New Rochelle, NY

Industrial and commercial noise at residential property lines cannot exceed approximately 65 dBA daytime or 50 dBA nighttime under Chapter 213. HVAC, generators, and loading operations…

New Rochelle Code Chapter 213 prohibits unreasonable noise at all times, with heightened nighttime restrictions generally 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Plainly audible sound from 50+ feet away at…

New Rochelle bars operating any aircraft in a way that violates the FAA's certified noise levels under Advisory Circular 36-1, folding federal aviation noise limits directly into the…

New Rochelle bars operating a sound-reproduction device, from stereos to musical instruments, if it produces "unreasonable noise" under § 213-5.A, and separately outlaws using speakers…

New Rochelle's Noise Control Ordinance bars letting an animal bark, whine or howl continuously for 10 minutes or more if the noise can be heard beyond the property where it originates…

New Rochelle caps how loud a moving vehicle can be under § 213-6: 76 db(A) for ordinary cars under 35 mph and 82 db(A) above that speed, with higher ceilings for motorcycles and heavy…

New Rochelle bans leaf blowers outright from June 1 through September 30 every year under § 213-5.G(3). From October 1 to May 31, they may run only 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10…

New Rochelle limits construction noise by both time and decibel level under § 213-22. In residential districts, work may run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends up…

New Rochelle requires property owners to keep lots free of overgrown brush, weeds, and combustible debris under its property-maintenance code. Notices of violation trigger cleanup…

New Rochelle is not located in a designated wildfire hazard zone. The city is urban/suburban coastal along Long Island Sound. Statewide NY DEC burn bans (March 16 - May 14) still apply.

Open burning of brush and yard waste is banned statewide from March 16 through May 14 under NY DEC Part 215. Trash burning is illegal year-round. New Rochelle's urban density means…

Small recreational fire pits are generally allowed under NY DEC rules if under 3 ft high and 4 ft in diameter, burning only clean dry wood, and never left unattended. New Rochelle Fire…

New Rochelle requires a Fire Commissioner permit for any liquefied petroleum gas installation over 1,000 pounds water capacity (about 120 gallons), and for any LPG installation of any…

New York Penal Law bans most consumer fireworks statewide. Ground-based sparkling devices are legal by default outside New York City, though counties may opt out and about a dozen have…

New Rochelle requires STR registration under Chapter 133. Hosts must obtain a short-term rental permit, pass a building/fire inspection, and list the permit number in all online…

Westchester's Room Occupancy Tax law treats short-term rental booking platforms as 'room remarketers' deemed to operate the hotel, making them liable to collect and remit the county's…

New York imposes state and local sales tax plus hotel-style occupancy taxes on short-term rentals statewide, and a 2024 registration law adds county-level registries and mandatory…

Pool alarms are required on all New Rochelle residential pools built or substantially modified after Dec 14, 2006, under NY Executive Law §387(14). Alarms must meet ASTM F2208 and…

New Rochelle caps aboveground and portable pools at 48 inches high and requires evergreen screening of the same height, with compliance checked against Appendix G of the state…

New Rochelle caps fences and walls at four feet in a required front yard and six feet in a side or rear yard. Extra rules tighten that further along a residence district's side lot…

New Rochelle bans electrically charged fences, barbed wire and any other sharp-material fencing in every residentially zoned district. The same ban reaches into nonresidential…

New Rochelle lets homeowners put up a fence up to six feet tall without a building permit, as long as it is accessory to a dwelling, follows the Zoning Ordinance, does not block a…

New Rochelle requires anyone who raises or lowers the grade at a property line to build a retaining wall on their own land and at their own expense under City Code § 111-24. The wall…

New York's Town Law § 300 makes adjoining landowners split the cost of a division fence along their shared boundary, but only when the land is actually used to keep animals…

New Rochelle owners must trim any tree, bush, or vegetation overhanging a public highway or public place so the lowest branches clear seven feet and hedges or vegetation stay under…

New Rochelle bans letting weeds, grass or other rank vegetation grow past six inches on any lot, occupied or not, from the property line all the way to the curb. Owners must also keep…

New Rochelle does not license or regulate home compost bins. Instead, § 163-8.5C of the Recycling Ordinance exempts residents who store or recycle fall leaves for composting or…

Removing any tree from a New Rochelle lot of one acre or more, or cutting more than three trees a year (or any specimen tree with a trunk 24 inches or wider) from a smaller unimproved…

Once the County Executive declares a drought emergency, lawns may be watered only 4 hours a day in early-morning or evening windows, on odd or even days matching your street address.

