Albany, NY Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

H. Park a trailer, including boat trailers, utility trailers and truck trailers, without being attached to a vehicle, on any City street.

I. Conduct vehicle repairs on vehicles parked on any City street, except for tire changes, battery replacement or changing, and replacing of fluids.

J. Cause or permit the engine of a motor vehicle, other than a legally authorized emergency motor vehicle, a television transmission vehicle, or a vehicle whose operation even while standing requires a running engine, to idle for more than five minutes while parking, standing or stopping, except that a bus, as defined in § 104 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, may idle while passengers are on board or while boarding or discharging passengers.

K. Stand or park a tractor, as that term is defined in § 151-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, or any commercial vehicle weighing in excess of 10,000 pounds on any City street for a period of more than three consecutive hours, except for the purposes of actively loading or unloading such vehicle(s), or unless given express permission by the Albany Police Department.

L. Stand or park a tractor, as that term is defined in § 151-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, or any commercial vehicle weighing in excess of 10,000 pounds in any school zone within City limits.