Here are all the answers for my "Pop Quiz: NYC Parking Rules."
1. "No Standing" zone. You can stop to drop off/pick up passengers. As long as you do so expeditiously.
You can't stop to load/unload a package or merchandise at curbside. You can't wait or park.
2. "No Stopping" zone. You can't wait, can't park, can't stop to drop off/pick up passengers or to load/unload a package or merchandise at curbside.
3. "No Parking" zone. You can stop to drop off/pickup passengers. And you can stop to load/unload a package or merchandise at curbside. As long as you do so expeditiously.
You can't wait or park there.
4. Fire hydrants. On either side of one, your car must be more than 15 feet away from it. Even if it is broken.
5. Parking or standing is not allowed in front of a driveway.
6. Parking or standing is not allowed withing 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
7. Parking or standing is not allowed within 30 feet of a traffic light or a "STOP" sign or a "YIELD" sign.
8. Parking or standing is not allowed within 20 feet of a fire station driveway or within 75 feet on the opposite side of the road.
9. Parking or standing is not allowed along a curb that has a pedestrian ramp.
10. Bus stops. Begins at the posted sign and continues in the direction of the arrow to the next posted sign or to the corner of the block. Painted yellow lines or other markings do not indicate where the bus stop starts or ends.
You can stop at a bus stop to drop off/pickup passengers. As long as you do so expeditiously.
Sources: The NYC DOT and the NYS DMV Driver's Manual and "Got Tickets? Your Guide to Parking Ticket Hearings"
