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Tow Pounds

A vehicle may be towed by the Department's Traffic Enforcement District to one of the NYPD tow pounds for violations of the NYC Traffic Rules that include, but are not limited to:

  • Double parking
  • Parking in a bicycle lane or bus lane
  • Parking in a bus stop
  • Parking in no standing, no stopping, or no parking zones

NYPD tow pounds are closed on the following days and vehicles cannot be retrieved:

  • New Year's Day
  • Memorial Day
  • 4th of July
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

Contact information and days/hours of operation for NYPD Tow Pounds are as follows:


Bronx

2444 Exterior Street, Bronx New York 10468
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri: 8:00AM - 8:00PM
Saturday: 8:00AM - 3:00PM
Sunday: Closed
Telephone: 718-585-1385 or 718-585-1391

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Navy Yard; entrance is at corner of Sands Street & Navy Street
Hours of Operation: (note new hours effective 1/23/2021).

24 hours, 6 days a week: open continuously from 7AM on Monday until 5AM on Sunday
Closed from 5AM Sunday until 7AM Monday.
Telephone: 718-237-3300

Queens

31-22 College Point Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri: 8:00AM - 10:00PM
Saturday: 8:00AM - 3:00PM
Sunday: Closed
Telephone: 718-359-6200