Are you discombobulated by the secret language of NYC parking signs? If so, check out this lesson in parking sign language...It will keep you dough where it belongs, in your wallet.

1. How to Understand
NYC Parking Sign
Language
Lawrence “Larry” Berezin
New York Parking Ticket LLC

2. You will learn about:
• C-A-D-E
• No Trumps Yes
• Yellow Paint

3. C-A-D-E stands for:
• Color
• Arrow
• Days/Times
• Except
• 2nd Except

4. C=Color
• Red you’re dead
• White is all right

5. A=Arrow
• Is the arrow pointing
to your car?
• If not, your parking
space is safe
• If so, you may have
to go…read the rule

6. D=Date/Time
• What days/times
does the parking rule
apply

7. E=Except-Double Except
• Except what type of
vehicle is permitted
to park here?
• Commercial
• Truck
loading/unloading
• Permit parking
• Authorized
• Taxi

8. Let’s analyze the red sign
• Color (C)-Red you’re dead, if you’re
parking a passenger vehicle
• Arrow (A)-Points to my space
• Days/Time (D)-Mon-Sat/7AM-7PM
• Except (E)-NO STANDING, except
commercial vehicles, from 7AM-7PM
• 2nd Except-means, you are permitted
to park your passenger or commercial
vehicle on Sundays. (yea!).

9. NO Trumps YES
• Red sign on top
versus White sign on
bottom of the gotcha
pole
• Red says NO
• White says YES
• N0 Trumps Yes during
the days/hours rule
on red sign is in
effect

10. Yellow Paint-fugetaboutit
• Yellow paint on a
curb means zero,
nada, nothing with
regard to parking
rules (bus stop zones,
distance from fire
hydrant, etc.)

11. New York Parking Ticket LLC
www.newyorkparkingticket.com