secure place on a motorcycle. Pay-by-plate parking meters. The term "pay-by-plate parking meter" means an electronic parking meter that requires entry of license plate information for proper registration of payment. b. Suspension of parking meter activation on Sundays. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person parking a vehicle at a parking meter is required to activate such meter on a Sunday and no notice of violation or summons may be issued solely for the failure to activate such parking meter on a Sunday. c. Deactivation of parking meters. The department shall program each parking meter to ensure that such parking meter is unable to accept payment: 1. from the last time in a day that parking meter rules are in effect for any parking space within the blockface or parking field of such parking meter, or for any other parking space within 100 feet of such parking meter, until one hour prior to the next time meter rules take effect for any parking space within the blockface or parking field, or for any other parking space within 100 feet of such parking meter; and 2. when such parking meter is not capable of producing receipts or lacks the functionality to track parking payments. d. Parking at broken or missing parking meters. If all parking meters in a parking field or on a blockface are missing or broken, a person shall be allowed to park in such parking field or on such blockface up to the maximum amount of time otherwise lawfully permitted by such parking meters in such parking field or blockface. e. Transferability of parking meter time. Parking time may only be utilized on the blockface for which it was purchased. Transfer of parking time between blockfaces is prohibited. f. Notification of changes involving parking meters. 1. New parking meter installation. Prior to the installation of new parking meters covering at least four contiguous blockfaces, the department shall forward notice of such installation to the affected council member(s) and community board(s) by electronic mail. (a) Within 10 business days after receipt of such notice: (i) the affected council member(s) may submit recommendations, comments or both regarding such notice to the department; and (ii) the affected community board(s) may submit recommendations or comments regarding such notice, or request a presentation regarding such installation, which where practicable shall be made to such community board(s) within 30 days of such request. (b) Any recommendations or comments received by the department pursuant to this subdivision shall be reviewed prior to the installation of such new parking meters. 2. Existing parking meter alterations. Prior to making changes to parking meter rates or replacing a parking meter with a different type of parking meter, the department shall provide at least 30 days written notice of such changes by regular first-class mail and electronic mail to the community board and council member in whose district the affected parking meters are or will be located and shall post such written notice on the department's website. Such notice shall at a minimum provide the following information: (a) Parking rates. The notice shall include the proposed new rate, the location(s) of the meters affected by such rate change and the earliest date such new rate will go into effect. (b) Change in meter type. The notice shall include the location(s) where meters will be converted and the earliest date on which such converted meters will go into operation. (Am. L.L. 2021/171, 12/24/2021, eff. 2/22/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-167.1 Parking at broken or missing meters or muni-meters. [Repealed] (Repealed L.L. 2021/171, 12/24/2021, eff. 2/22/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-168 Fishing from public bridges.

§ 19-168 Fishing from public bridges. (a) The commissioner shall be authorized to post on any public bridge within the city, signs prohibiting fishing therefrom. The commissioner shall post and maintain such signs on bridges selected at his or her discretion. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to fish, by any means whatsoever, from any public bridge within the city where a sign prohibiting such conduct has been posted. (c) Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars nor less than fifteen dollars for each violation thereof. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-169 Removal of vehicles parked in front of a private driveway.

§ 19-169 Removal of vehicles parked in front of a private driveway. a. Subject to the provisions of this section an owner of a lot containing no more than two dwelling units, or his or her lessee, may cause any vehicle which is parked in front of his or her private driveway and which blocks the entry or egress of a vehicle from such property to be removed by a person licensed to engage in towing pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of the code, where a person authorized to issue a notice of parking violation has issued such a notice and affixed it to such unlawfully parked vehicle; the issuance of such a notice shall constitute authorization to the owner of such property, or his or her lessee, to arrange for removal of such unlawfully parked vehicle, and such removal shall be deemed to be at the request of the person who issued the notice. b. Where the owner of such property, or his or her lessee, requests a police officer to arrange for removal of any such unlawfully parked vehicle, such vehicle shall be removed at the direction of the police department by the next available towing company participating in the rotation tow program established pursuant to section 20-519 of the code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude an owner of such property, or his or her lessee, acting pursuant to this section, from arranging for the removal of such unlawfully parked vehicle by a tow operator of such person's choice. The commissioner of consumer and worker protection shall promulgate a regulation establishing performance standards for licensees in order to insure that vehicles summonsed under this section are towed as expeditiously as possible. c. 1. No vehicle may be removed pursuant to this section without the express written authorization issued to a person licensed to engage in towing pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of the code by the owner of such property, or his or her lessee. Such authorization shall include the location of the vehicle to be removed, the make, model, color and license plate number of such vehicle and a statement that such vehicle was removed pursuant to a notice of parking violation and shall be signed by the owner of such property, or his or her lessee, prior to removal. 2. A vehicle may not be removed if it is occupied by any person. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle which is removed shall be taken directly to a facility for storage maintained by the person licensed to engage in towing pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of the code who has removed such vehicle and which is within ten miles from the point of removal. If no such facility is available, the closest available facility for storage maintained by a person so licensed shall be utilized. Such facility for storage must be a secure place for safekeeping vehicles. 4. Any person who removes a vehicle pursuant to this section shall within thirty minutes of the vehicle's arrival at a facility for storage notify the local police precinct having jurisdiction over the area of such removal of the storage site, the time the vehicle was removed, the location the vehicle was removed from, the make, model, color and license plate number of the vehicle, the name of the person who signed an authorization for the removal and the fact that such vehicle was removed pursuant to a notice of parking violation and shall obtain the name of the person at such police precinct to whom such information was reported and note such name on a trip record together with the date and time that the vehicle was removed. 5. If the registered owner or other person in control of the vehicle arrives at the scene prior to removal of the vehicle and such vehicle is connected to any apparatus for removal, the vehicle shall be disconnected from such apparatus and such person shall be allowed to remove the vehicle without interference upon payment of a reasonable service fee of not more than one-half of the charge allowed for removal as provided in paragraph eight of this subdivision, for which a receipt shall be given. 6. The registered owner or other person in control of a vehicle which has been removed pursuant to this section shall have the right to inspect the vehicle before accepting its return. No release or waiver of any kind which would release the person or company removing the vehicle from liability for damages may be required from any such owner or other person as a condition of release of the vehicle to such person. A detailed, signed receipt showing the legal name of the person or company removing the vehicle must be given to the person paying the removal and storage charges at the time of payment. 7. Any person who removes a vehicle pursuant to this section shall comply with the notice provisions of subdivision two of section one hundred eighty-four of the lien law. 8. Notwithstanding the charges permitted to be collected under subdivision c of section 20-519 of this code, a person who removes a vehicle pursuant to section 19-169 of this code may collect the following charges from the owner or other person in control of such vehicle, payable before the vehicle is released: one hundred twenty-five dollars for removal and the first three days of storage; up to fifteen dollars per day for storage thereafter, except that no charge may be collected for removal or storage of a vehicle pursuant to this section by a person who is not licensed to engage in towing pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of the code. 9. This section does not apply to law enforcement, firefighting, rescue squad, ambulance, or other emergency vehicles which are marked as such. 10. When an owner of property, or his or her lessee, improperly causes a vehicle to be removed, such person shall be liable to the owner or other person in control of the vehicle for the cost of removal, transportation and storage and for any damage resulting from the removal, transportation and storage of the vehicle. 11. Any person licensed pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of the code who removes a vehicle in violation of paragraphs one through seven of this subdivision shall be punished as follows: for the first violation, a fine of five hundred dollars; for the second violation within a period of twelve months of the date of a first violation, a fine of one thousand dollars; and for any additional violations within a period of twenty-four months of the date of a first violation, a fine of one thousand dollars. d. No person licensed pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of the code shall refuse, without justifiable grounds, a request by any person acting pursuant to this section to remove a vehicle unlawfully blocking a private driveway. Any person who violates this subdivision shall be punished as follows: for the first violation, a fine of one hundred dollars; for the second violation within a period of twelve months of the date of a first violation, a fine of two hundred dollars; and for any additional violations within a period of twenty-four months of the date of a first violation, a fine of five hundred dollars. (Am. L.L. 2020/080, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1987/028, L.L. 1993/104, and L.L. 2020/080.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-169.1 Removal of vehicles improperly parked on private property.

