Safer Truck Parking for Safer Streets: NYC DOT Announces Launch of Metered Pay by App, Overnight Truck Parking Pilot Inside Industrial Business Zones in Three Boroughs

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March 20, 2025
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Safer Truck Parking for Safer Streets: NYC DOT Announces Launch of Metered Pay-by-App, Overnight Truck Parking Pilot Inside Industrial Business Zones in Three Boroughs

The Pilot Will Provide Regulated and Convenient Parking Solutions for Truck Drivers Needing Federally Mandated Rest Breaks and To Reduce Illegal Parking in Residential Areas

The Pilot Will Add Approximately 45 Spaces for Tractor Trailers That Were Previously Parking Illegally

NEW YORK - New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced the launch of the agency's groundbreaking Overnight Truck Parking Pilot, which introduces a new metered parking option in select industrial business zones (IBZ) for commercial vehicles, including large tractor trailers, in an effort to improve parking compliance and minimize overnight truck parking in residential areas. The pilot will run for one year encouraging businesses to ensure compliance with parking regulations while providing drivers with safe and convenient parking options during legally-mandated rest periods.

"As the nation's largest city and a global hub for commerce, New York City depends on the movement of goods to drive our economy forward, but we must also protect neighborhood livability and street safety," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "This Overnight Truck Parking Pilot is a win-win that will add 45 spaces for tractor trailers to communities long burdened by unregulated truck parking - supporting our vital trucking industry, reducing illegal overnight parking in our residential communities, and providing truck drivers with the rest they need in a safe and regulated environment. We will continue to build a city where safety, commerce, and quality of life can all thrive together."

"We understand the importance of truck deliveries in New York City and our goals is to make them as safe, seamless, and environmentally-friendly as possible," said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. "Too often, residential areas and working-class communities bear the burden of illegal overnight truck parking. This pilot will address this inequity by offering legal spaces for truck drivers to park in select industrial business zones."

The three IBZs selected for the pilot cover areas in three outer boroughs that have been plagued by illegal overnight parking. The pilot will cover corridors within the following IBZs.

• Flatlands/Fairfield IBZ in Brooklyn (Flatlands Avenue from Erskine Street to Fountain Avenue).
• Hunts Point IBZ in The Bronx (Ryawa Avenue from Manida Street to Halleck Street).
• Maspeth IBZ in Queens (56th Road from 43rd Street to 49th Street).

Truck operators will be able to use the ParkNYC app to pay for parking, which will be available 24 hours a day in eight-hour increments at $10 for each 8-hour session Monday through Saturday (there is no payment for parking citywide on Sundays). To facilitate seamless parking payments, businesses are encouraged to sign up for a Park NYC Business Account, which will allow for all employee parking transactions to be managed centrally by the business. This account allows companies to manage all employee parking transactions through a single Park NYC wallet, simplifying the payment process for fleet operations. Businesses can ensure compliance with parking regulations while providing drivers with safe and convenient parking options during their mandated rest periods. Truck operators may park for consecutive eight-hour periods, if they choose.

This pilot launch is the latest step in NYC DOT's freight management efforts to address challenges presented by the increased ordering of goods online and subsequent truck deliveries, which account for nearly 90% of goods. To date, these efforts include:

Loading Zones: Usingits web platform and public feedback, NYC DOT continues to build upon its success in installing loading zones, with over 3,000 loading zones since December 2021 and 500 new ones added last year to combat double parking and blocked bike/bus lanes.

Blue Highways: This initiative encompasses NYC DOT's efforts with New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) to promote the use of NYC's waterways to complement roadways, to transport goods in and around the city. By adding marine facilities to the freight effort, the city can reduce its overreliance on trucks, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.

Microhubs: NYC DOT proposed rules last month allowing for a three-year microhubs pilot program to offer safe, dedicated spaces for truck operators to transfer deliveries onto safer and more sustainable modes of transportation for the last leg of delivery, including e-cargo bikes, handcarts, and smaller electric sprinter vans. The rules allow for dedicated on-street spaces for delivery vehicles to transfer goods to safer and more sustainable delivery modes. On-street microhub zones will be about 80-100 feet in length and NYC DOT expects to launch 20 microhubs over the next year.