New Rochelle requires every dog off its owner's property to be restrained on a chain or leash no longer than six feet under City Code § 89-1. Loose dogs found in streets, parks or…

New Rochelle's zoning code defines 'animal day care' as a business offering pet grooming, bathing, boarding, recreation, training and related product sales, and confines that use to…

New Rochelle's Zoning Code defines exactly which animals count as a household pet, and anything outside that list cannot be kept as a pet in any residential district. Goats, ponies…

New Rochelle effectively bars backyard chickens and other farm animals on typical residential lots: City Code § 89-18 requires at least two acres, with a full acre for each animal, and…

New Rochelle has no breed-specific dog ban: a former Pit Bull Terriers ordinance was repealed in 2001. Instead, City Code § 89-14 regulates any dog trained to attack, called a guard or…

New Rochelle bans commercial pet stores from selling any live dog or cat unless the animal came from an animal shelter, humane society, or a nonprofit rescue registered with the New…

New Rochelle bans feeding wildlife, including deer, geese, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, feral cats and pigeons, on any park or public property, and separately bars leaving out food…

New Rochelle's Zoning Code defines an 'animal hospital' as any building for the medical or surgical care of animals, and permits that use by right in four districts: the Neighborhood…

New Rochelle's Zoning Code caps the number of dogs or cats a household can keep as an accessory 'household pet' use at four animals over six months old; a fifth dog or cat, or any…

New Rochelle has no cat licensing program, but City Code § 89-4 bars any cat, dog or other animal from committing a nuisance on sidewalks or on another person's property, and § 89-5…

Agriculture and Markets Law Article 15 establishes a uniform statewide apiary inspection program with mandatory disease control standards applicable to all hives in New York.

New Rochelle bans storing or depositing any abandoned, junked, discarded, dismantled, or unregistered motor vehicle on private land anywhere in the City under Code § 309-3. The only…

New Rochelle bars parking any motor vehicle or trailer on a street or public place for more than 48 continuous hours under City Code § 312-44, amended in 2006. The limit applies…

New Rochelle limits how long a commercially licensed vehicle, bus or trailer can sit on a public street under City Code § 312-43. Citywide, such vehicles cannot park more than three…

New Rochelle bans boats, camper trailers, motor homes and travel trailers of 18 feet or more from every district except the LI and I industrial zones, where storage is capped at 20% of…

New Rochelle regulates electric vehicle charging stations under Zoning Code § 331-45A and § 331-115.4. Personal EV chargers serving a home must sit outside the front yard, at least six…

New Rochelle designates specific curb locations as loading zones under City Code § 312-46, with each zone's hours and boundaries fixed street by street in Schedule XVII. On Bartels…

New Rochelle's only residential parking permit district covers Farragut Circle, Decatur Road and Sutton Manor Road under City Code § 312-50.2. Vehicles without a permit or guest pass…

New Rochelle bans on-street parking on designated Schedule XXVIII streets, such as Alden Court and Lakeview Road, once two inches of snow falls, until the street is cleared or 24 hours…

On streets listed in Schedule XIII, New Rochelle bars overnight parking during set nighttime windows under City Code § 312-40, for example 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. every day on Echo Bay…

New Yorkers outside New York City who get towed or booted from a private lot rely on General Business Law 399-v, not a statewide rate cap. The law applies only to lots with capacity…

New Rochelle's Zoning Code keeps sheds and other accessory buildings out of the front yard entirely and holds them at least 10 feet from the rear lot line and six feet from the side…

New Rochelle allows a home professional office one sign under Zoning Code § 331-45C(6), sized to the City's Sign Ordinance. General home occupations under § 331-45B(5) may post an…

New Rochelle caps customary home occupations at two client vehicles parked at the property at any one time. Zoning Code § 331-45B(6) also bars nonresident employees, and § 331-45B(7)…