§ 19-169.1 Removal of vehicles improperly parked on private property. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where a licensed tow operator removes a vehicle because it is parked on private property in a manner inconsistent with posted instructions, and such removal is pursuant to a contract between the owner of the private property and the licensed tow operator for the removal of any such improperly parked vehicles, such tow operator may collect the following charges from the vehicle owner or other person in control of such vehicle, payable before the vehicle is released: up to but not more than one hundred twenty-five dollars for removal and the first three days of storage; up to but not more than fifteen dollars per day for storage thereafter; except that no charge may be collected for removal or storage of a vehicle pursuant to this section by a person who is not licensed to engage in towing pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of this code. b. No owner or operator of parking facilities on private property shall tow or cause to be towed from such private property any motor vehicle unless such owner or operator shall conspicuously post and maintain upon such private property a sign stating the name, address and telephone number of the tow operator, the hours of operation for vehicle redemption, towing and storage fees of the tow operator and the hours vehicles are prohibited from parking and subject to tow. c. No vehicle shall be removed by a tow operator from private property without express written authorization by the owner of the private property or his or her agent as designated in the contract between the owner of the private property and the tow operator. Such authorization shall be required for each vehicle removed, and shall include the location, make, model, color and license plate number of the vehicle to be removed. d. A vehicle may not be removed if it is occupied by any person. e. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vehicle which is removed shall be taken directly to a facility for storage maintained by the person licensed to engage in towing pursuant to subchapter thirty-one of chapter two of title twenty of the code who has removed such vehicle and which is within city limits and no more than ten miles from the point of removal. If no such facility is available, the closest available facility for storage within New York city maintained by a person so licensed shall be utilized. Such facility for storage must be a secure place for safekeeping vehicles. f. Any person who removes a vehicle pursuant to this section shall, within thirty minutes of the vehicle's arrival at a facility for storage, notify the local police precinct having jurisdiction over the area from which the vehicle was removed, as to the storage site, the time the vehicle was removed, the location from which the vehicle was removed, the name of the person who authorized the removal, and the fact that the removal was pursuant to a contract with the owner of the private property, and shall obtain the name of the person at such police precinct to whom such information was reported and note such name on a trip record together with the time and date that the vehicle was removed. g. If the registered owner or other person in control of a vehicle arrives at the scene prior to the removal of the vehicle, and such vehicle is connected to any apparatus for removal, the vehicle shall be disconnected from such apparatus and such registered owner or other person in control of such vehicle shall be allowed to remove the vehicle from the premises without interference upon payment of a reasonable service fee of not more than one-half of the charge allowed for removal as provided in subdivision a of this section, for which a receipt shall be given. Each tow operator shall carry a legible copy of this section with this paragraph highlighted, and shall show it to a vehicle owner, or other person in control of the vehicle, who arrives at the scene prior to the removal of a vehicle. h. The registered owner or other person in control of a vehicle which has been removed pursuant to this section shall have the right to inspect the vehicle before accepting its return. No release or waiver of any kind which would release the person or company removing the vehicle from liability for damages may be required from any such owner or other person as a condition of release of the vehicle to such person. A detailed, signed receipt showing the legal name of the person or company removing the vehicle must be given to the person paying the removal and storage charges at the time of payment. i. When an owner of private property, his or her agent as designated in the contract with the tow operator, or a tow operator contracting with such owner causes a vehicle to be removed in violation of this section, there shall be no charge to the owner or other person in charge of the vehicle for the cost of removal and storage. Such person who has violated this section shall be liable to the owner or other person in control of the vehicle for any amounts actually paid for removal, transportation and storage of the vehicle, as well as for any damage resulting from the removal, transportation and storage of the vehicle. j. Any person who violates this section shall be punished as follows: for the first violation, a fine of five hundred dollars; for the second violation within a period of twelve months of the date of the first violation, a fine of one thousand dollars; and for any additional violations within a period of twenty-four months of the date of a first violation, a fine of one thousand dollars. k. No person may, under authority of this section, cause the removal of any ambulance, police vehicle, fire vehicle, civil defense emergency vehicle, emergency ambulance service vehicle, environmental emergency response vehicle, sanitation patrol vehicle, hazardous materials emergency vehicle or ordinance disposal vehicle of the armed forces of the United States. l. Authorized officers and employees of the department and the department of consumer and worker protection and members of the police department shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section and any rules promulgated hereunder. m. The commissioner of consumer and worker protection is authorized to promulgate such rules as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section. (Am. L.L. 2020/080, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104, L.L. 1997/094, and L.L. 2020/080.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-169.2 Booting of improperly parked motor vehicles.

