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Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations allow for street cleaning. ASP rules are posted on signs with a "P" crossed by a broom and indicate the days and times parking isn’t allowed.
When ASP is in effect, you can’t park on the side of the street that is being cleaned. The rules apply for the entire time posted on the sign, even if a street sweeper has passed.
Note: residential streets without meters are only cleaned—with vehicles required to be moved—on the last day posted on the ASP sign because of ASP Reform Rules.
Holidays and Sundays
ASP rules are suspended on certain legal and religious holidays each year.
On the following major legal holidays, parking meters are also suspended:
On Sundays, ASP is not in effect and you don’t have to pay the parking meters.
Unplanned Suspensions
ASP rules and sometimes parking meters may be suspended for severe weather or other emergencies. You can sign up to get email notifications of unplanned suspensions from the Department of Transportation (DOT).
The latest status is always available on the NYC Today Calendar.
ASP Schedule on Specific Streets
You can look up the ASP rules on street cleaning signs on specific streets by using the Parking Sign Locator map.
ASP is suspended on the following dates in 2022:
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, Sat | New Year's Day* |
| Jan 6, Thurs | Three Kings' Day |
| Jan 17, Mon | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Jan 31- Feb 1, Mon-Tue | Lunar New Year's Eve & Lunar New Year |
| Feb 12, Sat | Lincoln's Birthday |
| Feb 21, Mon | Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) |
| Mar 2, Wed | Ash Wednesday |
| Mar 17, Thurs | Purim |
| Apr 14, Thurs | Holy Thursday |
| Apr 15, Fri | Good Friday |
| Apr 16, Sat | Passover |
| Apr 21, Thurs | Holy Thursday (Orthodox) |
| Apr 22, Friday | Passover (7th Day) and Good Friday (Orthodox) |
| Apr 23, Sat | Passover (8th Day) |
| May 2-4, Mon-Wed | Idul-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) |
| May 26, Thurs | Solemnity of the Ascension |
| May 30, Mon | Memorial Day* |
| June 6, Mon | Shavuot |
| June 20, Mon | Juneteenth |
| July 4, Mon | Independence Day* |
| July 9-July 11, Sat-Mon | Idul-Adha (Eid al-Adha) |
| Aug 15, Mon | Feast of the Assumption |
| Sept 5, Mon | Labor Day* |
| Sept 26-27, Mon-Tue | Rosh Hashanah |
| Oct 5, Wed | Yom Kippur |
| Oct 10, Mon | Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day and Succoth (1st Day) |
| Oct 11, Tue | Succoth (2nd Day) |
| Oct 17, Mon | Shemini Atzereth |
| Oct 18, Tue | Simchas Torah |
| Oct 24, Mon | Diwali |
| Nov 1, Tue | All Saints Day |
| Nov 8, Tue | Election Day |
| Nov 11, Fri | Veterans Day |
| Nov 24, Thurs | Thanksgiving Day* |
| Dec 8, Thurs | Immaculate Conception |
| Dec 26, Mon | Christmas Day (Observed)* |
*Indicates a major legal holiday. Stopping, standing, and parking is allowed on major legal holidays except in areas where these rules are in effect seven days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”). Parking meters are not in effect on major legal holidays.
