A bill recently passed by the New York City Council would require the creation of overnight truck parking spaces to deal with a severe shortage of truck parking options in the city.

On June 30, 2025, the New York City Council passed Int 0099, which was authored by Councilwoman Nantasha Williams.

The bill requires the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) to create overnight commercial vehicle parking in industrial business zones (IBZ). The spaces would be available only for use by commercial vehicles, not passenger vehicles.

The overnight parking spaces must be “active” for at least 10 hours per night and must be “inactive” between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

The bill further requires NYC DOT to conduct outreach to commercial entities in the area, as well as truck drivers operating in the City, to inform them of these new areas, and requires annual reporting by DOT on these overnight parking areas.

The bill was written in response to complaints from New York residents about illegal overnight truck parking caused by a serious lack of legal truck parking availability. The New York Police Department often responds to these complaints with operations to boot or tow illegally parked commercial vehicles.

The bill would build on previous action to create more truck parking availability in NYC. In March 20, 2025, NYC DOT debuted an “Overnight Truck Parking Pilot,” to create 45 new metered parking options in select IBZs for commercial vehicles, including large tractor trailers. Truckers will be able to pay for parking in eight hour increments through the ParkNYC app at a cost of $10 for each eight hour session Monday through Saturday (Sunday parking is free, citywide).

“There is a critical shortage of available overnight parking for truck drivers in New York City, often leading drivers to park in areas that result in unsafe and unfair situations for both drivers and the impacted neighborhoods. The NYC DOT is now taking steps in the right direction with its recent launch of the Overnight Truck Parking Pilot, which provides metered parking options in IBZs, but there is more work to be done. We thank City Council Member Nantasha Williams and City Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Selvena Brooks-Powers for their leadership in advocating for common sense solutions, such as expanding safe and legal overnight truck parking. With these steps we are working towards a future where trucks aren’t forced to park in neighborhoods where they shouldn’t be—often due to strict federal Hours-of-Service regulations—while supporting the broader needs of the freight network,” Trucking Association of New York (TANY) Vice President of Government Affairs Zach Miller said of the bill in April.