§ 19-169.2 Booting of improperly parked motor vehicles. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Boot" or "booting" shall mean the act of placing on a parked motor vehicle a mechanical device that is designed to be attached to the wheel or tire or other part of such vehicle so as to prohibit its usual manner of movement; 2. "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, association, firm or other business entity; and 3. "Private street" shall mean every way or place in private ownership that is used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission of the owner or that may be used by the public for vehicular travel. b. Except as provided in paragraph two of subdivision a of section 20-531 of this code, no person shall engage in booting unless such person is licensed by the department of consumer and worker protection pursuant to subchapter 32 of chapter 2 of title 20 of this code and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto. c. 1. No motor vehicle may be booted unless a sufficient number of signs is conspicuously posted and maintained by the owner of the property in the form, manner and location prescribed by rule of the commissioner of consumer and worker protection and this subdivision. Such signs shall contain such information as the commissioner of consumer and worker protection shall prescribe in such rule including, but not limited to, the word "warning," the name, business address, business telephone number and license number of the person authorized by the property owner to boot the vehicle, the hours during which and the circumstances under which vehicles are prohibited from parking on such property and are subject to booting or towing, if applicable, the fees to be charged for booting and the telephone number of the office within the department of consumer and worker protection responsible for receiving complaints regarding booting. The word "warning" on such signs shall be in letters not less than five inches high and shall be in the color red and the lettering on such signs stating the hours during which and the circumstances under which vehicles are prohibited from parking on such property and are subject to booting shall be not less than two inches high. The lettering on such signs which provides the name, business address, business telephone number, and license number of the person authorized to boot the vehicle, the fees to be charged for booting and the department of consumer and worker protection telephone complaint number, shall be not less than three-fourths of an inch high. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph one of this subdivision, the provisions of this subdivision shall be satisfied with respect to a private street if (i) a sign containing the information required by this subdivision is posted and maintained by the owner of such private street at each place where such private street intersects a public street and such signs are situated in such a manner as to be readily visible and readable by the operator of a motor vehicle traveling from a public street onto such private street, and (ii) there are also a sufficient number of signs on every other private street that is in the same ownership stating that vehicles parked on such street without the permission of such owner may be booted and containing the business telephone number of the person authorized by the owner to boot the vehicle, which signs are readily visible and readable by an operator of a motor vehicle traveling on such street. 3. No charge for the release of a vehicle that has been booted in excess of that which is contained in the signs required by this subdivision may be imposed. 4. No motor vehicle shall be booted by a person licensed by the department of consumer and worker protection pursuant to subchapter thirty-two of chapter two of title twenty of this code and any rule promulgated pursuant thereto unless such licensee has been authorized to boot such motor vehicle pursuant to a written contract between such licensee and the owner, lessee, managing agent or other person in control of the property on which such motor vehicle is parked. Such contract shall also provide that such owner, lessee, managing agent or other person in control of the property shall be liable for any violation by such licensee or his or her employees or agents of any of the provisions of this section or of subchapter thirty-two of chapter two of title twenty of this code or of any rules promulgated pursuant to this section or such subchapter. 5. An owner, lessee, managing agent or other person in control of property who has entered into a written contract with a person licensed by the department of consumer and worker protection pursuant to subchapter thirty-two of chapter two of title twenty of this code authorizing such licensee to boot motor vehicles parked on such property shall be liable for any violation by such licensee or such licensee's employees or agents of the provisions of this section, of subchapter thirty-two of chapter two of title twenty of this code or of any rules promulgated pursuant to this section or such subchapter. 6. Paragraphs four and five of this subdivision shall not apply to the booting of motor vehicles on a private street. d. In addition to the provisions of subdivision c of this section, no motor vehicle may be booted (1) unless such vehicle is unlawfully parked; (2) where such vehicle is occupied by any person or live animal; (3) when such vehicle is parked on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped, standing or parked at the curb; (4) where such vehicle is parked in a fire lane, or in front of or immediately adjacent to a fire hydrant, fire connection or building emergency exit; (5) unless the express written authorization of the owner of a private driveway blocked by such vehicle has been obtained, which authorization includes the location, make, model, color and license plate number of such vehicle; (6) if such vehicle is an ambulance, correction vehicle, police vehicle, fire vehicle, civil defense emergency vehicle, emergency ambulance service vehicle, environmental emergency response vehicle, sanitation patrol vehicle, hazardous materials emergency vehicle, ordinance disposal vehicle of the armed forces of the United States; and (7) where such vehicle bears a special vehicle identification parking permit issued in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 15 of subdivision a of section 2903 of the New York city charter or issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1203-a of the vehicle and traffic law, or "MD" New York registration plates. e. Immediately after a vehicle is booted, the person booting such vehicle, the owner of the property where such vehicle was booted, or an employee or agent of such person or owner, shall affix at the rear-most portion of the window adjacent to the driver's seat of such vehicle a sticker measuring eight and one-half inches by eleven inches containing a warning that any attempt to move the vehicle may result in damage to the vehicle, and stating the time the vehicle was booted and the name, business address and the license number of the person who booted such vehicle as well as a business telephone number which will facilitate the dispatch of personnel responsible for removing the boot. f. No release or waiver of any kind purporting to limit or avoid liability for damages to a vehicle that has been booted shall be valid. In addition, any person who booted a vehicle, or other person authorized to accept payment of any charges for such booting, shall provide a signed receipt to the individual paying the booting charges at the time such charges are paid. Such receipt shall state the name, business address, business telephone number and license number of the person who has booted such vehicle as such information appears on the license to engage in booting, and such receipt shall also include a telephone number for the office within the department of consumer and worker protection responsible for receiving complaints with respect to booting. g. No charge shall be imposed for the booting of a vehicle when any person has committed a violation of this section, subchapter thirty-two of chapter two of title twenty of this code or any rules promulgated pursuant to this section or such subchapter with respect to such vehicle, and any such unlawful charge shall be reimbursed by any person liable for a violation of this section. h. Any person who has booted a motor vehicle shall release such vehicle within thirty minutes of receiving a request for such vehicle's release; provided, however, that payment of any charge for booting is made at or prior to the time of such vehicle's release. The owner or person in control of a vehicle which has been booted by a licensee or such licensee's employee or agent shall be permitted to pay any charge for booting at the location where such vehicle was booted and the licensee, or other person authorized to accept payment, shall accept such payment in person by credit card in accordance with generally accepted business practices. i. Any person who violates any provision of this section or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. j. Authorized employees of the department, or the department of consumer and worker protection, or any police officer, shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto and the department of consumer and worker protection shall be authorized to impose the civil penalties provided for in this section, may arrange for the redress of any injuries caused by violations of this section and may otherwise provide for compliance with the provisions and purposes of this section. k. The commissioner of consumer and worker protection is authorized to promulgate such rules as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section. l. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the booting of a motor vehicle by: 1. The city, any other governmental entity, or a person acting under the direction of the city or such governmental entity, where such booting is authorized by any other provision of law or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto; or 2. Any person who has a lien pursuant to section 184 of the lien law and who detains such motor vehicle in his or her lawful possession. (Am. L.L. 2020/080, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/024 and L.L. 2020/080.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-170 Limitation on parking of commercial vehicles.

§ 19-170 Limitation on parking of commercial vehicles. a. When parking is not otherwise restricted, no person shall park a commercial vehicle in excess of three hours, unless otherwise indicated by a posted sign. For purposes of this section, the term commercial vehicle has the same meaning as set forth in the rules of the department. b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall park a commercial vehicle on a residential street from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. For the purpose of this subdivision, residential streets are defined as those streets, or parts thereof, which are located within a residential district under the zoning resolution. Where a commercial vehicle is parked in violation of this subdivision, it shall be an affirmative defense to said violation, with the burden of proof on the person who received the summons, that he or she was actively engaged in business at the time the summons was issued at a premises located within three city blocks of where the summons was issued. This subdivision shall not apply to vehicles owned or operated by gas or oil heat suppliers or gas or oil heat systems maintenance companies, the agents or employees, thereof, or any public utility. c. 1. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subdivision, a violation of this section shall be punishable by the monetary fine authorized for violation of the rules and regulations of the commissioner in paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 2903 of the charter. 2. A first violation of this section, when the commercial vehicle is a tractor-trailer combination, tractor, truck trailer or semi-trailer, shall be punishable by a monetary fine of $250. Any such subsequent violation of this section by the same owner, as defined in paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 239 of the vehicle and traffic law, within a six month period shall be punishable by a monetary fine of $500. 3. As an alternative to any other means of enforcement of this subdivision authorized by law, a first violation of subdivision b of this section, when the commercial vehicle is a tractor-trailer combination, tractor, truck trailer or semi-trailer, shall be punishable by a civil penalty of $400. Any such subsequent violation of subdivision b of this section by the same owner, as defined in paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 239 of the vehicle and traffic law, within a six month period shall be punishable by a civil penalty of $800. Such civil penalties shall be recoverable in a proceeding before the office of administrative trials and hearings. d. Any commercial vehicle parked in violation of subdivision a or b of this section shall be subject to impoundment by the department. Any motor vehicle impounded pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision shall not be released until all applicable towing and storage fees have been paid. The commissioner shall be authorized to promulgate regulations concerning the procedure for the impoundment of vehicles. e. The sanctions and fees provided for in this section shall be in addition to any other sanctions, fees or remedies provided by law or regulation. (Am. L.L. 2019/074, 4/28/2019, eff. 8/26/2019; Am. L.L. 2021/167, 12/24/2021, eff. 6/22/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-170.1 Truck loading zones and commercial parking meter areas.

