NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 12: A person pays for parking on the Upper West Side on March 12, 2021 in New York City. After undergoing various shutdown orders for the past 12 months the city is currently in phase 4 of it’s reopening plan, allowing for the reopening of low-risk outdoor activities, movie and television productions, indoor dining as well as the opening of movie theaters, all with capacity restrictions.
Those who drive into the city will now have to shell out more money to use parking meters in Manhattan — and it won't be long before the rates go up for other boroughs, too.
A rate hike for parking meters went into effect in Manhattan starting Monday, but how much prices will be going up depends on location. The highest spikes will be in midtown and lower Manhattan, where hourly rates will now be $5.50, a full dollar increase. The second hour will cost $9 — an extra $1.50.
The rest of the five boroughs won't be spared, either. On Oct. 27, parking rates will increase in Queens. The rates in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island will go up in November.
Here's a breakdown of what all the prices have been previously, and what they will now be:
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| Location | Previous rate - 1st hour | Previous rate - 2nd hour | New rate - 1st hour | New rate - 2nd hour |
| Zone M1 - Midtown core and lower Manhattan | $4.50 | $7.50 | $5.50 | $9.00 |
| Zone M2 - Manhattan South of 96th Street | $4.00 | $6.75 | $5.00 | $8.25 |
| Zone M3 - Manhattan 96th Street to 110th Street | $2.50 | $4.00 | $3.00 | $5.00 |
| Zone 1 - Business districts outside of Manhattan (Downtown Brooklyn, Downtown Flushing, Jamaica; Manhattan's 125th Street) | $2.00 | $4.00 | $2.50 | $5.00 |
| Zone 2 - Neighborhood retail districts | $1.50 | $2.50 | $2.00 | $3.00 |
| Zone 3 - All other metered locations | $1.25 | $2.00 | $1.50 | $2.50 |