New Rochelle Zoning Code § 331-45B lets residents run a customary home occupation inside a dwelling, but caps it at 25% of the home's floor area or 500 square feet, whichever is less…

New York lets you sell home-baked and other shelf-stable foods without a food processing license through the Department of Agriculture and Markets Home Processing exemption, which…

New York Social Services Law preempts municipalities from imposing additional licensing on family or group family day care homes and requires the Office of Children and Family Services…

New Rochelle is an MS4 community under NYS DEC SPDES MS4 General Permit. Illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE) ordinance prohibits non-stormwater discharges to the storm…

New Rochelle caps engine idling at three consecutive minutes for a parked or stopped motor vehicle under City Code § 312-33, adopted in 2004 and amended in 2011. Exceptions cover…

Building a dock, pier or wharf in New Rochelle's coastal erosion hazard area requires a coastal erosion management permit under City Code § 127-8, unless the structure is small enough…

New Rochelle requires a floodplain development permit for any construction or development in an area of special flood hazard under City Code § 111-33. The Building Official, acting as…

New Rochelle requires two feet of freeboard above the base flood elevation for new construction in its most common mapped flood zones. City Code § 111-34C sets the lowest floor…

Westchester County requires anyone holding an industrial or construction SPDES stormwater permit that discharges into its MS4 to fully comply with that permit and prove it to the…

New York Executive Law Article 42 and the Coastal Management Program require state and local agency actions in designated coastal areas to be consistent with statewide coastal policies…

New Rochelle bars adult-oriented businesses within 400 feet of each other, residential zoning districts, schools, parks or libraries, caps them at 5,000 square feet, and requires a…

New Rochelle requires anyone operating as a pawnbroker or collateral loan broker to hold a City Clerk license and post a $1,000 bond under §§ 227-2 and 227-3, with the Police…

New Rochelle requires anyone who tows or boots vehicles from private property to hold a one-year Police Commissioner license, which costs a $750 fee under Chapter 316. Non-consent…

New Rochelle confines tattoo studios to a special permit from the Planning Board, above-ground-floor space in the Central Parking District only, with 200-foot spacing from other…

Anyone who buys or sells secondhand furniture, machinery, jewelry, clothes or similar articles in New Rochelle must obtain a dealer's license from the City Clerk under Chapter 264…

New Rochelle requires every massage establishment to hold a license issued through the City Clerk before opening, under City Code § 121-5. Applicants face background review by the…

Westchester County issues no vape-shop license: that is New York State's job. County law controls the counter instead: e-cigarettes count as tobacco products, must sit behind a manned…

New Rochelle regulates building placement, street frontage and civic space in its Downtown Overlay Zones under a form-based code, Article XXII of the Zoning Ordinance. Every site must…

New Rochelle's Downtown Overlay Zone lets developers build taller than the base zoning envelope through a Community Benefit Bonus (CBB) program at § 331-175.11(C), trading extra height…

New Rochelle caps building height and story count by zoning district in the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations, with narrow roof exceptions. Spires, cupolas and similar roof features…

New Rochelle's Zoning Code sets the required side street yard on corner lots at 25, 20 or 15 feet depending on the residential district, and bars almost every structure from sitting…

New Rochelle orders owners to repair or remove any building that endangers public health, safety or welfare, including vacant structures left open at a door, window or roof. Section…

New Rochelle requires owners of vacant lots in commercial or mixed-use districts to install a wrought-iron fence and evergreen screening once the lot sits unused for more than six…

New Rochelle property owners must clear new ice and freshly fallen snow from abutting sidewalks before 12:00 noon each day under City Charter Section 197(b). The Department of Public…

New Rochelle requires a permit from the Building Official before starting electrical work that must conform to the State Code, under City Code § 111-8. Fees for electrical permits are…

New Rochelle enforces the NYStretch Energy Code as part of its Building Code, administered by the Building Official who heads the Bureau of Buildings. Adopted by amendment in 2021…

New Rochelle requires staged inspections at every phase of permitted construction, from soil and forms through framing to a final inspection before occupancy. Section 111-18 puts the…

Every elevator in New Rochelle needs an annual inspection by a Building Official-approved inspector, with passenger elevators certified within six months and other lifts within a year…

