What is the Difference Between Stopping, Standing, and Parking in NYC?

Last Updated on June 19, 2017 by Lawrence Berezin

Learning the difference between stopping, standing, and parking in NYC takes relentless repetition

Stopping is halting your vehicle for a NY second. Standing is stopping. Parking is standing. So, the moment you halt your vehicle, you are stopping, standing and parking. It matters not if your vehicle is occupied; nor whether you stay seated in your vehicle. If you halt your vehicle, stay in your car, or exit your vehicle for a split second alongside a curb in a no stopping, no standing, or no parking zone, you are parking ticket toast. You will get an NYC parking ticket. Ca-ching.

Viva la difference!

In a no standing zone, you are permitted to stop temporarily to drop-off or pick-up a passenger to or from the curb.

In a no parking zone, you are permitted to stop temporarily to drop-off or pick-up a passenger, and personal property to or from the curb.

In a no stopping zone, get the heck out of there

There are some special no standing rules you may wish to know about

Temporarily means two minutes or less.

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No more expensive excuses

For example, I only pulled over to the curb in a no stopping zone to answer my cell phone. Ca-ching. I just ran into the store to go the bathroom. Ca-ching. I was lost and stopped for just a second. Ca-ching.

You cannot ever, never, until Hell freezes over, stop your vehicle and sit in your car in a no stopping, no standing, or no parking zone. Period. End of story.

Take-aways:

• Stopping, standing and parking is really the same thing…halting your vehicle, whether occupied or not
• The difference is the type of activity you can or cannot do in the three (3) zones
• You can stop temporarily, drop/pick-up a passenger to or from the curb in a no standing zone
• You can stop temporarily, drop/pick-up a passenger and personal property to of from the curb in a no parking zone
• Keep driving in a no stopping zone. Period. End of story

You cannot leave the table until you finish your carrots, and understand the 3 NOs. Any questions? Please share any mistakes you’ve made, so we all learn and save our hard-earned dough.