1997 NYC Parking Holidays

Note: Apparently the City now maintains its own list online, so in the future, please refer there.
Day Date What Why
Wednesday January 1 Legal Holiday New Year's Day
Monday January 20 Alternate side suspended Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Saturday February 8 Alternate side suspended Idul Fitr - 1st Day
Monday February 10 Alternate side suspended Idul Fitr - 3rd Day
Wednesday February 12 Alternate side suspended Lincoln's Birthday
Monday February 17 Alternate side suspended Washington's Birthday
Thursday March 27 Alternate side suspended Holy Thursday
Friday March 28 Alternate side suspended Good Friday
Thursday April 17 Alternate side suspended Idul Adha - 1st Day
Friday April 18 Alternate side suspended Idul Adha - 2nd Day
Saturday April 19 Alternate side suspended Idul Adha - 3rd Day
Tuesday April 22 Alternate side suspended Passover - 1st Day
Wednesday April 23 Alternate side suspended Passover - 2nd Day
Thursday April 24 Alternate side suspended Orthodox Holy Thursday
Friday April 25 Alternate side suspended Orthodox Good Friday
Monday April 28 Alternate side suspended Passover - 7th Day
Tuesday April 29 Alternate side suspended Passover - 8th Day
Thursday May 8 Alternate side suspended Solemnity of Ascension
Monday May 26 Legal Holiday Memorial Day
Wednesday June 11 Alternate side suspended Shavuot - 1st Day
Thursday June 12 Alternate side suspended Shavuot - 2nd Day
Friday July 4 Legal Holiday Independence Day
Friday August 15 Alternate side suspended Assumption of Mary Into Heaven
Monday September 1 Legal Holiday Labor Day
Thursday October 2 Alternate side suspended Rosh Hashanah - 1st Day
Friday October 3 Alternate side suspended Rosh Hashanah - 2nd Day
Saturday October 11 Alternate side suspended Yom Kippur
Monday October 13 Alternate side suspended Columbus Day
Thursday October 16 Alternate side suspended Sukhot - 1st Day
Friday October 17 Alternate side suspended Sukhot - 2nd Day
Thursday October 23 Alternate side suspended Shemini Atzeret
Friday October 24 Alternate side suspended Simchat Torah
Saturday November 1 Alternate side suspended All Saints Day
Tuesday November 4 Alternate side suspended Election Day
Tuesday November 11 Alternate side suspended Veterans Day
Thursday November 27 Legal Holiday Thanksgiving
Monday December 8 Alternate side suspended Immaculate Conception
Thursday December 25 Legal Holiday Christmas

To confirm these or additional days when the rules may be suspended (e.g. for snow removal), call 212-442-7080.

When alternate side rules (now known as street cleaning regulations) are suspended, only the following are suspended:

On major legal holidays stopping, standing and parking are permitted except in areas where stopping, standing and parking rules are in effect seven days a week (for example "No Standing Anytime"). This rule was formerly known as the "Sunday Rule."


Fuat Baran <fuat@columbia.edu>