Live departures near you, each with a countdown on the pin.
Coordinate the handoff
Direction and distance only until you’re close. The exact spot reveals inside about 100 feet. Identifying vehicle details (including plate) appear only for that handoff via proximity-reveal — not on a public profile.
Read any curb first
Swipe along any street for its cleaning schedule, posted signs and meter hours — even where nobody else has opened the app.
Every tier change decomposes into the events behind it, and any member can appeal to human review.
Everyone earns the same. Members just get more convenience.
A membership buys software convenience — never anything about a public space. Standing works identically whatever you subscribe to.
Free
Always
$0
Neighborhood density view
Individual pins and exact reveal
Coordinate swaps end to end
Post parking hints
Build standing
Member
Most neighbors choose this
$4.99 a month
or $29.99 a year
Street cleaning and meter reminders
Reminders on up to 10 streets
Today — your streets at a glance
Neighborhood search and a wider radius
Give a neighbor a heads-up
Redeem in the perks hub
Add-ons
A day, or recurring
$1.99 each
Street Watch lines
Turn-by-turn navigation
Community credits are closed-loop: issued by Coordn8, redeemable only in the perks hub,
non-transferable between members, and never convertible to cash.
How credits work.
We're in one NYC neighborhood first.
Tell us where you park and we’ll come to you next.
Coordination, not commerce.
The whole product is one exchange of timing information between two neighbors who need opposite things at the same moment.
You’re leaving
Open Coordn8, signal your departure, confirm the pin. When a neighbor coordinates, you’ll see how far out they are — and you can cancel any time before the handshake without penalty.
You’re looking
See live departures near you with a countdown on each. Confirm one, drive over, and let proximity guidance take you in. The exact spot reveals when you’re close.
You’re already there
Pin where you left the car and read the street — cleaning schedule, posted signs, metered hours — free. Reminders before the sweeper comes, on that block or any other you use, come with Member. None of this needs another neighbor.
More about where you parked
Once the pin is down, see curbs where the city lists a meter and curbs where it lists no meter posted, and whether alternate-side cleaning is still on the schedule. That is the city's record, not a promise you can park. Comes with Member.
Your location stays yours.
Before the handshake, a departure shows as direction and approximate distance — never a street address, never coordinates. Exact location reveals only when both members are within about 100 feet, and that decision is made on the server, never on your phone.
When a handoff ends, live session location is dropped from the active map. Historical precise coordinates may be kept under encryption for up to 90 days for coordination integrity and safety review, then deleted or coarsened to a non-identifying area. We do not sell location data or use it for ads.
What happens when something goes wrong.
Two-way ratings after every completed swap
No-show penalties and a cooldown after a confirmed commitment
Report anything unsafe at any point in a coordination — a person reviews it
On the map, members show as a display name and standing signal — not a public profile of personal details. During a handoff, your matched partner may see what they need to find you (for example vehicle details via proximity-reveal). Phone numbers are never exchanged through Coordn8.
Why this is legal when others weren't.
Two apps tried this a decade ago and were shut down. Haystack let a departing driver hold a spot and collect a fee for it. MonkeyParking auctioned spots to the highest bidder. Both treated a public space as something a private person could profit from mediating. Both cities were right.
Coordn8 removed the exchange entirely. No member receives anything of value from another member. No space is held, assigned, or valued. What moves between two neighbors is a timestamp.
Community credits, in one line
Closed-loop, non-transferable, and never convertible to cash. They're issued by the platform and redeemable only in our perks hub — structurally the same as airline miles. They cannot be bought, and they never flow between members.
The hold isn't a fee
When you commit to a coordination, credits are held by the platform as a stake against no-shows — not sent to the other member. Cancel in time and it's released in full.
Standing
What standing is, and how yours moves.
Standing is a trust score computed from what you've actually done on Coordn8. It is recognition, not currency — it can't be spent, transferred, or bought.
Low · under 35Mid · 35–69High · 70 and above
Every verified account starts at 30 out of 100 — the bottom band. That is a starting point, not a penalty, and ordinary use moves it up quickly.