Off-Hour Deliveries: NYC DOT's Off-Hour Deliveries (OHD) program encourages goods delivery during the off-peak hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. in efforts to decrease congestion, double parking, and truck emissions. NYC DOT recently launched its OHD incentives program, offering one-time monetary reimbursements to help businesses make the switch to off-peak deliveries. For more information visit nyc.gov/ohd.

Commercial Cargo Bikes: Another initiative to address last-mile deliveries in NYC is NYC DOT's Commercial Cargo Bicycle Program, which encourages companies to use cargo bicycles to make local deliveries by allowing participants to load and unload in commercial vehicle loading zones and at designated cargo bicycle corrals.

LockerNYC: NYC DOT launched the LockerNYC year-long pilot program last April to give New Yorkers a safe and secure option for package deliveries and returns to cut down on package thefts and reduce the number of delivery truck trips.

Automatic Camera Enforcement: The city is also enhancing double parking enforcement through its Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE) program. In partnership with the MTA, over 1,000 buses across dozens of routes are equipped with cameras that automatically capture double parking violations and bus lane obstructions. Once captured by the cameras, video, images, license plate, location and time stamp information are then transmitted to NYC DOT for review and processing.

"Illegally parked trucks have long been a nuisance in Maspeth and many other parts of Queens, so I am happy the DOT is taking steps to address this problem," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. "This new pilot program will hopefully encourage truck drivers to take advantage of legal parking options in Maspeth and elsewhere and keep trucks from parking overnight in residential neighborhoods. Thank you to Commissioner Rodriguez and his entire team at DOT for being responsive to the public's concerns about this issue."

"I'm pleased with the launch of the Overnight Truck Parking Pilot initiative by the New York City Department of Transportation," said State Senator Roxanne Persaud. "This program takes a thoughtful approach to addressing the challenges of illegal overnight truck parking in our neighborhoods. This ensures that commercial operations can efficiently manage their fleets while minimizing disruptions to our local communities. This pilot is a crucial step in the broader efforts to modernize our city's freight management, reduce congestion, and enhance the quality of life for all New Yorkers."

"The Overnight Truck Parking Pilot is an important step to bringing much-needed relief to residents who have endured congestion and disruption, as well as to truck operators who have not been given clear guidance on how and where to park their vehicles," said Assemblymember Claire Valdez. "I thank NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez for prioritizing the needs of neighbors, all while enhancing safety for workers and ensuring companies are accountable for a more orderly and better-managed parking system for their employees."

"The Overnight Parking Pilot is a significant step forward in addressing the persistent issue of illegal overnight truck parking in District 42. Our residential areas should not be overly congested with commercial vehicles," said Councilmember Chris Banks. "This pilot provides businesses with a clear, safe parking option for their drivers, and helps maintain the safety and character of our neighborhoods. I look forward to seeing the launch of this pilot program and other initiatives begin to improve the movement of goods while minimizing the impact it has on our communities. It is important to balance economic needs with quality of life for our residents, and we must keep making strides to make our city safer, more livable, more clean, and more efficient. These efforts will benefit not only businesses and truck drivers but also ensure that our neighborhoods remain vibrant and accessible for everyone."

"Deliveries constantly go in and out of the Maspeth IBZ, meaning increased truck traffic and double parking while drivers stop to make deliveries. DOT's Overnight Truck Parking Pilot will give truck drivers sanctioned spaces to park their trucks while resting, making the streets a safer place for pedestrians, bike riders, and other drivers," said Councilmember Julie Won. "Constituents across our district have voiced safety concerns about illegal truck parking and the street safety risks they pose. We look forward to seeing improvements to street congestion and safety as this program progresses."

"Nationally there are 11 trucks on the road for every one parking space nationally," said Trucking Association of New York Vice President of Government Affairs Zach Miller. "In a dense urban environment like New York City, this shortage is far worse. The consequences of this shortage force truck drivers to either violate federal hours-of-service regulations that mandate rest breaks, or park in unsafe or unauthorized locations. This is a dangerous choice and is unfair to both the driver and the residents and communities that are impacted. This pilot program represents a meaningful step in the right direction-ensuring that drivers have access to parking during their rest hours so that freight can continue to move safely and efficiently throughout the five boroughs, while providing relief to neighborhoods that are impacted by overnight truck parking."