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.

ASP rules are suspended on certain legal and religious holidays each year. On Sundays, ASP is not in effect and you don’t have to pay the parking meters.

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. The latest status is also available on the NYC Today Calendar.

You can also check the status of street cleaning and street cleaning parking regulations with the SweepNYC tool.

Get the 2025 ASP Suspension Calendar

You can download a pdf of the calendar or a file for calendaring software. Paper copies are available by mail.

Online

Download the 2025 ASP Suspension Calendar.

Download the calendar in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, or Yiddish.

Download the calendar file (ICS) for Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook.

Learn how to download and import the calendar file for calendaring software.

By Mail

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) to request a copy.

Find ASP Rules on a Specific Street

You can look up the ASP rules on street cleaning signs on specific streets by using DOT's Parking Sign Locator map.

The map also allows you to look up all other parking sign locations and regulations posted on any NYC block, including parking time limits.

Please note that the website may not reflect new or temporary changes to local parking regulations. Make sure to read posted signs carefully before parking your car.

2025 ASP Suspension Calendar

ASP is suspended on the following holidays in 2025:

DateHoliday

Jan 1, Wed	New Year's Day
Jan 6, Mon	Three Kings' Day
Jan 20, Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan 28-Jan 29, Tue-Wed	Lunar New Year's Eve & Lunar New Year
Feb 12, Wed	Lincoln's Birthday
Feb 17, Mon	Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
Feb 28	Losar
Mar 5, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Mar 14, Fri	Purim
Mar 31-Apr 1, Mon-Tue	Idul-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr)
Apr 13-Apr 14, Sun-Mon	Passover
Apr 17, Thurs	Holy Thursday
Apr 17, Thurs	Holy Thursday (Orthodox)
Apr 18, Fri	Good Friday
Apr 18, Fri	Good Friday (Orthodox)
Apr 19-Apr 20, Sat-Sun	Passover (7th and 8th Days)
May 26, Mon	Memorial Day
May 29, Thurs	Solemnity of the Ascension
June 2-June 3, Mon-Tue	Shavuot (2 Days)
June 6-June 7, Fri-Sat	Idul-Adha (Eid al-Adha)
June 19, Thurs	Juneteenth
July 4, Fri	Independence Day
Aug 3, Sun	Tisha B'Av
Aug 15, Fri	Feast of the Assumption
Sept 1, Mon	Labor Day
Sept 23-Sept 24, Tue-Wed	Rosh Hashanah
Oct 2, Thurs	Yom Kippur
Oct 7-Oct 8, Tue-Wed	Succoth (2 Days)
Oct 13, Mon	Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
Oct 14, Tue	Shemini Atzereth
Oct 15, Wed	Simchas Torah
Oct 20, Mon	Diwali
Nov 1, Sat	All Saints' Day
Nov 4, Tue	Election Day
Nov 11, Tue	Veterans Day
Nov 27, Thurs	Thanksgiving Day
Dec 8, Mon	Immaculate Conception
Dec 25, Thurs	Christmas Day

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.

2024 ASP Suspension Calendar

You can download a pdf of the calendar or a file for calendaring software. 

Download the 2024 ASP Suspension Calendar.

Download the calendar file (ICS) for Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook.

Learn how to download and import the calendar file for calendaring software.

ASP is suspended on the following holidays in 2024:

DateHoliday

Jan 1, Mon	New Year's Day
Jan 6, Sat	Three Kings' Day
Jan 15, Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Feb 9-Feb 10, Fri-Sat	Lunar New Year's Eve & Lunar New Year
Feb 12, Mon	Lincoln's Birthday
Feb 14, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Feb 19, Mon	Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
Mar 24, Sun	Purim
Mar 28, Thurs	Holy Thursday
Mar 29, Fri	Good Friday
Apr 10-Apr 11, Wed-Thurs	Idul-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr)
Apr 23-Apr 24, Tue-Wed	Passover
Apr 29-Apr 30, Mon-Tue	Passover (7th and 8th Days)
May 2, Thurs	Holy Thursday (Orthodox)
May 3, Fri	Good Friday (Orthodox)
May 9, Thurs	Solemnity of the Ascension
May 27, Mon	Memorial Day
June 12-June 13, Wed-Thurs	Shavuot (2 Days)
June 17-June 18, Mon-Tue	Idul-Adha (Eid al-Adha)
June 19, Wed	Juneteenth
July 4, Thurs	Independence Day
Aug 13, Tue	Tisha B'Av
Aug 15, Thurs	Feast of the Assumption
Sept 2, Mon	Labor Day
Oct 3-Oct 4, Thurs-Fri	Rosh Hashanah
Oct 12, Sat	Yom Kippur
Oct 14, Mon	Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
Oct 17-Oct 18, Thurs-Fri	Succoth (2 Days)
Oct 24, Thurs	Shemini Atzereth
Oct 25, Fri	Simchas Torah
Nov 1, Fri	Diwali
Nov 1, Fri	All Saints' Day
Nov 5, Tues	Election Day
Nov 11, Mon	Veterans Day
Nov 28, Thurs	Thanksgiving Day
Dec 9, Mon	Immaculate Conception
Dec 25, Wed	Christmas Day

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.

Parking 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.

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:

• New Year’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Double Parking

It is illegal to double park passenger vehicles at all times, including when street cleaning is occurring, regardless of location, purpose or duration. 

An occupied illegally parked vehicle causes the same safety hazard and congestion as an unoccupied vehicle. 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.

Commercial vehicles may double park to make quick pick-ups, deliveries or service calls during posted hours only.

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.

Other Parking Rules and Regulations

Visit the Parking Signs and Rules page to learn about all other parking regulations.

Sign or Change Request

You can contact your local Community Board to request:

• Changes to an alternate side parking sign or regulation
• Street cleaning on a new block

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.