FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 18, 2021

New Snow Procedure: No Parking on Snow Emergency Routes

Alternate Side Parking In Effect for All Other Roadways 

KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble and the Department of Public Works, as passed by the Common Council, announce new Snow Emergency procedures in the City of Kingston. 

Typical Snow Emergency procedure in the City of Kingston is alternate side parking rules. However, to allow for more efficient clearing of major roadways, there will now be no street parking along Snow Emergency Routes. Alternate side parking will remain in effect for the rest of the City, but there will be no parking allowed on Snow Emergency Routes for the duration of a Snow Emergency event, effective immediately. 

Signs to this effect will be installed on the Snow Emergency Routes, which include the following streets: 

Hurley Avenue

Schwenk Drive

Lucas Avenue

Washington Avenue

Greenkill Avenue

Wilbur Avenue

Abeel Street

O'Reilly Street

Albany Avenue

Broadway

Foxhall Avenue

Flatbush Avenue

Clifton Avenue

East Chester Street

Garden Street

Hasbrouck Avenue

Delaware Avenue

North Street

East Strand

Pearl Street

Linderman Avenue

Elaine Drive

Garraghan Drive

Frog Alley

Cornell Street

Andrew Street

Marys Avenue

Boulevard

A map and more information on the Snow Emergency Routes can be found at: www.kingston-ny.gov/snowemergency. 

As a reminder for standard procedure, a Snow Emergency is typically announced if more than 3 inches of snow are forecasted and plowing is required. When a Snow Emergency is declared, the best place for vehicles is off-street, however, alternate side parking will be in effect for non-Snow Emergency Routes. During a Snow Emergency, parking is permitted on the odd side of the street on odd numbered calendar days and on the even side of the street on even numbered calendar days. The odd or even side of the street is determined by house numbers. At 7:00am the following day, vehicles must move to the opposite side of the street. Vehicles not in compliance will be ticketed and towed. 

During a Snow Emergency, regular alternate side parking rules are suspended. On-street and off-street parking meters are suspended. Pre-existing parking restrictions which allow or prohibit parking on a particular side of the street are temporarily superseded by Snow Emergency alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules.

No parking is allowed within 50 feet of any street corner and vehicles must not block fire hydrants, driveways, entryways or exits for parking lots, or in any hazardous manner.

The City of Kingston will announce a Snow Emergency in the following ways:

• Online at http://www.kingston-ny.gov and at the City of Kingston Facebook page.
• By phone or text using the City’s notification system, Swift911. Sign up to receive calls or texts here.
• By e-mail. Recipients of the Mayor’s newsletter will receive an e-mail notification. Sign up for the newsletter here.
• Via media—all local media will be alerted.
  

For a snow-related service request or to report hazardous road conditions, call the Department of Public Works dispatch at 845-338-2114 or use Kingston 311. For towed vehicles, call the Kingston Police Department at 845-331-1671. 

For those who are unable to move their vehicle off the road, the following municipal parking lots are free and open to the public during a Snow Emergency:

Uptown area

All 3 North Front Street lots

Forsyth Park lot adjacent to the tennis courts

Dietz Stadium lot

Midtown area

Sea Deli lot

Hodge Center lot

AME Zion Church on Franklin St. lot

Cornell St. lot

Prince St. lot

Lot next to Arace Electronics (357 Broadway)

Broadway Commons (615 Broadway)

Downtown area

Dock St. Lot

117-165 Abeel St.

Trolley Museum lot

Block Park

Kingston Point Beach

The City of Kingston will be sending a flyer with new Snow Emergency procedure information to every household in the coming weeks.