§ 19-170.1 Truck loading zones and commercial parking meter areas. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Commercial parking meter area. The term "commercial parking meter area" shall have the same meaning as set forth in the rules of the department. Commercial vehicle. The term "commercial vehicle" has the same meaning as set forth in the rules of the department. Parking meter. The term "parking meter" means a device which accepts payment or a credential that authorizes vehicle parking time, including, but not limited to a pay-and-display parking meter or a pay-by-plate parking meter. 1. Pay and display parking meter. The term "pay and display parking meter" means an electronic parking meter that dispenses timed receipts that must be displayed on the dashboard of a motor vehicle or in a visible and secure place on a motorcycle. 2. Pay by plate parking meters. The term "pay by plate parking meter" means an electronic parking meter that requires entry of license plate information for proper registration of payment. Service vehicle. The term "service vehicle" shall have the same meaning as set forth in the rules of the department. Temporary truck loading zone. The term "temporary truck loading zone" means a truck loading zone intended to be used for a set period of time during which construction staging prevents or otherwise affects use of a truck loading zone. Truck loading zone. The term "truck loading zone" means a portion of curb space at which no vehicle except a commercial vehicle may stand or park for the purpose of making pickups or service calls, or loading or unloading goods, tools, materials, or other items pursuant to department rules and regulations. b. The department shall regulate commercial parking meter areas with a parking meter, mobile payment system, a parking reservation system, or other means as determined by the department. No person shall park a commercial vehicle or a service vehicle, whether attended or not, in a commercial parking meter area: 1. without first purchasing the amount of parking time desired from a parking meter, mobile payment system, parking reservation system, or other means as determined by the department; or 2. in excess of three hours, unless otherwise indicated by a posted sign. c. The department may regulate truck loading zones with a parking meter, mobile payment system, a parking reservation system, or other means as determined by the department. No person shall park a commercial vehicle or a service vehicle, whether attended or not, in such truck loading zone: 1. without first purchasing the amount of parking time desired from a parking meter, mobile payment system, parking reservation system, or other means as determined by the department; or 2. in excess of three hours, unless otherwise indicated by a posted sign. d. The department may authorize electric or human-powered non-vehicular modes of delivery to park or stand in commercial parking meter areas, truck loading zones, and temporary truck loading zones including, but not limited to, cargo bicycles. e. The department may promulgate rules establishing reduced parking rates for zero emission commercial vehicles, and reduced or eliminated parking rates for any authorized non-vehicular modes of delivery. f. The department shall evaluate its paid commercial parking rules and determine whether there are locations where time limits of more than three hours are appropriate based on curb access needs and if such changes encourage delivery consolidation or reduction of truck trips. (L.L. 2021/167, 12/24/2021, eff. 6/22/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-170.2 Loading zones.

§ 19-170.2 Loading zones. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Loading zone. The term "loading zone" means a portion of curb space at which a vehicle may stand or park for the purpose of making pickups or service calls, or loading or unloading goods, tools, materials, or other items. Neighborhood tabulation area. The term "neighborhood tabulation area" means a geographical area defined by the department of city planning for the purposes of providing neighborhood-level data. b. The department shall establish a methodology for determining where loading zones are necessary to enhance safety and reduce traffic congestion, considering factors including, but not limited to, commercial and residential density as well as requests from city elected officials and members of the public, and shall publish such methodology on the department's website. The department shall install at least five loading zones annually in every neighborhood tabulation area that meets this methodology, provided that, for each of the first three years following the effective date of this local law, the department installs at least 500 total loading zones. c. No later than January 1, 2023, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and the mayor, and publish on its website, a report detailing the ongoing implementation of the requirements of subdivision b of this section and any recommendations for further expanding loading zones citywide. d. No later than January 1, 2023, the department shall provide publicly accessible information, through the open data portal or the department's website, regarding the location of all loading zones. Such information shall be updated on an annual or more frequent basis. (L.L. 2021/168, 12/24/2021, eff. 12/24/2021)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-170.3 Overnight parking in industrial business zones.

§ 19-170.3 Overnight parking in industrial business zones. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Commercial vehicle. The term “commercial vehicle” has the same meaning as such term is defined in the rules of the department for the purposes of the parking, standing, and stopping rules, and as may be amended from time to time. Industrial business zone. The term “industrial business zone” means an industrial business zone designated by the industrial business zone boundary commission pursuant to chapter 6-D of title 22 of this code. b. Overnight parking in industrial business zones. The department shall establish a program to implement a curbside overnight parking area for the exclusive use of commercial vehicles within each industrial business zone where the department determines such a program is feasible. In each such area, the department shall: (i) allow commercial vehicles to park for at least 10 continuous hours, except that these overnight parking areas shall not be active between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; (ii) prohibit vehicles that are not commercial vehicles from parking in such area during such hours when commercial vehicles are allowed to park; and (iii) post signage indicating such allowance and prohibition. At least 30 days prior to the implementation of such an area, the department shall provide written notice to any community board representing the community district in which such industrial business zone is located, and to any council member in whose district such industrial business zone is located. Upon a request, the department shall discuss such implementation with such community board or council member prior to such implementation. c. Informational campaign. The department shall conduct outreach to commercial establishments within each industrial business zone and to commercial truck drivers who operate commercial vehicles within the city to inform them of the implementation of overnight parking areas in each industrial business zone where such parking is established pursuant to subdivision b of this section. d. Reporting. By June 1 of each year, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and publish on its website, a report on the use of the overnight parking areas in industrial business zones implemented pursuant to subdivision b of this section. Such report shall include but need not be limited to, the location of each such overnight parking area, the available data regarding the usage of such overnight parking areas, and an assessment by the department of any observed effect of such overnight parking areas on industrial business zones, commercial truck drivers, and outlying residential areas, to the extent known. (L.L. 2025/096, 7/30/2025, eff. 1/26/2026) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2025/096.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-171 Helmet requirement for persons under the age of fourteen operating scooters.

