On the ticket this prints as: NO PARKING-DAY/TIME LIMITS
Parked during posted no-parking hours (non-cleaning variant).
33%
of contested cases are dismissed outright — and 70.5% end dismissed or reduced. From 1,831,778 decided hearings in the city's own records.
Is it worth fighting?
A third of contested cases dismiss. This family is won on signs: missing, twisted, contradictory, or covering a different stretch of curb than where you parked. The ticket time versus posted hours is checkable arithmetic — do it before paying.
What actually wins
Ticket time outside the posted hours
Signs absent/obscured/contradictory for your stretch (photograph the full blockface)
Permitted activity (loading, standing) within the posted exception
Ticket detail errors
Evidence to gather
Full blockface sign photos from both directions
Timestamped location evidence
The ticket vs the posted hours, laid side by side
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.