Alternate Side Parking in NYC
A practical guide to NYC Alternate Side Parking (ASP)—why you need to move your car, how the schedule works, and how NoTicket helps you remember.
If you park on the street in New York City, you’ve almost certainly dealt with Alternate Side Parking. Those familiar signs tell you when one side of the street must be clear—usually so the city can run street cleaning. Miss the window and you can end up with a parking ticket.
What Alternate Side Parking means for NYC drivers
Alternate Side Parking NYC rules are posted on street signs for each block (and often each side of the street). Typical signs show:
- Days of the week when the restriction applies (for example, Tuesday and Friday)
- Hours when you cannot park on that side
- Whether the rule is for street cleaning / sweeping
“NYC ASP” and “ASP NYC” are just shorthand for the same thing: move your car before that window starts, or risk a ticket. The exact alternate side parking schedule depends on where you parked—not a single citywide calendar for every street.
Tip: Always read the signs on your block. Neighboring streets can have completely different ASP days and times.
Why drivers need an alternate side parking reminder
ASP is easy to understand in theory and easy to forget in practice. You park after work, plan to move the car in the morning, then life happens. An alternate side parking reminder turns that fragile plan into a notification (and optionally a calendar event) before you need to move.
That’s what NoTicket is for: drop a pin when you park, and get reminded before your next ASP / street cleaning window—so you can avoid NYC parking tickets instead of paying them.
How NoTicket helps with ASP NYC
- Open NoTicket when you park and save your location.
- The app looks up parking rules for that block using NYC street sign data.
- You get push reminders (and can add a calendar event) before Alternate Side Parking starts.
Want the broader picture of NYC parking rules and signs? Or see why drivers use a dedicated NYC parking app instead of sticky notes and phone alarms?
For official ASP information and holiday suspension announcements, check theNYC Department of Transportation Alternate Side Parking page. Schedules and suspensions change—verify with NYC DOT when you need the latest citywide notices.
Alternate Side Parking FAQ
What is Alternate Side Parking in NYC?+
Alternate Side Parking (ASP) is New York City’s system for temporarily clearing parked cars from one side of the street so street cleaning and other work can happen. Signs on each block list the days and hours you must move.
What does ASP mean in NYC?+
ASP means Alternate Side Parking. Drivers often use ASP and “street cleaning” interchangeably when talking about those timed No Parking windows on residential blocks.
Does NoTicket remind me about Alternate Side Parking?+
Yes. Save your spot in NoTicket and you’ll get alternate side parking reminders before the restriction starts—so you can move the car without relying on memory alone.
Is Alternate Side Parking suspended on holidays?+
Alternate Side Parking is often suspended on certain holidays. Check NYC DOT announcements for the current list.