§ 19-171 Helmet requirement for persons under the age of fourteen operating scooters. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (1) The term "public highway" means any highway, road, street, roadway, sidewalk, avenue, alley, public place, public driveway or any other public way. (2) The term "scooter" means a device propelled by muscular power, consisting of a footboard between end wheels and an upright handle attached to a front wheel or to the footboard. (3) The term "wearing a helmet" means having a helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the helmet straps. b. This section is applicable to the operation of a scooter upon any public highway or any private road open to public motor vehicle traffic, and within a park or other area under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of parks and recreation. c. No person less than fourteen years of age shall operate a scooter unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting the standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 bicycle helmet standards), the Snell Memorial Foundation's standards for protective headgear for use in bicycling, the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for bicycle helmets, the Safety Equipment Institute standards for bicycle helmets, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission standards for bicycle helmets. d. It is a traffic infraction to violate the provisions of this section punishable, upon conviction, by a civil penalty of not more than fifty dollars. Such traffic infractions shall be heard and determined in accordance with article 2-A of the vehicle and traffic law. A hearing officer shall waive the civil penalty for which the parent or guardian of a person who violates the provisions of this section would be liable if such parent or guardian supplies proof that between the date of violation and the appearance date for such violation such parent or guardian purchased or rented a helmet that meets the requirements of this section. A hearing officer may waive the civil penalty for which the parent or guardian of a person who violates the provisions of this section would be liable if he or she finds that due to reasons of economic hardship such parent or guardian was unable to purchase or rent a helmet. A waiver of the civil penalty shall not apply to a second or subsequent conviction under this section. e. The parent or guardian of a person less than fourteen years of age shall be liable for a violation of this section by such person less than fourteen years of age. A summons for a violation of this section by a person less than fourteen years of age shall only be issued to the parent or guardian of such person if the violation occurs in the presence of such parent or guardian and where such parent or guardian is eighteen years of age or more. Such summons shall only be issued to such parent or guardian and shall not be issued to the person less than fourteen years of age. f. The failure of any person to comply with the provisions of this section shall not constitute contributory negligence or assumption of risk, and shall not in any way bar, preclude or foreclose an action for personal injury or wrongful death by or on behalf of such person, nor in any way diminish or reduce the damages recoverable in any such action. g. The department of health and mental hygiene shall distribute informational materials through the department's school health program, which shall include information explaining the hazards of operating scooters without protective headgear. These informational materials shall be printed in multiple languages and shall be made available to any member of the public upon request. h. The police department and the department of parks and recreation shall enforce the provisions of this section.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-171.1 Multi-passenger wheeled device and motorized pedicab prohibited.

§ 19-171.1 Multi-passenger wheeled device and motorized pedicab prohibited. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section: 1. "Motorized pedicab" shall mean a wheeled device that is designed and constructed to transport or carry passengers, that is propelled in whole or in part by other than human power, and that is operated to transport passengers for hire. 2. "Multi-passenger wheeled device" shall mean a wheeled device with three or more wheels that is designed and constructed to permit seating by more than two people, that is propelled by human power, and that is designed to permit propulsion by more than two individuals simultaneously. 3. "Owner" shall mean any person who possesses with good legal title, or possesses under a lease, reserve title contract, conditional sales agreement or vendor's agreement or similar agreement one or more motorized pedicabs or multi-passenger wheeled devices in the city of New York. 4. "Tandem bicycle" shall mean a wheeled device that is constructed so that its wheels are aligned in a straight line, one behind the other, permitting operation by two or more people. b. It shall be unlawful to operate, or cause to be operated, any motorized pedicab or multi-passenger wheeled device, other than a tandem bicycle, on any street, sidewalk, highway, bridge, tunnel or park within New York City. c. Any person who violates subdivision b of this section may be issued a notice of violation and shall be subject to a civil penalty that shall not be: (1) less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars for the first violation; (2) less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars for the second violation committed within a one year period; (3) less than one thousand nor more than four thousand dollars for the third violation committed within a one year period. Such penalty may be recovered in a proceeding before the environmental control board. d. A person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment of up to sixteen days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. e. Where a police or peace officer or an authorized employee of a department designated by the commissioner serves a summons or notice of violation for violation of this section on a person operating a multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab, such multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab may be seized. Any device seized pursuant to this subdivision shall be delivered into the custody of the police department. The environmental control board shall hold a hearing to adjudicate the violation of subdivision b of this section on an expedited schedule and shall render its determination accordingly. f. The owner of a multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab seized pursuant to subdivision e of this section shall be eligible to obtain release of such device prior to the hearing provided for in such subdivision, if such owner has not been found liable for a violation of subdivision b of this section within a five year period prior to the violation resulting in seizure. The multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab shall be released to such owner upon the posting of an all cash bond in a form satisfactory to the commissioner in an amount satisfactory to cover the maximum civil penalties which may be imposed for a violation of subdivision b of this section and all reasonable costs for removal and storage of such device. g. Where the environmental control board finds that there was no violation of subdivision b of this section, the owner shall be entitled forthwith to possession of the multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab without charge or to the extent that any amount has been previously paid for release of the device, such amount shall be refunded. h. Where the board, after adjudication of the violation of subdivision b of this section, finds a violation of such subdivision, then (i) if the multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab is not subject to forfeiture pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision j, the police department shall release such device to its owner upon payment of all applicable civil penalties and all reasonable costs of removal and storage; or (ii) if the multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab is subject to forfeiture pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision j of this section, the police department may release such device to its owner upon payment of all civil penalties and all reasonable costs of removal and storage, or may commence a forfeiture action within ten days after the written demand by such owner for such device. i. The department shall establish by rule the time within which multi-passenger wheeled devices or motorized pedicabs that are not redeemed may be deemed abandoned and the procedures for disposal. j. 1. In addition to any other penalty or sanction provided for in this section, a multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab seized pursuant to subdivision e of this section, and all rights, title and interest therein shall be subject to forfeiture to the city upon notice and judicial determination thereof if the owner of such multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab has been found liable at least two times within a five-year period for violation of subdivision b of this section. 2. A forfeiture action pursuant to this subdivision shall be commenced by the filing of a summons with a notice or a summons and complaint in accordance with the civil practice law and rules. Such summons with notice or a summons and complaint shall be served in accordance with the civil practice law and rules on the owner of such multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab. A multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab which is the subject of such action shall remain in the custody of the police department or other appropriate agency pending the final determination of the forfeiture action. 3. Any person who receives notice of the institution of a forfeiture action who claims an interest in the multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab subject to forfeiture may assert a claim in such action for the recovery of such device or satisfaction of such owner's interest in such device. 4. Forfeiture pursuant to this subdivision shall be made subject to the interest of a person who claims an interest in such device pursuant to subdivision three of this subdivision, where such person establishes that: (i) such multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab was operated in violation of this section without the knowledge of such person, or if such person had knowledge of such operation, that such person did not consent to such operation by doing all that could reasonably have been done to prevent such operation, or (ii) that the operation of such multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab in violation of this section was conducted by any person other than such person claiming an interest in the device, while such device was unlawfully in the possession of a person who acquired possession thereof in violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state. 5. The police department, after judicial determination of forfeiture, shall, by public notice of at least five days, sell such forfeited multi-passenger wheeled device or motorized pedicab at public sale. The net proceeds of any such sale shall be paid into the general fund of the city. 6. In any forfeiture action commenced pursuant to this subdivision, where the court awards a sum of money to one or more persons in satisfaction of such person's interest in the forfeited device, the total amount awarded to satisfy such interest or interests shall not exceed the amount of the net proceeds of the sale of the forfeited device after deduction of the lawful expenses incurred by the city, including reasonable costs of removal and storage of the device between the time of the seizure and the date of sale. k. The penalties provided by subdivisions c, d, e and j of this section shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by any other provision of law or rule promulgated thereunder.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-171.2 Pedicab parking.

