Is it legal to (park in front of/) block my own driveway in Nassau county?
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This is goin back to the mid 90's. I was helping my dad wash the cars and we had one blocking our driveway. Some lady a "Karen" before Karen existed called cops because she had to walk in the street. Nassau police showed up and said we had to move car you cant block a driveway even your own. My dad was annoyed but the cops said finish washing then move it no rush.
Sounds like you were blocking the sidewalk. That would be different than parking in the street across your own driveway curb cut.
I haven't read the law, but I would say it's illegal to block your own driveway. Reason being the resident doesn't own the sidewalk, drivewell or the road in front of it. All land after the property line belongs to the city, town, etc.
Also, the police can't tell if the vehicle is owned by the property owner. They'd have to do a registration search.
Where I live now in the land of cowboys and Indians, overnight street parking is legal and everybody does it. But blocking the driveway is also no bueno.
I haven't read the law, but I would say it's illegal to block your own driveway. Reason being the resident doesn't own the sidewalk, drivewell or the road in front of it. All land after the property line belongs to the city, town, etc.
Also, the police can't tell if the vehicle is owned by the property owner. They'd have to do a registration search.
Where I live now in the land of cowboys and Indians, overnight street parking is legal and everybody does it. But blocking the driveway is also no bueno.
We have the same situation here in nyc as far as the city owning the road but as I posted above you can park across your own driveway.
Here's the traffic rules for NYC, NYC, traffic rule s.4-08(f)(2) that allows for owners to park in front of their driveways on the street:
(2) Driveways. In front of a public or private driveway, except that it shall be permissible for the owner, lessor or lessee of the lot accessed by a private driveway to park a passenger vehicle registered to him/her at that address in front of such driveway, provided that such lot does not contain more than two dwelling units and further provided that such parking does not violate any other provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law or local law or rule concerning the parking, stopping or standing of motor vehicles. The prohibition herein shall not apply to driveways that have been rendered unusable due to the presence of a building or other fixed obstruction and, therefore, are not being used as defined in section 4-01(b) of these rules.
You can never block the sidewalk. But if you mean in the street, blocking the curb cut? Generally cops won't hassle you about that in Nassau if it is your house. They got better things to do, giving tickets out for passing red lights, stop signs, speeding, eating at the local dunkin donuts.
There are a lot of people with reading comprehension issues here. OP was asking about blocking his DRIVEWAY not the SIDEWALK that crosses the driveway.
We have the same situation here in nyc as far as the city owning the road but as I posted above you can park across your own driveway.
Here's the traffic rules for NYC, NYC, traffic rule s.4-08(f)(2) that allows for owners to park in front of their driveways on the street:
(2) Driveways. In front of a public or private driveway, except that it shall be permissible for the owner, lessor or lessee of the lot accessed by a private driveway to park a passenger vehicle registered to him/her at that address in front of such driveway, provided that such lot does not contain more than two dwelling units and further provided that such parking does not violate any other provision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law or local law or rule concerning the parking, stopping or standing of motor vehicles. The prohibition herein shall not apply to driveways that have been rendered unusable due to the presence of a building or other fixed obstruction and, therefore, are not being used as defined in section 4-01(b) of these rules.
As I recall, it became legal to park in front of your own driveway in NYC some time probably in the 1970s. When I got my license in the mid 70s it wasn’t legal or it wasn’t clear if it was legal.
As I recall, it became legal to park in front of your own driveway in NYC some time probably in the 1970s. When I got my license in the mid 70s it wasn’t legal or it wasn’t clear if it was legal.
I remember us getting the ticket in our company driveway around 1975 -1977 or so
There are a lot of people with reading comprehension issues here. OP was asking about blocking his DRIVEWAY not the SIDEWALK that crosses the driveway.
Not only do they have reading comprehension issues, they are awfully quick to be "Richards" about other peoples seeming lack of comprehension.
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