New York, NY Parking Rules: Commercial Vehicle Restrictions (2026)

Section 4-08(k) of Title 34 RCNY ('Special rules for commercial vehicles') sets the rules for trucks and vehicles bearing commercial plates. Paragraph (k)(1) prohibits parking an 'unaltered' commercial vehicle: a vehicle with commercial plates may not stand or park unless it has been permanently altered (all seats and rear-seat fittings except the front seats removed) and displays the owner's name and address from the registration, plainly marked on both sides in letters at least three inches high, in compliance with Administrative Code Section 10-127. Paragraph (k)(5) ('Street storage of commercial vehicles prohibited') bars parking a commercial vehicle in any area, including a residential area, more than three hours where parking is not otherwise restricted. Paragraph (k)(6) bars commercial vehicles from residential streets between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., subject to an affirmative defense for active business within three city blocks and an exemption for gas/oil heat suppliers and public utilities. Trailers and semi-trailers may not be street-parked unless attached to a towing vehicle, except on posted industrial-zoned streets (k)(4). Vehicles with platform lifts may not park with the lift lowered while unattended (k)(7).