§ 19-171.2 Pedicab parking. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "pedicab" shall mean a bicycle as defined in the vehicle and traffic law or other device that is designed and constructed to transport or carry passengers, that is solely propelled by human power, and that is operated to transport passengers for hire. b. It is a violation for a person to park, stand, or stop a pedicab where a person is prohibited from parking, standing or stopping a vehicle pursuant to the rules of the city of New York promulgated by the commissioner. Notices of parking violations for pedicabs that park, stand or stop in violation of such rules shall be returnable to the parking violations bureau. c. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount described in the schedule of fines promulgated by the department of finance applicable to parking violations for vehicles.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-172 Private streets; names, restrictions of.

§ 19-172 Private streets; names, restrictions of. a. It shall be unlawful for any private street or thoroughfare to bear a name similar to a street or thoroughfare officially named. b. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten days, or both. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-173 Subway gratings; sweeping into.

§ 19-173 Subway gratings; sweeping into. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep any substance from a sidewalk or other place into a grating used for the purpose of ventilating any subway railroad. b. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten days, or both. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-174 Passengers boarding horse drawn cabs.

§ 19-174 Passengers boarding horse drawn cabs. a. The commissioner shall designate by rule specific locations on the streets, avenues and roadways which shall be the sole locations where passengers may board horse drawn cabs if such passengers have not prearranged such horse drawn cab rides in accordance with the provisions of subdivision b of this section and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto. b. (1) Horse drawn cabs may accept passengers on a prearranged basis in areas and at times that are not restricted pursuant to section 20-381.1 of the code. Such prearranged rides shall commence in front of hotels and restaurants that have obtained the approval of the owner of the premises at which such hotel or restaurant is located. (2) This subdivision shall not be construed to permit the operation, parking, stopping or standing of any horse drawn cab in any area at any time where or when such operation, parking, stopping or standing is prohibited by any other law or rule. c. The department shall annually review existing locations of horse drawn cab stands and any proposals by the department and any written proposals by others to establish or eliminate horse drawn cab stands and shall report the results of such review to the mayor and the council. This report shall include a list of those locations proposed to be added or eliminated, those considered by the department, the reasons why any proposal was not considered and the reasons why the department did or did not establish or eliminate a horse drawn cab stand at each proposed location that was considered. Such report shall be submitted to the mayor and the council within sixty days after the close of the fiscal year.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175 Variance for special events.

§ 19-175 Variance for special events. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-381.1 of the code, the owner or operator of a horse drawn cab may apply for a variance from the provisions of section 20-381.1 for the limited purpose of carrying out a contract to provide a horse drawn cab for the filming of a movie, television show or commercial, or for a wedding, parade, or other special event as shall be defined by the commissioner by rule. The commissioner shall grant such variance when he or she determines that the issuance of such variance would not have an adverse effect on vehicular or pedestrian congestion, commencement of theatrical productions or public safety. b. A variance application shall be in such form as prescribed by the commissioner and shall be submitted to the commissioner no fewer than three business days prior to the date of the event for which the variance is requested. c. The commissioner may require the payment of an application processing fee in an amount to be established by rule. d. The commissioner shall issue a document specifying the variance. Whenever a horse drawn cab is being operated in accordance with a duly issued variance, such variance shall be carried by the driver of such horse drawn cab and shall be produced upon the demand of any police, traffic, parks or other enforcement officer authorized to enforce section 20-381.1 of the code. e. Use of a variance by any person other than the person to whom it was issued, or for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was issued, shall subject the person using such variance to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.1 Publication of parking restrictions.

§ 19-175.1 Publication of parking restrictions. a. The commissioner shall make available on a website information regarding parking restrictions implemented by the department in the city of New York. Such website shall be searchable by each city block. b. Whenever there is a change in parking restrictions adopted by the department at any time after the department has completed such sign information system referred to in subdivision a of this section, and implemented by the department using conventional signage, defined as mounted metal signs, whether permanent or for construction, the commissioner shall update such website as soon as practicable to display the new parking restrictions. c. No fee shall be charged for the use of the existing website or separately created website referred to in subdivision a of this section which contains the parking restriction information required pursuant to this section. d. The commissioner is directed to place a notice on such website advising members of the public to check posted street signs for compliance with laws and rules.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.2 Notification of changes in parking restrictions or removal of parking spaces.

§ 19-175.2 Notification of changes in parking restrictions or removal of parking spaces. a. Following any permanent change in parking restrictions posted by the department, the department shall post notice, in the affected areas, indicating the effective date of such change. An owner of a motor vehicle parked in the affected areas who receives a notice of a parking violation that occurred within 5 days of posting of the notice of the parking restriction change shall have an affirmative defense that the vehicle of the owner was parked in compliance with the applicable parking restriction that was in effect prior to such change. Within 1 business day of making a permanent change in parking restrictions, such change will be reflected on the website containing parking restrictions as required by section 19-175.1 of the code. b. At least 10 days before the permanent full-time removal of any street parking space that will be used (i) as a designated parking space, as defined in subdivision a of section 19-175.5; (ii) for a bike share program, as defined in subdivision a of section 19-194; or (iii) for a bicycle corral for which a request was made by a business within 2 years of the date of the anticipated removal of such space, the department shall notify by electronic mail the council member representing the geographic area in which such parking space is located. Such notice shall, at a minimum, state the anticipated date of such removal, the location of such parking space, and the intended new use of such parking space. Such notice shall not be required where the department is otherwise required to provide notice about the project, including, but not limited to, as required pursuant to section 19-101.2, section 19-107.1, or section 19-157. c. Before the department makes temporary parking restriction changes to conduct road repairs, it shall post notice of the effective date of such restrictions as soon as practicable. Such notice shall state that no notice of violations shall be issued for violations of such temporary parking restrictions and that if an owner's motor vehicle is missing from the affected streets, the motor vehicle may have been towed and the motor vehicle owner should contact the local police precinct for information about the location of such motor vehicle. d. Following the issuance by the office of the mayor of a permit that authorizes filming or related activity and that provides special parking privileges or the temporary suspension of parking restrictions, the party to whom the permit is issued shall post notice of such parking restriction changes immediately in the affected areas. Such notice shall, at a minimum, state the temporary change in the parking restrictions, the date on which such change will take effect, that no notice of violations shall be issued for violations of the temporary parking restrictions, and that if an owner's motor vehicle is missing from the affected streets, the motor vehicle may have been towed and the motor vehicle owner should contact the local police precinct for information about the location of such motor vehicle. e. Following the issuance by the office of the mayor of a permit that authorizes a sponsor to conduct a street fair or parade and that provides special parking privileges or the temporary suspension of parking restrictions, the sponsor shall post notice of such parking restriction changes on a form provided by the office of the mayor, in the affected areas, at least 7 days prior to the date on which such change will take effect. Such notice shall, at a minimum, state the temporary change in the parking restrictions and the date the change will take effect. f. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department or any applicable city agency to provide notice of temporary parking restriction changes or notice of the permanent full-time removal of parking spaces when such change or removal is required to preserve public safety. (Am. L.L. 2025/005, 1/18/2025, eff. 5/18/2025) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2025/005.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.3 Notification of changes involving parking meters. [Repealed] (Repealed L.L. 2021/171, 12/24/2021, eff. 2/22/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.4 Right turns from bus lanes.