New Rochelle requires every plumber to hold a Westchester County certificate of qualification registered with the City's Plumbing Inspector before the Bureau of Buildings can issue a…

New Rochelle caps how much material can sit on a scaffold or sidewalk shed during construction. City Code § 111-26 bars overloading beyond design capacity and, absent a special design…

Any new building in New Rochelle built after Chapter 279 took effect in 1995 must have an approved, operational sprinkler system, covering everything from multi-unit apartments and…

New Rochelle requires a building permit before any construction, alteration, demolition, excavation or change of use begins on a structure covered by the State Code. Section 111-8 of…

New Rochelle caps day-care centers at 15,000 square feet, requires a Planning Board special permit with an approved transportation and parking plan, and keeps day-care centers at least…

Westchester County's housing code requires existing lead-poisoning paint conditions in dwellings to be eliminated under the state Public Health Law's lead-poisoning prevention…

New Rochelle limits fixed-location food and beverage vending to sidewalk spots the City Manager designates, capping the citywide total at 10 locations a year and barring prepared-food…

New Rochelle requires a Fire Department permit for mobile food preparation vehicles with cooking equipment that produces smoke or grease-laden vapors, plus a firesafety inspection…

New Rochelle bars licensed sidewalk food vendors from setting up booths or stands, blocking crosswalks, or parking within 25 feet of an intersection, and makes itinerant vendors move…

New Rochelle's Public Pedestrian Plazas chapter bans flying any aircraft, drone, kite or other aerial device in, on, or above a designated pedestrian plaza for any purpose. Violators…

New Rochelle Chapter 314 sorts electric bicycles into three classes based on motor operation and top speed: Class 1 and Class 2 pedal- or throttle-assisted bikes that stop assisting at…

New Rochelle bans bicycles from public sidewalks inside the Central Parking Area entirely, and outside that area only riders under 16 or disabled people who cannot walk may pedal on…

New Rochelle's Traffic Control Signal Photo Violation Monitoring System, adopted January 19, 2016 under Local Law No. 1-2016, lets the Police Department and City Traffic Engineer…

New York draws a hard line between a golf cart and a low-speed vehicle. A low-speed vehicle is defined by Vehicle and Traffic Law § 121-f as a limited use automobile with a maximum…

New Rochelle's nonresidential lighting standard, Zoning Code § 331-22B(5), caps light spilling onto a neighboring residential parcel at 0.05 footcandle, measured at the ground or five…

New Rochelle requires all nonresidential exterior lighting to use full cutoff fixtures aimed straight down, and bans unshielded wall packs, floodlights, and canopy lights that aren't…

New Rochelle opted in to retail cannabis and zones Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Dispensaries as a permitted principal use in the Downtown Mixed Use District. Zoning Code § 331-47A(15)…

New York law lets adults 21 and over grow cannabis at home and preempts municipalities from prohibiting it, setting uniform plant limits and secure storage requirements statewide.

New construction and substantial improvements in New Rochelle's mapped flood zones must sit above the base flood elevation, not just meet it. Section 111-34 requires the lowest floor…

New Rochelle caps homeowners and homeowner associations at four garage sales per calendar year, with the first free and each sale limited to Friday through Sunday, plus a City Clerk…

Permitted filming and recording in New Rochelle, including setup and takedown, is limited to 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends, with no filming allowed on…

Anyone conducting commercial filming, videotaping, or still photography on public or private property in New Rochelle must get a filming permit from the City Manager first…

New Rochelle requires household trash to go out in covered, watertight containers no bigger than 32 gallons and no more than 75 pounds when full, and bars putting refuse at the curb…

Every improved residential property in New Rochelle is billed a mandatory annual residential refuse fee under City Code § 163-20B to fund solid waste and recycling collection. The fee…

Commercial, industrial and multifamily dumpsters in New Rochelle need a permit from the Bureau of Buildings and must sit on an impervious pad enclosed on three sides by evergreen…

New Rochelle bans dumping garbage, ashes, rubbish, broken glass or any other refuse on vacant lots, public places or land under City Code § 163-3, and bars owners from letting it pile…