2021 ASP Suspensions
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, Fri | New Year's Day* |
| Jan 6, Wed | Three Kings' Day |
| Jan 18, Mon | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Feb 11-12, Thurs-Fri | Lunar New Year's Eve & Lunar New Year |
| Feb 12, Fri | Lincoln's Birthday |
| Feb 15, Mon | Washington's Birthday (Pres. Day) |
| Feb 17, Wed | Ash Wednesday |
| Feb 26, Fri | Purim |
| Mar 28-29, Sun-Mon | Passover (1st/2nd Days) |
| Apr 1, Thurs | Holy Thursday |
| Apr 2, Fri | Good Friday |
| Apr 3-4, Sat-Sun | Passover (7th/8th Days) |
| Apr 29, Thurs | Holy Thursday (Orthodox) |
| Apr 30, Fri | Good Friday (Orthodox) |
| May 13, Thurs | Solemnity of the Ascension |
| May 13-15, Thurs-Sat | Eid al-Fitr |
| May 17-18, Mon-Tues | Shavuot (2 Days) |
| May 31, Mon | Memorial Day* |
| June 19, Sat | Juneteenth |
| July 4-5, Sun-Mon | Independence Day* |
| July 19-July 21, Mon-Wed | Eid al-Adha |
| Aug 15, Sun | Feast of the Assumption |
| Sept 6, Mon | Labor Day* |
| Sept 7-8, Tues-Wed | Rosh Hashanah |
| Sept 16, Thurs | Yom Kippur |
| Sept 21-22, Tues-Wed | Succoth (2 Days) |
| Sept 28, Tues | Shemini Atzereth |
| Sept 29, Wed | Simchas Torah |
| Oct 11, Mon | Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day |
| Nov 1, Mon | All Saints Day |
| Nov 2, Tues | Election Day |
| Nov 4, Thurs | Diwali |
| Nov 11, Thurs | Veterans Day |
| Nov 25, Thurs | Thanksgiving Day* |
| Dec 8, Wed | Immaculate Conception |
| Dec 24-25, Fri- Sat | Christmas Day* |
| Dec 31, Fri | New Year's Day 2022 (Observed)* |
*Indicates a major legal holiday. Stopping, standing, and parking is allowed on major legal holidays except in areas where these rules are in effect seven days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”). Parking meters are not in effect on major legal holidays.
You can get a copy of the 2021 ASP Calendar by mail.
On days when ASP is in effect, residential "side streets" without meters will not be cleaned more than once a week on each side.
If a side of a street has an ASP sign showing multiple days, street cleaning regulations will be in effect on that side of the street only on the latest day posted on the sign.
For example, if the ASP sign says the side of the street is cleaned on Mondays and Thursdays, you only have to move your car from that side of the street on Thursday.
This rule does not apply to:
• Streets that have just one day of ASP regulations on each side
• Commercial streets or metered areas
Learn more about Alternate Side Parking reform.
These new ASP reform rules will continue when ASP is in effect until further notice. The City will continue to assess cleanliness conditions to decide whether to extend or modify the new rules.
When ASP is suspended, you must still follow any other posted parking time limits and rules.
NYC311 cannot give you information on how City parking rules might apply to specific situations. You should follow the rules posted about time limits and whether it is legal or illegal to park in a specific area.
Because NYC Traffic Rules only require one sign for each block, you should check the whole block and read all signs carefully before you park.
ASP Schedule on Specific Streets
You can look up the ASP rules on street cleaning signs posted on specific streets by using the Parking Sign Locator map.
Suspension Timing
When ASP is suspended, it applies from midnight the day before until midnight the day of the suspension.
Grace Period
You have a 5-minute grace period for ASP zones. The law gives drivers an extra 5 minutes past the time on the ASP sign. During the grace period, parking tickets cannot be issued.
No Stopping, No Standing, No Parking
In addition to ASP being suspended, on major legal holidays, you can park at a No Stopping, No Standing, or No Parking sign if the rule is not normally in effect 7 days a week (for example, No Standing Anytime). Otherwise, you can’t.
The major legal holidays are:
Double Parking
It is illegal to double park passenger vehicles at all times. Commercial vehicles may double park to make quick pick-ups, deliveries or service calls during posted hours only. While on some streets it may be common practice to double park during street cleaning, double parking is still illegal and you may get a ticket.
For more details, review NYC Traffic Rules in Chapter 4, Section 4-08, subdivision (f), paragraph (1) of the Rules of the City of New York.
You can contact the police precinct for questions about enforcement. To find a precinct, go to the Police Precincts and PSAs page.
Open Streets
When ASP is in effect on Open Streets, vehicles should leave the street and may return after ASP is over. If barriers are in place, they should be set up in a way that cars can drive around them. While driving in and out of the street, please watch for pedestrians and travel at 5 MPH.
You can contact your local Community Board to request:
Community Boards will conduct a public hearing, then vote on any recommendation to Sanitation regarding alternate side parking regulations.
For a community board directory, or to search by address, go to the Community Boards page.
