Is this an illegal NYC drivway?

How To Find Out If An NYC Driveway Is Illegal?

ByLawrence Berezin
Inspector Parking Ticket is checking out whether the NYC driveway is illegal.

An NYC driveway is illegal without a curb-cut permit

How do you determine if a curb-cut permit was issued for an NYC driveway?

In other words, the driveway is illegal if the property owner or the construction person they hired didn’t secure a permit to install a curb cut. Meanwhile, all you have to do is follow these five steps to secure the evidence. It is easy peasy.

Easy peasy search for the proper proof

First Step

Click on this link for NYC Buildings Website_curb cutsNYC Buildings Website for curb cuts

Second Step

Click on the link for “DOB NOW: Build.” You’ll find the link under “Curb Cut Permits & Your Project.Like to DOB NOW find the address

Third Step

Click on the “Address” button, which you will find under “Search the Public Portal.”DOB NOW webpage to search for illegal nyc driveway

Fourth Step

Enter the address of the property in the drop-down menu. Next, click the search button.Drop down menu for address of the illegal NYC driveway

Fifth Step

You’ll land on the DOB NOW: Property Profile Webpage. Next, scroll down to “Jobs/Occupancy/Compliance Filings.’

After that, click “BUILD: Job Filings,” and you’ll find a list of the permits.

Likewise, you win if there isn’t a curb-cut permit! And you have your proof. FInd out if an NYC driveway is illegalIllegal NYC driveway

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Here is one of Larry’s all-time favorite cheat sheets. You’ll learn:

  • The NYC Traffic Rule, 4-08(f)(2)
  • The definition of a “driveway”
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  • Five Driveway Mistakes That Spell Disaster
  • A fascinating list of the ten most blocked driveways in NYC
  • And much more…
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Here’s an important update from a couple of wonderful friends, Dan and Victor

Older curb-cut permits (prior to 2015) may only be visible in the Building Information System (BIS) at https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bispi00.jsp

Older searches for permits

Commentary

There are several ways to beat a parking ticket for parking in front of an NYC driveway., but always check first whether the driveway is legal. Likewise, it is the best way to win!

Good luck.

4 Comments

Dan •

Your method doesn’t really work with properties built before 2010 or so. For those properties you have to look up the property at BIS site – https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bispi00.jsp and look at the pdf of the C. of O. to see if a driveway or curb cut permit# is on it somewhere. If the property was built before 1938 no C. of O. was usually required so for those properties there’s really no way to tell if the driveway/curb cut is legal.

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