Standing is built from your record of genuine contributions, and gains taper as that record grows — the first confirmed swaps move it most. Penalties subtract from it. Steady genuine activity is what raises a score that has been knocked down.
Nobody sees your number.
You see your own score and tier in your profile. Other members never see it — a pin carries an anonymous confidence signal, and that's all. Standing describes contributions, not people, and it is never a public ranking.
Explainable on purpose. Standing is a weighted sum of real events — not a black box. Every tier change decomposes into the events behind it, and any member can appeal to human review. Automated decisions that restrict people need a basis a human can inspect, and that's a design constraint here, not a footnote.
Partners
Reach drivers at the moment they arrive.
Coordn8 members redeem community credits in our perks hub. Partner brands fund those perks and reach an engaged neighborhood audience the moment they've parked and are on foot.
Who it fits
Coffee shops, car washes, local retail, quick service — anywhere a nearby driver who just parked is a good customer.
How it works
You fund a perk. Members redeem credits for it. No cash moves between our members and you at redemption — the relationship is a partnership agreement at the platform level.
What you control
Total supply, how many times one member can redeem, and the window it runs in. You see redemption volume, not personal data.
Tell us about your business.
We're onboarding the first partners in our NYC beta neighborhood now. Send this and we'll come back to you directly.
Cities
Density first, everywhere second.
Coordn8 works when enough neighbors on the same blocks are using it. So we open one neighborhood at a time rather than one city at a time.
Live now
New York City
Beta in a single high-density Manhattan neighborhood. The densest street parking competition in the country, and the right place to prove the loop.
Next
San Francisco · Boston · Chicago
Three markets where street parking is the default and the search problem is worst. Order depends on where the waitlist fills first.
Later
Your street
We watch the waitlist by ZIP. Enough neighbors in one place is what actually moves a city up the list.
Tell us where you park.
A neighborhood needs a few thousand active members before coordinations happen reliably. Your ZIP is the useful part — it's how we decide what opens next.
Legal
Privacy Policy
Coordn8 · Last updated September 14, 2026 · Effective September 14, 2026
Coordn8 ("we", "us", or "our") operates the Coordn8 mobile application and related services (collectively, the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Service.
1. Information We Collect
Account information. When you create an account, we collect your phone number, email address (optional), display name, date of birth (for age verification), and profile photo (optional).
Location data. Coordn8 requires access to your device location to signal departures, find nearby spots, and coordinate handoffs. We collect precise GPS coordinates while you use the app. With your permission, we may access your location in the background during active coordination sessions only.
Vehicle information. You may optionally save vehicle details (make, model, color, and license plate) in the app to help complete handoffs. License plate is Sensitive: it is not shown on a public profile. It is revealed only to your matched partner during proximity-based handoff when needed to identify the right car.
Usage data. We collect information about how you interact with the Service, including swap history, departure signals, and coordination activity.
Contacts. With your permission, we access your contacts solely to let you send parking heads-ups to people you know. We do not store your contact list on our servers.
Device information. We collect device identifiers, operating system version, and push notification tokens to deliver alerts and maintain service quality.
2. How We Use Your Information
To operate, maintain, and improve the Service
To match departing drivers with arriving drivers in real time
To send push notifications, SMS alerts, and coordination updates
To enforce our community standards and Terms of Service
To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent or harmful activity
To process subscriptions and in-app purchases through Apple App Store
To comply with applicable laws and regulations
To send you occasional emails about service updates, announcements, and offers (you may opt out at any time)
3. Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in the following circumstances:
With other users. With matched partners during an active handoff only: your display name, proximity distance, and vehicle details needed to find each other (including license plate when proximity-reveal applies). Precise location is not shared with other users except as required for that handoff. Precise location is Sensitive: it is not kept forever — we retain it under encryption for up to 90 days for coordination and safety, then delete or coarsen it. It is not sold or used for advertising. License plate and identifying vehicle details are shared only with your matched coordination partner during an active handoff (proximity-reveal), not as a public profile field.