New Rochelle requires yard waste to be source-separated from trash and set at the curb under Department of Public Works rules. Grass, weeds and leaves go in thirty- to forty-gallon…

New Rochelle requires metal, glass and plastic containers to be rinsed and commingled in a single bin under City Code § 163-8.5, with newspapers and cardboard bundled separately for…

New Rochelle's Recycling Ordinance, City Code § 163-8.4, makes source separation of recyclables mandatory for every residence, business and institution in the city. Metal, glass and…

New Rochelle limits garbage, trash and recyclables to 32-gallon containers weighing no more than 75 pounds, set at the curb by 7:00 a.m. (September-May) or 6:00 a.m. (June-August) on…

New Rochelle bans panhandling within 20 feet of a bank entrance or ATM, at bus stops, in transit vehicles, in sidewalk cafes, or inside parked vehicles on a public street, and…

New Rochelle's 2025 Pedestrian Plazas law flatly bans spitting, urinating or defecating in Anderson, Memorial and Garden Street Plazas outside a facility built for that purpose…

New Rochelle bans smoking and smokeless tobacco use, including vaping and cannabis, throughout the city's public parks, beaches, pools, playgrounds, trails, marinas, pedestrian plazas…

New Rochelle pedestrians who cross mid-block outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles on the roadway under City Code § 312-25.D, and crossing at an…

New Rochelle bans drinking alcohol or carrying an open container of liquor, wine or beer on any public street, sidewalk, highway or public parking area under City Code § 83-1. An open…

New Rochelle outright bans skateboard use anywhere on a public street, sidewalk, or public place, grouped with the city's older ban on bean-shooters and thrown missiles. Adopted from…

New Rochelle bans loitering in public places for illegal activity and flatly prohibits loafing or loitering inside the train station, the Public Library, and any municipal parking…

New Rochelle requires door-to-door peddlers and solicitors to obtain a license from the Department of Development before knocking on doors, bans house-to-house solicitation on Sundays…

New Rochelle limits air-conditioning and air-handling noise to 55 db(A) once it crosses into a residential, single-family or multiple-dwelling property line, under § 213-13 of the…

New Rochelle caps outdoor emergency generators and energy-generation systems in residential districts at 70 db(A) measured more than 25 feet away, under § 213-14.1 of the Noise Control…

New Rochelle's Housing Code sets minimum habitability standards for every dwelling, covering heat, water, ventilation, structural safety, and fire egress, and lets the Building…

New Rochelle requires every one-family, two-family, three-family or multiple-family dwelling that houses three or more college students to register as a student housing business under…

New Rochelle opted into New York's Good Cause Eviction statute on October 21, 2025 through Local Law No. 6-2025, codified as City Code Chapter 132. Landlords citywide now need a…

The county's Fair Housing Law bars landlords, brokers and agents from refusing tenants because their income includes Section 8 vouchers, social security, alimony, or other public…

Before filing a nonpayment eviction, a New York landlord must serve a 14-day written rent demand under RPAPL Section 711. The demand requires, in the alternative, payment of rent or…

Real Property Law Section 238-a, added by the 2019 HSTPA, caps residential late fees at $50 or 5% of the monthly rent, whichever is less, and bars any late fee until rent is more than…

To end a tenancy or decline to renew, a New York landlord must give written notice scaled to how long the tenant has lived in the unit under Real Property Law Section 226-c: 30 days…

New York requires advance written notice before a landlord raises rent 5% or more, or declines to renew a lease. The notice window scales with how long the tenant has lived in the…

Since the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, New York landlords cannot collect a security deposit larger than one month's rent. Within 14 days after a tenant vacates…

New York's adverse possession period is 10 years of continuous, exclusive possession under RPAPL Sections 501 and 511. A 2024 budget amendment to RPAPL Section 711 clarified that…

New Rochelle lets its City Council recognize buildings, structures or sites as "historically significant" under § 170-3 of the Historic Districts and Landmarks chapter, even if they…

Any person can trigger a Housing Code inspection in New Rochelle by filing a complaint with the Building Official, who must inspect the building under § 174-6 whether or not the…

Every New Rochelle dwelling registered as a student housing business under Chapter 261 must submit to periodic inspections from the Department of Development, the Bureau of Buildings…

