Street Cleaning (ASP) - DSNY

New York City Department of Sanitation


CleaningCollectionSnow ResponseOther Programs

Animal Waste
Derelict Vehicles & Abandoned Bikes
Graffiti Removal
Highways
Illegal Dumping
Litter & Litter Baskets
Sidewalks & Gutters
Street Cleaning & ASP
Street Vending Enforcement
Sidewalk Slobs

Animal Waste

Derelict Vehicles & Abandoned Bikes

Graffiti Removal

Highways

Illegal Dumping

Litter & Litter Baskets

Sidewalks & Gutters

Street Cleaning & ASP

Street Vending Enforcement

Sidewalk Slobs


Street Cleaning

DSNY uses mechanical brooms (also known as street sweepers) to clean NYC streets. They sweep up litter from along the curb on thousands of miles of New York City streets, including narrow protected bike lanes. Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations allow this street cleaning to take place.

Alternate Side Parking (ASP)

ASP signs indicate days and times when parking is not allowed. You cannot park on the side of the street that is being cleaned when ASP rules are in effect. The rules apply for the length of the entire block, and for the entire time posted on the sign, even if the street sweeper has already passed.

ASP rules are suspended on certain legal and religious holidays each year, during severe weather, and for emergencies. On Sundays, ASP is not in effect, and you do not have to pay parking meters.

If you do not move your vehicle while ASP rules are in effect, you may be fined up to $65.

NOTE: It is NEVER legal to double-park a passenger vehicle, regardless of location, purpose, or duration.

Find out more about ASP and planned street cleaning suspensions.

SweepNYC

You can track the progress of our mechanical brooms and see when street segments were last visited. Track our street sweeping operations with SweepNYC.

We submit metrics on mechanized street sweeping operations every since months. View SweepNYC street sweeping reports.