Service providers. We use trusted third-party services including Firebase (Google LLC) for authentication and data storage, Resend for email delivery, and Stripe for identity verification. These providers process data on our behalf under contractual obligations.
Legal requirements. We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Business transfers. In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
4. Data Retention
Account. We retain account information while your account is active or as needed to provide the Service.
Sensitive location (precise GPS / handshake coordinates). Retained under encryption for up to 90 days for coordination integrity and safety review, then deleted or coarsened to a non-identifying area. Live session location is removed from the active map when the handoff ends.
Other coordination / operational logs (non-precise). Swap history and non-precise coordination metadata may be retained under a separate operational policy (up to 24 months for those logs).
You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time through the app (Settings → Delete Account) or by contacting us at privacy@coordn8.co.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
The Service is not directed to children under 16 years of age. Users must be at least 16 years old to register (18 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
7. Location Data — Additional Disclosures
Coordn8's core functionality requires location access. Location data is used exclusively to facilitate parking swaps and is not sold or shared with advertisers. Background location access, when granted, is used only during active coordination sessions and is suspended when no session is in progress. Sensitive precise location. Exact coordinates used for matching and handoffs are treated as Sensitive: encrypted at rest under our key-management controls, retained up to 90 days, then deleted or coarsened. Background location is not used to build a permanent parking history for advertising.
8. Security
We implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We encourage you to use a strong, unique password and to notify us immediately if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes via push notification or email. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Coordn8 · Last updated September 14, 2026 · Effective September 14, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Coordn8 mobile application and related services (the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 16 years old to use Coordn8 (18 in jurisdictions that require it). By using the Service, you represent that you meet the applicable age requirement. Coordn8 is currently available in select cities in the United States only.
2. Your Account
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use. You may not transfer your account to another person.
3. How Coordn8 Works
Coordn8 is a peer-to-peer platform that connects drivers who are leaving a parking spot ("Givers") with drivers looking for one ("Seekers"). The Service facilitates coordination between users; it does not own, control, or guarantee the availability of any parking spot. All parking transactions are between users.
No payment between users. Coordn8 does not facilitate direct payment between Givers and Seekers. Community credits are a non-monetary recognition system operated solely by Coordn8 and have no cash value.
4. Community Standards
You agree to use Coordn8 honestly and in good faith. You must not:
Signal a departure you do not intend to complete ("no-show")
Provide false information about your vehicle, location, or identity
Harass, threaten, or abuse other users
Create multiple accounts or circumvent restrictions
Use the Service for any unlawful purpose
Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or disrupt the Service
Violations may result in suspension or permanent removal from the Service.
5. Memberships and Purchases
Coordn8 offers a free tier and a paid Coordn8 Member subscription. Subscriptions and add-ons are billed through Apple App Store in accordance with Apple's terms. All purchases are final unless required by law. You may cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings.
Coordn8 reserves the right to modify pricing or features with reasonable notice.
6. Location and Permissions
Coordn8 requires location access to function. You consent to Coordn8 accessing your device location while using the Service and, during active coordination sessions only, in the background. You may revoke location permissions at any time in your device settings, but doing so will prevent core Service functionality.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Coordn8 does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any particular parking spot will be available. Use of the Service is at your own risk.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Coordn8 and its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Service, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability to you for any claim shall not exceed the greater of $50 or the amount you paid to Coordn8 in the past 12 months.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Coordn8 and its affiliates from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party rights.
10. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be resolved through binding individual arbitration under the American Arbitration Association Consumer Arbitration Rules, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction. You waive the right to participate in class actions.
11. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via push notification or email at least 14 days before they take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
12. Termination
You may delete your account at any time through the app (Settings → Delete Account). We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or if we discontinue the Service, with reasonable notice where practicable.
How Coordn8 expects members to behave during parking handoffs — communication, safety, and respect for local rules.
These guidelines summarize expectations for coordinators. Copy may evolve as we open new regions — check the in-app Swap Guidelines task for the latest.
Coordn8 helps drivers coordinate courteous parking handoffs. Everyone is responsible for exercising good judgment and following applicable laws and posted rules.
