Alternate side parking in NYC suspended through Feb. 1 due to snowstorm

Alternate side parking in New York City has been suspended for the rest of the month “to facilitate snow operations.”

Alternate side parking rules, which allow the city to clean streets, will be on hold through Sunday, Feb. 1, the city’s Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.

That will make seven straight days of suspended alternate side parking. For those curious, three straight snow storms in 1978 led to canceled parking rules for 62 days in a row.

A winter storm pummeled the tri-state area Sunday into Monday, dumping snow and freezing precipitation. It was the same storm that impacted nearly half of the United States.

The storm prompted dangerous road conditions — impacting travel, including public transportation in the area

When alternate side parking is suspended, drivers must still follow all other posted parking time limits and rules.