§ 19-175.4 Right turns from bus lanes. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, when bus lane restrictions are in effect on a street, it shall not be a violation of law for a vehicle to drive in such a lane where such vehicle enters the lane and makes the next permissible right turn onto a street under the jurisdiction of the commissioner and designated on the map of the city of New York, except that this section shall not be deemed to permit a vehicle to drive through an intersection under the jurisdiction of the commissioner in such bus lane without making a turn.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.5 Carsharing parking pilot program.

§ 19-175.5 Carsharing parking pilot program. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Carsharing organization. The term "carsharing organization" means an organization that operates a program in which access to a fleet of private vehicles is provided to members of the organization on an hourly or other short-term basis. Carsharing vehicle. The term "carsharing vehicle" means a vehicle used by a carsharing member that is owned or leased and registered by a carsharing organization. Designated parking space. The term "designated parking space" means a location that the department reserves for the exclusive use of a carsharing vehicle. Municipal parking facility. The term "municipal parking facility" means any city-owned parking facility regulated by the department and operated by the city or by a contractor on behalf of the city that is available for public use. The term "municipal parking facility" does not include any parking facility operated by a city agency intended for use exclusively by such agency's employees or by the public to conduct business with such agency. b. The department shall establish a carsharing parking pilot program that allows qualified carsharing organizations, as determined by the department, to apply for designated parking spaces on streets. Carsharing organizations shall provide any information requested by the department relating to their application to participate in such pilot program. Such pilot program shall have a duration of no less than two years, unless the department terminates or suspends the program on an earlier date; provided, however, the department shall notify the speaker of the council of such termination or suspension within seven days of such action and the reasons for such action. c. As part of such pilot program, the department shall evaluate the impact of the program on the driving and car ownership habits of drivers who use carsharing vehicles that occupy parking spaces designated in connection with the pilot program. Carsharing organizations shall provide any information requested by the department relating to their operations undertaken in connection with their participation in the program. d. No later than October 1, 2018 and each April 1 thereafter, until the completion of such pilot, the department shall submit a report to the speaker of the council regarding the progress of carsharing parking pilot program established pursuant to this section, which shall include, but need not be limited to: (i) the number of carsharing organizations that have applied, and the number of such organizations that have been accepted by the department, to participate in the pilot program; (ii) the number and locations of parking spaces designated for inclusion in the pilot program; (iii) a summary of any findings reached pursuant to subdivision c of this section; and (iv) for the report submitted no later than April 1, 2020, whether the department intends to implement a permanent carsharing parking program. e. As part of the carsharing parking pilot program established pursuant to this section, the department shall allow carsharing organizations to apply for designated parking spaces in municipal parking facilities. (L.L. 2017/050, 3/21/2017, eff. 6/19/2017; Am. L.L. 2017/047, 3/21/2017, eff. 6/19/2017)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.6 On-street bus stops for sight-seeing buses.

§ 19-175.6 On-street bus stops for sight-seeing buses. a. The commissioner shall provide written authorization for on-street bus stops for sight-seeing bus companies pursuant to subdivision d of section 20-374 of this code on the basis of the following criteria: (i) traffic, bicycle and pedestrian flow, and public safety; (ii) preferences of the sight-seeing bus permit applicant; (iii) consultation with the local community board for the district encompassing the location to be authorized, including but not limited to a notice and comment period of 45 days prior to the authorization or permanent amendment thereto; (iv) the number of stops proposed and the viability of a proposed bus stop schedule as determined by the commissioner; (v) the availability and location of planned garage or other parking space for periods when buses picking up or discharging passengers at the authorized stops are not in use; and (vi) any other criteria deemed appropriate by the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve or deny such authorizations no later than 180 days from the date of the application. b. When authorizing one or more on-street bus stops for sight-seeing buses, the commissioner shall specify the conditions on which such authorization is based. Any violation of such conditions shall be grounds for revocation of such bus stop authorization. The commissioner shall notify the commissioner of consumer affairs of any such revocations as soon as practicable. c. As a condition for authorizing one or more on-street bus stops for sightseeing buses, the commissioner may require an owner of a sight-seeing bus company to collect and transmit to the commissioner bus location data in the form and frequency determined by the commissioner, including real time electronic location tracking data. Such data may be used by the commissioner in determining whether on-street bus stop authorizations should be granted, renewed or revoked. d. The commissioner shall by rule establish criteria under which sight-seeing bus companies that possess on-street bus stop authorizations prior to the effective date of this section may be issued an authorization to use such bus stops for a period of up to three years from the effective date of this section. (L.L. 2018/175, 10/27/2018, eff. 4/25/2019)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.7 Illegible parking signs.

§ 19-175.7 Illegible parking signs. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation to the contrary, when a notice of violation is issued to an owner of a vehicle for failure to observe a parking sign, it shall be an affirmative defense to such violation, with the burden of proof on the vehicle owner charged with such notice of violation, that both sides of such sign were not legible. If there are other legible parking signs on the same blockface that apply to the parking space and parking violation at issue, such affirmative defense will not be available. The term "blockface" has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-167.4. (L.L. 2019/149, 8/23/2019, eff. 11/21/2019)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.8 Daylighting program.