Communicate clearly about timing, meeting point, and vehicle details once the app indicates it's appropriate to do so.
Follow traffic laws and signage. Handoffs happen in the real world — yield, avoid unsafe maneuvers, and respect no-parking zones.
Honor commitments. Cancel or update promptly in the app if your plans change so the other driver isn't left waiting.
Prioritize safety. If a situation feels unsafe, disengage and use official channels or in-app reporting when available.
No harassment or discrimination. Treat other drivers respectfully.
Tokens, credits, or in-app incentives (if shown) are program mechanics governed by the Terms of Service — they are not a substitute for knowing local parking regulations.
Membership
Cancel your membership.
You can cancel at any time. Cancelling stops the automatic monthly renewal — you keep member access until the end of the period you have already been billed for.
That link opens your Apple subscription settings, where Coordn8 memberships are managed. Coordn8 memberships are billed by Apple, so cancellation is completed there.
On iPhone or iPad
Open Settings and tap your name at the top.
Tap Subscriptions.
Tap Coordn8.
Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
If you do not see Cancel Subscription, the membership is already cancelled and will not renew.
Email support@coordn8.co with the email address on your account and we will help you cancel. We respond to cancellation requests within two business days and will confirm in writing once the membership is set not to renew.
What happens when you cancel
Member access continues until the end of the current billing period, then stops.
Your account stays open on the free tier — you do not lose it.
Your community credit balance stays with your account.
No further renewals are billed once cancellation is confirmed by Apple.
Cancelling is not the same as deleting your account. To delete your account and associated data, open Profile → Legal & support → Delete account in the app.
Automatic renewal terms
The Coordn8 membership is a monthly subscription that renews automatically until you cancel it.
The renewal amount is billed to your Apple Account within 24 hours before the current period ends.
The membership price and renewal period are shown in the app before you confirm, and on the App Store product page.
We notify you in advance of any change to the membership price, through the contact channel on your account, so you can cancel before the change takes effect.
To avoid the next period being billed, cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
Coordn8 onboards members city by city. Joining the waitlist does not guarantee timing or eligibility for every feature. We may adjust geography, capacity, or waitlist ordering as the program evolves, and some features may be limited or unavailable in your area during beta.
Permissions & product behavior
Location. If you grant access, we use it for map-based experiences, proximity-aware coordination, and qualifying your area for rollout. You can change this anytime in iOS Settings.
Notifications. If you grant access, we may send operational messages — for example waitlist updates or coordination timing. You can adjust notification style in Settings.
Account fields help us confirm readiness. Optional vehicle details support handoffs and are not published as a public profile (see the Privacy Policy).
Access levels
Until your account is promoted to full regional access, the app may present a dedicated waitlist experience. Feature flags and server permissions can change during beta as we tune capacity and stability, sometimes without advance notice.
Membership & add-ons
Coordn8 offers an optional monthly membership and optional feature add-ons billed through your App Store account. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Prices are shown in the app beforehand. Being on the waitlist does not require any payment.
Beta expectations
Coordn8 is in active development. Features, availability, and behavior may change, and service may occasionally be interrupted. Parking map hints and coordination signals are community-sourced and are never a guarantee that a space is available or legal to use — always follow posted signs and local regulations.
Map hints are crowdsourced observations that a curb or space might be available. They are not a reservation, permit, guarantee, or substitute for obeying posted signs and local regulations.
How hints work
A driver may drop a short-lived “hint” at a map location after they believe they saw plausible parking nearby.
Other drivers nearby can react — for example “still looks open,” “I took this one,” or “not available” — so the signal updates over time.
Hints decay automatically and expire on their own. Treat a hint like a rumor from the last hour, not a calendar entry.
An older hint with no recent reactions is weaker than a fresh one. If a hint has expired or been marked taken, it stops showing on the map.
When a hint is wrong
Hints are community guesses and are often out of date by the time you arrive. If you get there and the space is gone, occupied, or not legal to use, simply move on — there is nothing to cancel and no penalty. You can react on the hint so the next driver sees an accurate signal.
