Troy, NY Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Section 216-3 of the Troy City Code, part of the park rules the Troy City Council adopted on 2-4-1982, does not print a fixed closing time. Instead, subsection A provides that all parks or park areas and recreation buildings and facilities are open during the hours and on the days posted by the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation with the approval of the City Mayor. The posted sign controls in each park in the City of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.

Subsection B is the curfew itself: no person shall under any circumstances loiter or remain in any park, park area or park building between closing and opening time. The wording reaches anyone who simply stays, not only people causing trouble. A violation is punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both. The Commissioner of Parks and Recreation must post signs in all the parks of the City specifying the open and closed hours and giving warning of the penalties.

Other park rules in Article I back the closing hours. Section 216-5 prohibits camping or maintaining a tent shelter except by permission from the Commissioner, fires except at approved locations, dogs or domesticated animals except within or en route to a designated dog park, and the sale of wares, merchandise, foods and beverages without written permission from the Commissioner. Smoking within the City's sport fields, swimming pools or playgrounds is an offense punishable by a fine of $50. Section 216-6 limits parking inside a park to a specified parking area, and § 216-1 defines a park as any municipal park or recreational facilities owned, operated or under control of the City.