Parkazine Back Issue - 01/30/2008: Are All The Federally Recognized Holidays Also Parking Holidays?
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Aren't All The National Bank Holidays Also Parking Holidays?
Parkazine Reader Donna asked this great question: "I received a ticket in the amount of $115 for parking at a "no standing commercial meter zone, Mon-Fri 8a-6p" on Monday, 1/21 (Martin Luther King Day which is a federally recognized holiday). I found this excerpt from the NYC DOT site: On major legal holidays stopping, standing and parking are permitted except in areas where stopping, standing and parking rules are in effect seven days a week (for example, "No Standing Anytime"). I'm just wondering if the word "commercial" on the ticket negates this NYC DOT law. Can you advise? Thanks!"
Answer:
That's a great question and my answer holds true not just for NYC parking but also for Boston parking, San Francisco parking and for parking on holidays in all major cities.
I'm sorry, Donna, but while the word “commercial” on the ticket isn’t negating a NYC DOT law, it unfortunately doesn’t help you in this case. The problem is that while all parking regulations (except those that are always in effect) are suspended on major legal holidays, Martin Luther King Day is not recognized as a “major” legal holiday by the NYC DOT. This holiday is relegated to “minor” holiday status, on which only alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended. Different cities recognize certain holidays differently, so you should not assume that just because a holiday is a bank holiday that this means that all parking rules will be suspended on this day.
We sent out a list of all of the holidays (both major & minor) on which NYC parking rules are suspended a few weeks ago in an edition of Parkazine. If you joined after we sent that out, it will be up on our blog in a few days. Even though you are guilty, you might want to contest this ticket anyway – you never know what might happen. Major cities write many tickets that don't deserve to be written, but they also occasionally let you get away with something, even if you are at fault, providing that you fight it on time and in the proper way.
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