{"id":1780,"date":"2025-02-14T13:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:19:09","slug":"5-things-know-nyc-parking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/5-things-know-nyc-parking\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things To Know About NYC Parking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every New Yorker knows NYC is a difficult beast when it comes to parking. Here are 5 things to know about NYC parking:<\/p>\n<h2>1. New Yorkers spend on average more than 100 hours per year looking for parking<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/NYC-Traffic.gif\" alt=\"nyc traffic\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The average New Yorker spends\u00a0107 hours per year searching for a parking space. That&#8217;s about 4 and a half days per year set aside just for parking. This not only costs drivers hours but it also increases fuel consumption and emissions!<\/p>\n<h2>2. This converts into a monetary value of over $2,243 per year<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Money.gif\" alt=\"parking tickets money\" width=\"502\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If this time is converted into a monetary value, it adds up to $2,243 per year per driver. Considering there are almost 2 million drivers in NYC this costs $4.3Bn to the city!<\/p>\n<h2>3. The city of New York issues $600 Million in parking tickets per year<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Million.gif\" alt=\"nyc-parking-million\" width=\"503\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NYC issues the highest number of parking tickets in the country, for a total value of over $600,000,000.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The most common NYC parking ticket: Alternate Side Parking \/ Street Cleaning<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Alternate-Side-Parking.gif\" alt=\"Alternate Side Parking Notification\" width=\"507\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NYC Parking&#8217;s biggest hustle is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/alternate-side-parking-nyc-explanations\/\">Alternate Side Parking<\/a>. It is no\u00a0surprise that this is the most issued ticket in the city!<\/p>\n<h2>5. In NYC there are more than 80K parking spaces<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"find nyc parking\" width=\"511\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite being one of the most trafficked cities in the US, NYC has an incredibly high number of parking spots and parking structures. Your spot is there, it&#8217;s all about finding it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To check parking regulations, get automated notifications and find parking in NYC get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotangels.com\/nyc-parking\">SpotAngels App<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every New Yorker knows NYC is a difficult beast when it comes to parking. Here are 5 things to know about NYC parking: 1. New Yorkers spend on average more than 100 hours per year looking for parking The average New Yorker spends\u00a0107 hours per year searching for a parking space. 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