• New York has parking laws that are common throughout the state.parking image by Palindra from Fotolia.com
  
  Parking in New York state can be challenging when dealing with tunnels, bridges, hills and large cities. Although some New York cities may have different laws dealing with street sweepers and lack of adequate parking, there are a number of laws that are common throughout the state.
  
  

Parking Definitions

• New York parking is divided into three categories: parking, standing and stopping. No Parking signs allow the driver to stop temporarily to load or unload people or items from the vehicle. A No Standing sign allows the vehicle to stop temporarily to load or unload people. A No Stopping signs allows a stop only to avoid hitting other vehicles or to obey traffic signs or a police officer.
  
  

Parking Distances

• Parking is illegal when closer than 20 feet from an intersection crosswalk, 30 feet from traffic signal, stop sign or yield sign, 20 feet from a fire station driveway or 50 feet from a railroad crossing.
  
  

Parallel Parking

• Unless angle parking is authorized, every vehicle must be parked parallel so that the right-hand wheels are within 12 inches of the right-hand curb.
  
  

Sold and Repaired Vehicles

• Vehicles being sold or repaired may not be parked upon any New York highway. The law allows parking of a vehicle for repairs only in an emergency.
  
  

Disabled Parking

• Only vehicles displaying a New York Parking Permit for the Disabled or license plates for the disabled may park in disabled parking spots. Temporary permits may be issued by each New York city, village or town to individuals who are certified by a doctor as being temporarily disabled.
  
  

Police Removal

• Police officers may remove illegally parked vehicles in cities with population in excess or 1 million or on streets belonging to New York state thruway authority, office of parks and recreation, parkway authority or bridge or tunnel authority.