NYC alternate side parking rules resume May 18 for 1 week

Alternate side parking returns

New York City brought back alternate side parking rules from May 18 through May 24 so that the Sanitation Department can clean the streets.

NEW YORK - UPDATED MAY 18: New Yorkers who own vehicles have gotten a respite from moving them from one side of the street to the other because alternate side parking regulations have been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. But that break has come to a temporary end.

"Obviously, given everything people are going through, we wanted to make it easier for people to stay home," Mayor Bill de Blasio said last week. "But now we do see a number of areas in the city where some litter is starting to add up and we're concerned."

Alternate side parking (ASP) rules are back for one week so that the Sanitation Department can give the streets a much-needed scrub.

Residential street with alternate side parking sign, utility pole, trees, cars

A residential street in Astoria, Queens, N.Y. (FOX 5 NY)

"So, we'll go to do something a little different this coming week and then that will help us reset for the future," de Blasio said.

The rules went back into effect from Monday, May 18, through Sunday, May 24. (ASP rules were suspended until Sunday, May 17.)

"We will then suspend for the following two weeks, so it'll be suspended again through Sunday, June 7th. So, the goal here is if we do that one week clean up, hopefully that will last us a substantial period of time," de Blasio said last week. "But, again, we have to see how it goes. We have to see what we can achieve to make sure neighborhoods are clean."

Remember that parking meter rules remain in effect so don't forget to pay for your time.