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Move the car before the sweeper does.

Alternate Side knows the street-cleaning rules for every block in New York City. Tell it where you parked and it reminds you the evening before you have to move, so a $65 ticket doesn't land on your windshield again.

Coming soon to the App StoreFree · iPhone · No account
Alternate Side showing a parked car on E 14 St and when to move it.

The rules, written along the curb

Each block shows its sweeping days and times right on the map, in small type beside the curb. Zoom out and the street names stay, so you can find your block without hunting through pins.

The map around E 14 St, with each block's sweeping days and times printed along the curb and a green car pin.

Tap once where you parked

Drop the pin by the car, or tap the block itself. The app looks up the city's sign record for that side of the street and draws it as the sign you'd see on the pole, so you can check one against the other.

Confirming the sign for E 14 St, north side: no parking Monday and Thursday, Tuesday and Friday, 11:30am to 1pm.

A heads-up the evening before

The card tells you when to move by and how long you've got. The reminder comes the night before, at 8pm or whatever time you choose. Moved the car? Tap the button and the reminders stop.

The parked car's card: move by Mon 11:30am, the posted sign, the next sweep and the reminder on Sunday at 8pm.

Holidays are already on the calendar

When the city suspends alternate side parking, the app knows and stays quiet. The calendar lists the days off and tells you which ones cancel your own sweep.

The ASP calendar: Thanksgiving, Immaculate Conception and Christmas, each marked with the sweep it cancels.

Yours, and nobody else's

There's no account to make and nothing to sign in to. The whole city's sign data ships inside the app, so the spot where you parked never leaves your phone. It works in New York City only, on iPhone.

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