The NYC Parking Card is available in $20, $50 and $100 denominations. This card can be used in all New York City municipal parking fields, all muni-meters, and selected single-space meter locations.
- No more pockets full of coins.
- No trying to change your bills.
- No summonses while looking for change or because the coins you had were not enough.
Where to use the NYC Parking Card
On-Street Locations Where the Card Can Be Used in Muni-Meters
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Manhattan:
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Kips Bay area -
Midtown Manhattan |
2nd Avenue from 30th to 33rd Street
30th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue
27th to 59th Street from 2nd to 9th Avenue |
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| 72nd Street |
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| 14th Street - |
Union Square |
| 8th Street - |
NYU area |
| Orchard Street |
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| Canal Street |
West Broadway to Bowery |
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Queens:
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New York Hospital - |
Booth Memorial Avenue |
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Queens College |
Melbourne Avenue |
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Northern Boulevard and Main Street |
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Forest Hills - |
Austin Street area
Queens Boulevard, north and south sides, and vicinity (as of 10/7/06) |
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Long Island City - |
Skillman Avenue |
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Beach 116th Street |
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Steinway Street |
Northern Blvd to Ditmars Blvd |
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Bell Boulevard |
34th Avenue to 48th Avenue |
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Brooklyn:
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94th Street Triangle |
4th to 5th Avenues |
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Ft. Hamilton Pkwy |
66th to 67th Streets |
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Bay Parkway |
Benson Avenue to 84th Street
63rd to 72nd Streets (Avenue O) |
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86th Street |
21 Avenue to Bay Parkway |
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Coney Island Ave (east side) |
Brighton Beach Ave to the Boardwalk |
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Brighton Beach Ave (south side) |
Coney Island Ave to Seacoast Terrace |
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Brighton Beach Ave (north side) |
Brighton 15th Street to Brighton 11th Street |
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Atlantic Avenue |
Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street |
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Bronx:
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Westchester Ave |
Overing Street to East Tremont Avenue |
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Kingsbridge Road |
East and West |
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149th Street |
Willis Avenue to Park Avenue |
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Third Avenue from 143rd to 153rd Streets and surrounding streets |
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Fordham Road, and the adjacent North/South streets, between Grand Concourse and Webster Avenue |
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Morris Park Avenue |
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Colden Avenue to Paulding Avenue |
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Colden Avenue to Radcliff Avenue |
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Parkchester |
Metropolitan Oval and vicinity |
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Staten Island:
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Staten Island University Hospital |
Mason and Seaview Avenues |
On-Street Locations Where the Card Can Be Used in Single-space Meters
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Queens:
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Long Island City |
On Skillman Avenue
From 35th Street to Hunters Point Avenue |
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Manhattan:
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Upper West Side |
On Broadway, Columbus and
Amsterdam Avenues
From 72nd Street to 86th Street |
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West 125th Street |
Between Fifth and St. Nicholas Avenues |
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Brooklyn:
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Bay Ridge |
On 5th Avenue from Ridge Parkway to
94th Street |
Parking Cards are no longer only for muni-meters!
There are select single-space meters in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan that now accept Parking Cards! Look for the single-space meter with the yellow decal!
Single-space meters now accept NYC Parking Card
NYC Parking Cards can be used in select single space meters in Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn. Simply look for single-space meters with this yellow decal.

Where to Purchase NYC Parking Cards
- Use a credit card to make a purchase online.
- Purchase at a CityStore location.
- Purchase at the Department of Finance Adjudication and Payment Center, 66 John Street, 2nd floor, Manhattan, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
- Mail-in an application with a check.
An application is available by calling 311 or downloading the form. The following application is in PDF format.
How to use the NYC Parking Card
Instructions are available here.