Union, NY Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Section 148-21(A) of the Town of Union Code sets the closing window: no person is permitted to remain, stop or park within the confines of any Town park between 9:30 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. prevailing local time in the Town of Union. The two exceptions printed in the text are emergencies and a written permit from the Commissioner. The Commissioner is the Deputy Commissioner of Public Works for Parks or his authorized personnel. The same subsection lets the Commissioner close a portion of a park to the public, or to designated persons, in an emergency or when the public interest demands it, until permission is given to reopen.

Subsection (B) adds that, notwithstanding the stated hours, the Commissioner can establish closing hours for designated park facilities, so a ballfield, pavilion or other facility can carry its own posted hours.

The companion rule is § 148-14, which says no person is permitted to enter or remain within the park or other public reservations of the Department after closing hours or before opening hours as set and established from time to time by the Commissioner. Vehicles are covered too: under § 148-22(F)(3), any motor vehicle left unattended in a Town park after closing hours is subject to being towed at the owner's expense. The chapter covers land owned or controlled by the Town and administered by the Parks and Recreation Department, not parks of the Villages of Endicott or Johnson City. Section 148-25 lets the Commissioner, park rangers, and local, county or state police enforce the hours, including by appearance ticket.