Parking Garages NYC | NYC Parking Rates

Let's face it, no one really enjoys paying for parking. And once you pay for your gas and bridge or tunnel tolls, actually find a parking garage, and come to grips with the price of parking, the last thing you want to get hit with is an additional $10 because you drive an SUV or Oversize vehicle.

What is considered an Oversize vehicle? The standard definition is:
SUVs and other Oversize vehicles 181" or longer or 70" or higher (or 75" regardless of length).

From 2006 - 2008, about 90% of all garages and lots charged between $5 - 10 extra, but rarely went over $10. When Park It! NYC surveyed all 1,093 garages in May 2008, we found that 88% of facilities continue to have an SUV/Oversize surcharge, but now the rate has increased to an average of $10. For the first time, we are seeing a number of garages charging $11 and a few locations are charging up to $20!

How to avoid the SUV/Oversize surcharge

Find the 130 garages that don't have this surcharge:

Above 110^th Street - of the nearly 100 garages above 110^th St, only half charge an average surcharge of $7. That means that 50 garages don't charge at all!

E 86^th to E 110^th St - 15%, or 10 garages, don't have a surcharge

23^rd St to Chambers between Park Ave S and Bowery - 27%, or 15 garages, don't have a surcharge

Avoid 42^nd to 23^rd St - 40 garages tack on $11-$20 extra

Below we've listed the vehicles that typically incur the surcharge.

SUVs	MINI VANS	SEDANS
Audi Q7 BMW X5 Buick Enclave, Rainier, Rendezvous Cadillac Escalade, SRX Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, TrailBlazer SUV LT & SUV EXT Chrysler Aspen Dodge Durango Ford Excursion, Expedition, Explorer XLT V6 & Eddie Bauer V8 GMC Acadia, Envoy SUV LT & EXT LT, Yukon Hummer H1, H2, H3 Infiniti QX Isuzu Ascender Jeep Commander Land Rover LR3, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport Lexus GX, LX Lincoln Aviator, MKX, Navigator Mazda CX-9 Mercedes-Benz G-Class, GL-Class, R-Class Mercury Mountaineer Mitsubishi Endeavor, Montero, Outlander Nissan Armada, Pathfinder Pontiac Aztek, Torrent Porsche Cayenne Saab 9-7X Saturn Outlook Subaru B9 Tribeca Toyota 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Highlander SUV, Land Cruiser, Sequoia Volkswagen Touareg Volvo V70/XC70, XC90	Buick Terraza Chevrolet Astro, Express, Uplander, Venture Chrysler Town & Country Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan, Sprinter Ford Econoline, Freestar, GMC Savana Honda Odyssey Hyundai Entourage Kia Sedona Mercury Monterey Nissan Quest Saturn Relay Toyota Sienna	Buick LaCrosse, LeSabre, Lucerne, Park Avenue Cadillac DTS, STS Chevrolet Impala Chrysler 300 Dodge Charger Ford Crown Victoria, Five Hundred Jaguar XJ-Series Lexus LS 460 Lincoln Town Car Maserati Quarttroporte Mercury Grand Marquis

Avoiding SUV and Oversized Vehicle Charges