How to Understand NYC Parking Sign LanguageLawrence “Larry” BerezinNew York Parking Ticket LLC

You will learn about:• C-A-D-E• No Trumps Yes• Yellow Paint

C-A-D-E stands for:• Color• Arrow• Days/Times• Except• 2nd Except

C=Color• Red you’re dead• White is all right

A=Arrow• Is the arrow pointing

to your car?• If not, your parking

space is safe • If so, you may have

to go…read the rule

D=Date/Time• What days/times

does the parking rule apply

E=Except-Double Except• Except what type of

vehicle is permitted to park here?• Commercial• Truck

loading/unloading• Permit parking• Authorized• Taxi

Let’s analyze the red sign• Color (C)-Red you’re dead, if you’re

parking a passenger vehicle• Arrow (A)-Points to my space• Days/Time (D)-Mon-Sat/7AM-7PM• Except (E)-NO STANDING, except

commercial vehicles, from 7AM-7PM• 2nd Except-means, you are permitted

to park your passenger or commercial vehicle on Sundays. (yea!).

NO Trumps YES• Red sign on top

versus White sign on bottom of the gotcha pole• Red says NO• White says YES• N0 Trumps Yes during

the days/hours rule on red sign is in effect

Yellow Paint-fugetaboutit• Yellow paint on a

curb means zero, nada, nothing with regard to parking rules (bus stop zones, distance from fire hydrant, etc.)

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