Oversize Vehicle Parking NYC

Let’s face it, no one really enjoys paying for parking. And once you pay for your gas and bridge or tunnel tolls, actually find a parking garage, and come to grips with the price of parking, the last thing you want to get hit with is an additional $10 charge because you drive an SUV or Oversize vehicle. We’ve compiled some information on oversize vehicle parking in NYC to help broaden your knowledge and awareness about oversize vehicles and how to avoid the extra charge.

What is considered an Oversize Vehicle? The standard definition is:
SUVs and other Oversize vehicles which are 181″ or longer or 70″ or higher (or 75″ regardless of length).

Oversize Vehicle Parking in NYC – From 2006 – 2008, about 90% of all garages and lots charged between $5 – 10 extra, but rarely went over $10. When Park It! NYC surveyed all 1,093 garages in May 2008, we found that 88% of facilities continue to have an SUV/Oversize surcharge, but now the rate has increased to an average of $10. For the first time, we are seeing a number of garages charging $11 and a few locations are charging up to $20!

AVOID THE  SURCHARGE FOR OVERSIZE VEHICLE PARKING IN NYC

Use a Self-Park Garage where you parking your own car will save you this surcharge.

Find the 130 garages that don’t have this surcharge:

• Above 110^th Street – of the nearly 100 garages above 110^th St, only half charge an average surcharge of $7. That means that 50 garages don’t charge at all!
• E 86^th to E 110^th St – 15%, or 10 garages, don’t have a surcharge
• 23^rd St to Chambers between Park Ave S and Bowery – 27%, or 15 garages, don’t have a surcharge
• Avoid 42^nd to 23^rd St – 40 garages tack on $11-$20 extra

Below we’ve listed the vehicles that typically incur the surcharge.