On the ticket this prints as: DOUBLE PARKING or DOUBLE PARKING-MIDTOWN COMML
Standing or parking alongside a parked vehicle. Includes the Midtown commercial variant.
28.8%
of contested cases are dismissed outright — and 69.4% end dismissed or reduced. From 2,636,858 decided hearings in the city's own records.
Is it worth fighting?
More than a third of contested double-parking tickets end dismissed. Commercial drivers have specific loading allowances; private drivers win on active passenger loading, mis-described locations, and tickets written while the vehicle was attended and moving on demand.
What actually wins
Commercial vehicle actively loading/unloading (rules differ — Midtown has its own regime)
Passengers actively boarding or alighting
The vehicle was attended and prepared to move; enforcement descriptions often say otherwise — dashcam wins these
Location/plate/time errors on the ticket
Evidence to gather
Delivery paperwork/manifest with times (commercial)
Dashcam
Photos of the situation and street
Witness contact
Fighting it is free. New York lets you dispute online, by mail, or in person — no fee, no lawyer required, decision from a hearing officer. Start at nyc.gov → Dispute a ticket. Check the response deadline printed on your ticket, and answer before it to avoid late penalties.