Is it legal to (park in front of/) block my own driveway in Nassau county? (live in, law)
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Here in nyc it’s a maybe , I don’t know about Nassau county
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.
Read the signs. It's that simple. If you live in a village, probably not. Again, READ the signs. Don't ask a bunch of internet strangers about a whole county, with no specifics as to where you are.
Read the signs. It's that simple. If you live in a village, probably not. Again, READ the signs. Don't ask a bunch of internet strangers about a whole county, with no specifics as to where you are.
There are no signs for parking on the majority of Nassau and Suffolk streets. I have only ever seen them in incorporated villages or near train stations.
Last edited by trusso11783; 01-31-2022 at 06:35 AM..
There are no signs for parking in the majority of Nassau and Suffolk streets. I have only ever seen them in incorporated villages or near train stations.
This is correct. I lived in an unincorporated area til I retired and never saw a sign addressing it. I assume the OP is settling a discussion. FWIW, as long ago as I can recall, I was told that you could not block a driveway. It was explained to me by my dad that the reason was because if it were allowed you would open the possibility of someone blocking your driveway. Again, never once saw anything official on this or knew anyone who got a ticket, but it makes sense to me.
Read the signs. It's that simple. If you live in a village, probably not. Again, READ the signs. Don't ask a bunch of internet strangers about a whole county, with no specifics as to where you are.
There are no signs where I live. And OP is specifically asking about blocking his own driveway. Dont know about the legality, but I do it all the time where I live and no one cares.
There are no signs where I live. And OP is specifically asking about blocking his own driveway. Dont know about the legality, but I do it all the time where I live and no one cares.
Many years a go we got a ticket in Brooklyn on our own company truck blocking our own driveway.
At that time the judge said a cut curb is as good as a no parking sign …
They revised that to the law I posted above later on
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.
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