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What NYC parking tickets actually cost, per the Department of Finance
Street cleaning, meter and hydrant fines from the NYC Department of Finance table, and how Coordn8 helps you check the sign and the curb first.
New York drivers argue about ticket prices constantly. This note sticks to amounts published by the New York City Department of Finance on its Violation codes, fines, rules, and regulations page. Every dollar figure below is taken from that table. We are not citing Coordn8 homepage copy, market-size claims, or unreleased product features.
Street cleaning (code 21): $65
DOF lists Street Cleaning under code 21 as no parking where parking is not allowed by sign, street marking, or traffic control device, and states that effective February 20, 2020, the fine amount for this violation code is $65. See the DOF violation-codes page. Street cleaning is suspended on 42 days in 2026; check whether alternate side parking is in effect today.
Municipal meters (codes 37–38): $65 or $35
On the same DOF table, codes 37–38 cover parking-meter violations: parking in excess of the allowed time, and failing to show a receipt or tag in the windshield. DOF lists $65 for Manhattan 96th Street and below, and $35 for all other areas. The page also notes a five-minute grace period before purchase time and after expiration on meter receipts.
Fire hydrant (code 40): $115
Code 40 is stopping, standing, or parking closer than 15 feet of a fire hydrant. DOF lists $115 in both Manhattan 96th Street and below and all other areas on that same table. The definition there also describes when a passenger vehicle may stand alongside a hydrant between sunrise and sunset with a driver ready to move.
The Department of Transportation says it is illegal to park within 15 feet of either side of a fire hydrant, including on floating parking lanes next to protected bike lanes. NYC 311 says the same, and says the painted curbs at hydrant locations do not show where a vehicle can park.
How to read the official table
DOF states that each fine amount on the page includes a $15 New York State Criminal Justice surcharge. Always match the code printed on a summons to the official codes page rather than a screenshot in a group chat.
Before the sweeper (or the hydrant) gets you
$65 because you forgot a sign. That is the street-cleaning ticket.
Coordn8 would rather be the one that tells you. Drop a pin and the block's cleaning schedule is right there. Want a heads-up? With membership, you get a nudge an hour before it starts. Search an address, tap the pin, and you get alternate side for that curb plus whatever else is posted.
Then there's the $115 one. You know the routine: someone hops out and counts sidewalk squares while the driver inches back and hopes. Skip it. Tap Hydrants and every fire hydrant the city has on record shows up on the map around you. That part is free for everyone.
Membership adds one more thing. Pin your car and Coordn8 measures how far you are from the nearest hydrant on its own. Plenty of room, and you get a green check. Too close for comfort, and you get a heads-up to take a quick look before you walk away. It goes off your phone's GPS and the city's hydrant map, so it is a nudge to check the curb, not a guarantee.
Our New York launch target is January 1, 2027.
This research note is published by Coordn8. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace the Department of Finance or the Department of Transportation.