Driving a car in New York City can be an expensive activity. Parking prices for sure don’t help. With these tips and tricks, you’ll be able to find a free parking spot or two.
To find those free street parking spots, here is what you need:
- An understanding of where those spots exist. (Check out this free map!)
- Familiarity with parking rules in NYC so you’ll know that free spot is actually free.
Map of Free Parking
Most of the spots in busy areas like Times Square, Hudson Yards, Midtown Manhattan, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Downtown Brooklyn are metered. But some are free. To locate them you can use the SpotAngels map before navigating to your desired area.
The map updates in real-time, so simply type in the address you’re parking near, the time you expect to be there, and your duration. The spots where you can legally park will appear on the map along with their prices. The green spots are the ones that are free charge!
Pro tip: Some of the metered spots (in blue) might be free of charge as well if you happen to park outside of the metered hours 😉
New York City Parking Rules:
Parking is free on Sunday and during most Holidays!
Additionally, Alternate Side Parking is suspended during all the Holidays. Here they are for 2025:
| Start Date | Parking Holiday | End Date |
| 2025-01-01 | New Year's Day | 2025-01-01 |
| 2025-01-06 | Three King's Day | 2025-01-06 |
| 2025-01-11 | Snow Operations | 2025-01-11 |
| 2025-01-20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | 2025-01-20 |
| 2025-01-22 | Weather Operations | 2025-01-22 |
| 2025-01-28 | Lunar New Year’s Eve | 2025-01-28 |
| 2025-01-29 | Lunar New Year | 2025-01-29 |
| 2025-02-12 | Lincoln's Birthday | 2025-02-12 |
| 2025-02-17 | Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) | 2025-02-17 |
| 2025-03-05 | Ash Wednesday | 2025-03-05 |
| 2025-03-14 | Purim | 2025-03-14 |
| 2025-03-31 | Eid al-Fitr (Idul-Fitr) | 2025-03-31 |
| 2025-04-13 | Passover | 2025-04-13 |
| 2025-04-17 | Holy Thursday (Orthodox) | 2025-04-17 |
| 2025-04-17 | Holy Thursday | 2025-04-17 |
| 2025-04-18 | Good Friday (Orthodox) | 2025-04-18 |
| 2025-04-18 | Good Friday | 2025-04-18 |
| 2025-04-19 | Passover (7th/8th Days) | 2025-04-19 |
| 2025-05-26 | Memorial Day | 2025-05-26 |
| 2025-05-29 | Solemnity of the Ascension | 2025-05-29 |
| 2025-06-02 | Shavuot | 2025-06-02 |
| 2025-06-06 | Eid al-Adha (Idul-Adha) | 2025-06-06 |
| 2025-06-19 | Juneteenth | 2025-06-19 |
| 2025-07-04 | Independence Day | 2025-07-04 |
| 2025-08-03 | Tisha B'Av | 2025-08-03 |
| 2025-08-15 | Feast of the Assumption | 2025-08-15 |
| 2025-09-01 | Labor Day | 2025-09-01 |
| 2025-10-02 | Yom Kippur | 2025-10-02 |
| 2025-10-07 | Succoth | 2025-10-07 |
| 2025-10-13 | Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day | 2025-10-13 |
| 2025-10-14 | Shemini Atzereth | 2025-10-14 |
| 2025-10-15 | Simchas Torah | 2025-10-15 |
| 2025-10-20 | Diwali | 2025-10-20 |
| 2025-10-23 | Rosh Hashanah | 2025-10-23 |
| 2025-11-01 | All Saints Day | 2025-11-01 |
| 2025-11-04 | Election Day | 2025-11-04 |
| 2025-11-11 | Veterans day | 2025-11-11 |
| 2025-11-27 | Thanksgiving Day | 2025-11-27 |
| 2025-12-08 | Immaculate Conception | 2025-12-08 |
| 2025-12-25 | Christmas Day | 2025-12-25 |
Want to get free parking recommendations before your meetings? you can connect your calendar to SpotAngels
To know which specific regulations are suspended on these days and find parking on the go, download the award-winning SpotAngels app. It is free 😉
1 Comment
I think only alternative side parking is suspended During Most hokidays