The city’s Department of Transportation has launched a pilot program aimed at keeping commercial vehicles off residential streets by offering overnight parking in industrial zones.

The Overnight Truck Parking pilot will introduce metered parking for large tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles in designated industrial business zones, DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said in a news release Thursday.

What You Need To Know

  • The Overnight Truck Parking pilot will introduce metered parking for large tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles in designated industrial business zones

  • The program, which will run for one year, seeks to reduce the number of trucks parked in residential areas overnight

  • Three business zones were selected for the pilot, targeting areas that have been “plagued by illegal overnight parking”

  • Parking will be available 24 hours a day in eight-hour increments at a rate of $10 per session

The program, which will run for one year, seeks to reduce the number of trucks parked in residential areas overnight, the DOT said.

The following three business zones were selected for the pilot, targeting areas that have been “plagued by illegal overnight parking,” according to the DOT:

  • Flatlands/Fairfield in Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue from Erskine Street to Fountain Avenue.
  • Hunts Point in the Bronx: Ryawa Avenue from Manida Street to Halleck Street.
  • Maspeth in Queens: 56th Road from 43rd Street to 49th Street.

In a statement, Mayor Eric Adams said the pilot will add 45 spaces for tractor-trailers across the three locations, calling it a “win-win” for both communities and the trucking industry.

Truck operators can use the ParkNYC app to pay for parking, which will be available 24 hours a day in eight-hour increments at a rate of $10 per session, Monday through Saturday. Parking is free citywide on Sundays.

“We understand the importance of truck deliveries in New York City, and our goal is to make them as safe, seamless, and environmentally friendly as possible,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “Too often, residential areas and working-class communities bear the burden of illegal overnight truck parking. This pilot will address this inequity by offering legal spaces for truck drivers to park in select industrial business zones.”

The DOT is encouraging businesses to sign up for a ParkNYC business account, which allows companies to manage employee parking transactions through a single wallet. Truck operators may park for consecutive eight-hour periods if needed, the agency said.