New Rochelle makes owners register any ground-floor commercial storefront that sits empty for 90 straight days, then charges an escalating annual fee: nothing the first year, $1,000…

New Rochelle imposes a 3% room occupancy tax on hotel and motel stays under City Code § 288-34, in effect since October 1, 2009. Operators collect the tax and remit it to the City…

New Rochelle requires any organization that wants to close a street for a block party to apply for a permit from the City Clerk's Office at least 30 days before the event, under City…

New Rochelle restaurants that want to serve food and drinks on the public sidewalk need an annual permit from the Commissioner of Development under Chapter 267. The permit runs through…

Any parade, procession, race or marathon that occupies a New Rochelle street needs a written permit from the City Manager under City Code § 93-15, except for the National Guard…

Selling food or articles, exhibiting goods, or offering a paid service in any New Rochelle park or parkway requires a permit from the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation under §…

New Rochelle bars any building or structure from encroaching on or projecting into a street, alley, park or other public property unless the City Council issues a special permit under…

New Rochelle's Commissioner of Public Works can remove, or order the removal of, any vehicle, article or thing that encumbers or obstructs a street or public place, including…

Under City Charter Section 197(a), the owner of every occupied or unoccupied lot in New Rochelle must keep the abutting sidewalk and curb in repair, free of defects, and must replace…

New Rochelle bans new billboards outright under Chapter 270, and Section 270-16 blocks existing ones from ever converting to digital, LED or any other new display technology. A…

New Rochelle exempts detached campaign signs from the permit that other temporary signs need, but still caps them at three feet in any dimension and eight square feet under Section…

New Rochelle caps window and door signage at 15% of the total glass area under Section 270-9(C), with lettering no taller than 16 inches. Temporary window signs within that 15% cap…

New Rochelle issues one 14.5-by-23-inch official yard sign per garage sale permit plus up to 10 smaller 12-square-inch directional signs, and every temporary sign must come down by 6…

New Rochelle requires a building permit for every rooftop or building-mounted solar installation under City Code § 331-25(C), treating them as a permitted accessory use in all zoning…

New York's Solar Rights Act, Real Property Law Article 9-C, section 342, voids any homeowners' association rule that effectively bans rooftop solar. A restriction counts as an illegal…

New Rochelle licenses charitable bingo through the City Clerk under City Code § 104-1, pursuant to the State's Bingo Control Law and General Municipal Law Article 14-H. Local rules cap…

New York's Upstate Gaming Economic Development Act divides the state into two casino development zones. Zone One is New York City plus Nassau, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, and…

New York's Penal Law never criminalizes playing a private card game or betting pool: it only criminalizes advancing or profiting from gambling. Penal Law § 225.00(3) protects anyone…

Sports betting is legal in New York only through operators licensed by the state Gaming Commission under Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 1367-a. Nine mobile…

Planting a tree in a New Rochelle street, parkway strip, or other public place requires a written permit from the Department of Public Works Commissioner under City Code § 301-13…

County Code § 712.314 bars removing a protected or specimen tree, or disturbing its dripline, on Westchester County-owned property without prior authorization.

New Rochelle closes every public park and public parkland from dark until 6:00 a.m. under § 224-16, making it unlawful to remain, loiter, or bathe in a park during those hours. The…

Before New Rochelle will issue a demolition permit, the owner must prove the building is free of vermin and rodents. Section 111-15B requires a written certification from a…

Chain restaurants with 15 or more locations in Westchester County must post calories for every standard menu item on menus and menu boards, enforced by the County Health Department.

Food service establishments and retail food stores in Westchester County may give out single-use utensils, straws and condiment packets only when a customer requests them.

Westchester County bans food service vendors and stores from possessing, selling or using expanded polystyrene foam cups, plates, trays and takeout containers.

The New York Bag Waste Reduction Law (Environmental Conservation Law §27-2801, enacted 2019, enforced March 2020) bans most single-use plastic carryout bags statewide. Counties and…

New York prohibits the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene foam food containers and loose packing peanuts statewide under Environmental Conservation Law Article 27.

