Yonkers, NY Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Tibbetts Brook Park district
- § 109-128, added 1996
- Garrett Park district
- § 109-129
- Raceway/Empire City district
- § 109-130, added 2009
- Tibbetts Brook permit fee
- $5 resident / $10 nonresident
- Garrett Park permit fee
- $25 flat annual
- Raceway district permit fee
- $25 resident / $50 nonresident
- Max district fine
- $65-$70
Summary
Yonkers runs three named residential parking permit districts under Chapter 109, Article XII: Tibbetts Brook Park (§ 109-128), Garrett Park (§ 109-129), and Yonkers Raceway/Empire City (§ 109-130). Each caps non-permit parking to a set window, requires a Parking Violations Bureau permit to stay longer, and carries its own fine.
§ 109-128. Residential Parking System, Tibbetts Brook Park area. D. Restriction. No vehicle shall be parked in the area generally bounded by Harrison Avenue, proceeding south from Tibbetts Brook Park to Alan B. Shepard Place; Tibbetts Road, proceeding southerly from Tibbetts Brook Park to Alan B. Shepard Place; Sedgewick Avenue, proceeding southerly from Tibbetts Brook Park to Alan B. Shepard Place; Jervis Road, between Harrison Avenue and Sedgewick Avenue... for a period of time in excess of 90 minutes, unless said vehicle has prominently displayed a permit obtained from the Parking Violations Bureau of Yonkers properly affixed to the automobile vehicle during the hours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., seven days per week, from April 1 to and including October 31 of each and every year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745274; v31 updated 2025-10-28; through 10-28-2025).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 109, Article XII authorizes the City Council to designate residential parking permit districts where nonresident commuters, shoppers, and park visitors were crowding out area residents, and three specific districts are written into the Code. Under § 109-128, added November 26, 1996 by Local Law No. , seven days a week, from April 1 through October 31, without a permit from the Parking Violations Bureau; permits cost $5 for City residents and $10 for nonresidents, and at least 20% must be available to nonresidents of the district.
, Monday through Friday, with a flat $25 annual permit fee. Section 109-130, added October 27, 2009 by Local Law No. 9-2009, covers streets near Yonkers Raceway/Empire City, restricting parking around the clock, every day of the year, with permits set at $25 for residents and $50 for nonresidents. Each district is enforced by the Parking Violations Bureau, which issues the permits and the citations, and each carries its own capped fine: $65 for the Tibbetts Brook Park and Garrett Park districts, and $70 for the Yonkers Raceway/Empire City district.
Violations & Fines
Parking in the Tibbetts Brook Park or Garrett Park district without a displayed Parking Violations Bureau permit during the restricted hours draws a fine of up to $65 under §§ 109-128G and 109-129G. Parking without a permit in the Yonkers Raceway/Empire City district, restricted around the clock, draws a fine of up to $70 under § 109-130G.
Frequently Asked Questions
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