New Alternate Side Parking Rules Come To Astoria

ASTORIA, QUEENS — New alternate side parking regulations are coming to Astoria, city officials announced.

The city's sanitation department is introducing weekly street cleanings in the neighborhood, following a 20-year push by the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association.

The agency will sweep the streets twice a week, or once per side. Sanitation officials had previously insisted on cleaning each side twice in the same week, according to The National Herald.

"Not only will this contribute to cleanliness in our neighborhood, we will also cease to be the long-term parking lot for so many (mostly out-of-town) drivers," a statement from the the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association reads.

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As of Monday, Aug. 12, alternate side parking is suspended while the city's transportation department installs signs listing the new regulations. The process will take two to three weeks, a DOT spokesperson said.

Alternate side parking regulations will apply to these areas:

• North: Astoria Park South (included) from Shore Road to 21st Street
• East: 21st Street (not included) from Astoria Park South/Hoyt Avenue to Broadway
• South: Broadway (included) from 21st Street to Vernon Boulevard
• West: East River from Broadway to Astoria Park South

The changes do not affect 8 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. rules or parking meters. For more information, call 311 or visit the NYC Department of Sanitation website.