Westchester County's only codified plate-camera rule is Chapter 708. Images and license plate data from school bus stop-arm cameras must be destroyed 90 days after an alleged violation…

Executive Order No. 10 of 2018 bars any plant species listed as Prohibited or Regulated under New York's invasive species regulations from all Westchester County parks, roadsides, and…

New York Labor Law §652 sets a tiered statewide minimum wage that leaves no room for local wage ordinances. As of January 1, 2026 the rate is $17.00/hr in NYC, Long Island, and…

New York mandates paid sick leave under Labor Law § 196-b and paid family leave under Workers' Compensation Law Article 9, with statewide coverage that applies to nearly every private…

New York requires a state-issued concealed carry license under Penal Law § 400.00, with mandatory training and a long list of statewide sensitive locations where carry is forbidden.

New York Penal Law treats a vehicle as a public place for firearm purposes, requiring a valid pistol license to transport a handgun and strict storage rules for long guns and…

New York has no comprehensive HOA act. Condominiums get a statutory common-charge lien under Real Property Law § 339-z that is foreclosable like a mortgage but junior to a first…

New York homeowners association boards answer to Not-for-Profit Corporation Law Section 621. A member of record for at least six months, or a holder of five percent of any voting…

New York voids HOA bans on solar power and EV charging. Real Property Law § 342 (Solar Rights Act) makes any restriction effectively prohibiting a solar system unenforceable and void…

New York's Electric Vehicle Rights Act, Real Property Law Article 9-D Section 343, bars homeowners' associations statewide from adopting rules that effectively prohibit or unreasonably…

New York Real Property Law Section 339-j strips condominium boards of managers of the power to enforce any by-law, rule, or resolution against a unit owner who displays a United States…

New York creates an assessment lien by statute only for condominiums. Real Property Law § 339-z gives the board of managers a lien on each unit for unpaid common charges that outranks…

New York condominiums have no inherent power to restrict unit leasing: under Real Property Law § 339-v(2)(a), by-laws "may also provide for" leasing restrictions only if the board…

No section of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law authorizes sobriety checkpoints by name. The practice rests on Court of Appeals case law, chiefly People v. Scott, applied against…

New York is one of the few states that put the right to record police into its own statute rather than leaving it to case law. Civil Rights Law § 79-p, headed "Recording certain…

New York has no stop-and-identify statute. Criminal Procedure Law § 140.50(1) lets a police officer who reasonably suspects a felony or a misdemeanor defined in the Penal Law stop you…

New York wrote an unusually specific rule into the Penal Law when it legalized adult-use cannabis: § 222.05(2) provides that no conduct made lawful by that section shall constitute the…

Agriculture and Markets Law Article 25-AA governs certified agricultural districts statewide and limits how local zoning can apply to working farms inside them.

NY Agriculture and Markets Law §301-309 protects sound agricultural practices in certified Agricultural Districts from local ordinances and private nuisance suits. The Commissioner…

New York Public Health Law §1399-cc raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and vapor products to 21 (Tobacco 21 Act, signed 2019). New York also bans the sale of all flavored vapor…

New York prohibits the sale of flavored vapor products statewide under Public Health Law § 1399-mm-1, allowing only tobacco-flavored e-liquid for legal retail sale.

Vehicle and Traffic Law section 375(41) governs every light added to a New York vehicle beyond the lamps the law already requires, and it opens with a near total prohibition: no light…

New York grants a dash cam no designated place on the windshield. Vehicle and Traffic Law section 375(30) makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with any object placed or hung in…

New York prohibits lane splitting outright. Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1252(c) makes it illegal to operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of…

New York does not allow license plate covers of any kind. Vehicle and Traffic Law § 402(1)(b)(ii-a) states flatly that number plates shall not be covered by glass or any plastic…

New York does not ban radar detectors in private passenger cars. Vehicle and Traffic Law section 397-a prohibits using a radar or laser detector only in a motor vehicle with a gross…

New York allows studded snow tires, but only within a fixed season and only within precise dimensional limits. Vehicle and Traffic Law § 375(35-a) makes it unlawful to drive a motor…

New York requires at least 70 percent light transmittance through the front windshield, both front side windows and the rear window under Vehicle and Traffic Law section 375(12-a)(b)…