§ 19-175.8 Daylighting program. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Daylighting. The term "daylighting" means street design elements for enhancing visibility of cross traffic and pedestrians for motorists approaching an intersection. Daylighting barrier. The term "daylighting barrier" means a physical object that prevents vehicles from occupying the portion of a city street where daylighting has been implemented pursuant to this section, but that does not obstruct visibility for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists, such as planters or bicycle corrals. High priority intersection. The term "high priority intersection" means an intersection designated by the commissioner based on a consideration of factors, including but not limited to the number of serious vehicular crashes occurring at such intersection each year. Serious vehicular crash. The term "serious vehicular crash" means any collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian, cyclist, motorist or any other person that results in significant injury to or the death of any person. Significant injury. The term "significant injury" means any injury categorized as an "A" injury by the New York state department of motor vehicles, or any injury which requires hospitalization, or any other injury as determined by the department. b. No later than May 1, 2024, the department shall complete a study of the safety benefits provided by daylighting and post such study on the department's website. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to: 1. An assessment of the types of intersections where the implementation of daylighting or daylighting barriers is most effective at enhancing safety, including an assessment of whether daylighting or daylighting barriers should be implemented at intersections located on roadways or portions of roadways that are designated as part of a truck route pursuant to section 4-13 of title 34 of the rules of the city of New York; and 2. A description of the factors that should be considered to determine whether daylighting or daylighting barriers should be implemented at an intersection, including but not limited to whether an intersection is a high priority intersection. c. Beginning January 1, 2025, each year the department shall implement daylighting at a minimum of 100 intersections where daylighting is not already implemented. Such intersections shall be determined by the department based on a consideration of the factors described pursuant to paragraph 2 of subdivision b of this section. d. Whenever the commissioner determines it is feasible and will meaningfully contribute to the safety of motorists, pedestrians, or cyclists, in addition to daylighting an intersection, the department shall install daylighting barriers within that portion of the street where daylighting has been implemented in order to prevent vehicles from occupying the space. e. Notwithstanding subdivision c of this section, the commissioner shall not be required to install daylighting at any intersection where such installation would, in the commissioner's judgement, endanger the safety of motorists, pedestrians, or cyclists, or otherwise not be in the public interest based on a consideration of the factors described pursuant to paragraph 2 of subdivision b of this section. f. The commissioner may cease the implementation of daylighting as provided in subdivision c of this section on or after January 1, 2030, provided that the commissioner determines that such implementation would not meaningfully contribute to the safety of motorists, pedestrians, or cyclists. The department shall inform the speaker of the council in writing of such determination and the reasons therefore; provided, however, that the commissioner may continue to install daylighting at any intersection after such determination, at the commissioner's discretion. g. No later than February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department's website, a report on the implementation of daylighting during the prior year pursuant to this section. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: 1. Every intersection, disaggregated by borough and council district, at which the department implemented daylighting during the prior year; and 2. Every intersection, disaggregated by borough, at which the department discontinued or removed daylighting during the prior year, and an explanation describing the reason for such discontinuance or removal. h. The report required by subdivision g of this section may be submitted as part of the update required to be submitted pursuant to paragraph 2 of subdivision d of section 19-199.1 of this code, provided that such report shall not be required following a determination to cease the implementation of daylighting pursuant to subdivision f of this section. (L.L. 2023/066, 5/29/2023, eff. 5/29/2023; Am. L.L. 2023/171, 12/16/2023, eff. 12/16/2023) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2023/171.

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.9 Commuter van industry study.

§ 19-175.9 Commuter van industry study. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Commuter van. The term “commuter van” has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-502. Commuter van industry. The term “commuter van industry” means all commuter van services licensed pursuant to chapter 5 of this title, and all vehicles being operated as commuter van services without commuter van licenses as required by chapter 5 of this title. Commuter van service. The term “commuter van service” has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-502. b. No later than July 1, 2027, and no later than July 1 every 4 years thereafter, the department shall complete a study regarding the commuter van industry in the city. As part of such study, the department shall: 1. Estimate the number of vehicles operating in the commuter van industry, disaggregated by licensed commuter vans and unlicensed vehicles operating as commuter van services; 2. Estimate the total daily number of passengers of the commuter van industry; 3. Evaluate the operations of the commuter van industry in areas of the city served by the commuter van industry, including routes, ridership, service and stop frequency, the number of daily trips conducted by the commuter van industry in any such area, and the number of vehicles operated in the commuter van industry in any such area; 4. Provide a map of commuter van stops designated by the department; 5. Identify any area of the city where the commuter van industry impacts: (a) The use of street infrastructure, such as travel lanes, bus lanes, bus stops, delivery zones, and crosswalks, by vehicles; and (b) The use of streets by pedestrians; 6. Identify locations where additional commuter van stops would likely improve efficiency or safety for other street uses; 7. Conduct surveys of commuter van passengers and operators regarding ridership patterns and modes of transit other than commuter vans that passengers of the commuter van industry utilize; 8. Assess strategies for enforcement of laws and rules applicable to commuter vans to promote compliance with such laws and rules; and 9. Assess any other aspect of the commuter van industry that the department deems relevant. c. No later than 60 days after the completion of each study required pursuant to subdivision b of this section, the department shall post on the department’s website and submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report on the findings of such study. d. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the commissioner may discontinue the study required by this section on or after October 1, 2039, provided that the commissioner determines that such a study is not necessary to improve the condition of the commuter van industry. The commissioner shall inform the speaker of the council in writing of such determination and the reasons for such determination. (L.L. 2026/035, 1/17/2026, eff. 1/17/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 19-175.10 Bicycle parking station program.

§ 19-175.10 Bicycle parking station program. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Bicycle parking station. The term “bicycle parking station” means secured bicycle parking or a bicycle rack located on a street. Bicycle rack. The term “bicycle rack” means an open-air structure that permits the locking of a bicycle frame and 1 wheel to a corral or rack and that supports the bicycle in a stable position without damage to its wheels, frame, or other components. Commercial corridor. The term “commercial corridor” means a block in a commercial district or a commercial overlay established pursuant to the zoning resolution of the city of New York. Food delivery worker. The term “food delivery worker” has the same meaning as set forth in section 20-1501. Secured bicycle parking. The term “secured bicycle parking” means an enclosed device that is intended to protect an entire bicycle, including its components and accessories, from theft and inclement weather, including wind-driven rain, and that may be secured from the outside with a lock or other device. Third-party courier service. The term “third-party courier service” has the same meaning as set forth in section 20-1501. Third-party food delivery service. The term “third-party food delivery service” has the same meaning as set forth in section 20-1501. b. Installation of bicycle parking stations. No later than July 1, 2027, and no later than July 1 of each of the 4 years thereafter, the commissioner shall install at least 1,000 bicycle parking stations at sites identified by the commissioner, provided that no fewer than 400 of such 1,000 bicycle parking stations shall be located within commercial corridors identified by the commissioner. c. Identification of bicycle parking station sites. 1. In identifying potential sites for bicycle parking stations to be installed pursuant to subdivision b of this section, the commissioner shall consider the following factors: (a) Whether a potential site is in a borough, community, or high-traffic area that is underserved by bicycle parking stations; (b) The proximity of a potential site to an existing or planned bicycle lane; (c) Whether a potential site would likely be used primarily in connection with business or personal bicycle trips; (d) Whether a bicycle parking station at a potential site may alleviate sidewalk or curb congestion due to unstructured bicycle parking; (e) Whether a potential site would be better served by secured bicycle parking, a bicycle rack, or both; (f) Whether a local community partner would be able and willing to assist in the maintenance and upkeep of a potential bicycle parking station; (g) Whether the potential site is located 1 or more miles from a subway stop; and (h) Any other factor deemed appropriate by the commissioner. 2. In identifying potential sites for bicycle parking stations to be installed pursuant to subdivision b of this section, the commissioner shall also solicit and consider input from interested parties, including but not limited to elected officials, community boards, business improvement districts, and delivery worker advocacy groups. To the extent feasible, the commissioner shall also consider publicly available data from third-party food delivery services and third-party courier services on locations frequently visited by food delivery workers. d. Map. The commissioner shall post and maintain on the department’s website a map that displays the sites of all bicycle parking stations installed or maintained by the department, whether pursuant to this section or otherwise, searchable by community district and council district. (L.L. 2026/111, 6/19/2026, eff. 6/19/2026) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2026/111.
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