From Monday, August 3 through Friday, September 25, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will conduct an Alternate Side Parking (ASP) pilot in portions of Prospect Heights.

For years, our office has heard from Prospect Heights residents who have asked whether twice-a-week Alternate Side Parking is still necessary to keep neighborhood streets clean. This pilot will help determine whether once-a-week ASP can maintain the same level of cleanliness while reducing the burden on residents.

During the pilot, participating streets will only require vehicles to be moved once each week for street cleaning. Parking signs will not change. Existing ASP signs will remain in place throughout the pilot. You will only be ticketed if you do not move your vehicle on your designated pilot day. Enforcement will be limited to Thursdays or Fridays, depending on which side of the street you park on. Outside of your designated pilot day, you will not receive an ASP ticket on participating streets, even if the posted signs indicate otherwise.

The pilot includes the following streets:

• Pacific Street from Grand Avenue to Vanderbilt Avenue
• Dean Street from Vanderbilt Avenue to Grand Avenue
• Bergen Street from Grand Avenue to Vanderbilt Avenue
• St. Marks Avenue from Vanderbilt Avenue to Grand Avenue
• Prospect Place from Grand Avenue to Vanderbilt Avenue
• Park Place from Vanderbilt Avenue to Grand Avenue
• Sterling Place from Washington Avenue to Vanderbilt Avenue
• St. John’s Place from Plaza Street East to Washington Avenue
• Lincoln Place from Washington Avenue to Underhill Avenue
• Butler Place from Plaza Street East to Sterling Place
• Underhill Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Atlantic Avenue
• Washington Avenue from Prospect Place to Atlantic Avenue

Prospect Heights was selected by DSNY for this pilot based on street cleanliness data and operational considerations. Throughout the pilot, the agency will continue monitoring participating streets to evaluate whether once-a-week ASP can maintain the same level of cleanliness.

The data collected during this pilot is only meaningful if streets can actually be cleaned. On your designated ASP day, please move your vehicle so DSNY can access the curb and complete street cleaning. If too many vehicles remain parked, it will be more difficult to evaluate whether once-a-week ASP is effective. Strong community participation will help ensure the pilot reflects what is possible and could help make the case for expanding similar efforts elsewhere in the district.