Goodbye To Those Southern Tier New York Winter Parking Rules

April 1st is more than just the beginning of a new month or April Fool's Day. It's also the end of that unpopular, but necessary, alternate street parking rule in various municipalities in the Southern Tier of New York.

Today, March 31, 2025, marks the final day of alternate side of the street parking for the Village of Johnson City. In my neighborhood, I have enjoyed watching vehicles being ticketed for parking on the wrong side of the street over the past few months. Is that cruel? Admit it, you'd enjoy it as well. That is, as long as it's not your vehicle getting the ticket.

In the City of Binghamton, the alternate side of the street rule ended on March 15th.

For the Village of Endicott, the winter parking rules end on March 31st. The rule for Endicott prohibits parking or stopping of any motor vehicle on any Village streets and in municipal parking lots between the hours of 1:00 AM and 6:00 AM, unless otherwise posted.

Winter parking rules for the Town of Vestal notes that parking is prohibited on all Town and County roads between the hours of 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM- December 1st - March 31st.

Also in the Village of Johnson City, today (March 3, 2025), yard waste pickup began and will continue each Monday until December 8th (weather dependent).

Yard waste items must be out by 6:00 a.m. on pickup day. In Johnson City, yard waste will not be picked up on May 26, June 23, July 7, September 1, and December 1st. For more information, the complete 2025 refuse schedule and rules, visit the Village of Johnson City website.