What hints are not
Not a Coordn8 coordination. A coordinated handoff between two members follows separate rules inside the app and is not the same as a public map hint.
Not entitlement to park. Always verify signage, curb paint, accessibility zones, loading rules, meters, residential permits, temporary restrictions, tow zones, construction, and anything your city requires.
Not a guarantee of availability. A hint never holds a space for you.
Not legal advice. You are responsible for parking lawfully and safely.
Safety
Never interact with the app while driving. Pull over safely before reading or reacting to a hint. Follow all traffic laws and posted restrictions — a hint on the map never overrides them.
Privacy
Public hint data does not show who reported a pin. Analytics about hints avoid raw GPS coordinates in event payloads. See the Privacy Policy for how location data is handled.
Contact
Questions? Reach us at support@coordn8.co, or through Profile → Legal & support in the app. This page complements the Coordn8 Privacy Policy and Terms.
Contact
Get in touch.
Need help with Coordn8? We're here for account questions, coordination issues, partnership requests, and feedback about the app.
Pitching a perk for the hub? The partnership form reaches us faster — it asks for the few details we need up front.
In the app
Open Profile → Legal & support for policy links, swap guidelines, and account tools including delete account. When reporting a map or coordination issue, include your display name and a short description of what happened — screenshots help us investigate faster.
Coordn8 opens in New York on December 15. Ask for an invite and we’ll send it straight away — no queue, no waiting list.
What an early member gets
The app before it’s in the App Store.
A say in which streets we build out first.
A direct line to us. Early members are how the rough edges get found.
How you’ll get it
The app is distributed through TestFlight, Apple’s official app for trying software before it’s released. It’s free, it’s made by Apple, and it takes about two minutes.
Put your email below. That’s the whole form.
We email your invite. Straight away. There’s no queue and nobody is holding a place for you.
Install TestFlight, tap the invite. Coordn8 installs like any other app and sits on your home screen.
You need an iPhone running iOS 17 or later. There’s no Android version yet. Nothing is charged during early access, and there’s no card to enter.
Ask for an invite
We ask for the ZIP so we know which streets to build out first. It doesn’t affect how quickly you get in — everyone who asks gets an invite.
Questions before you sign up?
The FAQ covers what Coordn8 does, what a membership is for, and what happens to your location.
Questions
Frequently asked.
What Coordn8 does, what it costs, and what happens to your location. If something here is unclear, that is a bug — tell us.
Getting in
When does Coordn8 launch?
December 15, in New York City. You don’t have to wait for it — ask for an invite and we’ll send one straight away.
Is it in the App Store yet?
No. Until December 15 the only way in is an early-access invite.
Do I need TestFlight?
Yes, for now. TestFlight is Apple’s own free app for trying software before release. You install it once, tap the invite we email you, and Coordn8 installs like any other app. After launch it’s an ordinary App Store download.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Coordn8 is iPhone-only at launch, on iOS 17 or later.
Why isn’t my neighborhood open?
You can use Coordn8 anywhere in the city to read a street’s rules. Handoffs need neighbors, so those get better as more people nearby join — telling us your ZIP when you ask for an invite is how we know where to build out first.
How Coordn8 works
What actually happens in a handoff?
A departing member signals they’re leaving. An arriving member coordinates. Until you’re within about 100 feet of each other you see direction and distance only — never an address. The full walkthrough is here.
Do I pay another driver for a space?
No, and you can’t. Nothing of value changes hands between members, ever. Coordn8 is coordination software, not a marketplace for public curb space.
Can I read a street’s rules without anyone else using the app?
Yes. Swipe your finger along any street and Coordn8 reads its cleaning schedule, posted signs and meter hours from the city’s own data. It works on streets nobody has ever opened the app on.
Is a hint a guaranteed space?
No. A hint tells you what other drivers have seen recently, and it fades as it ages. It is never a reservation and never a substitute for reading the signs on the pole. More on hints.
What is standing?
A reliability score. Everyone starts at 30, confirmed handoffs raise it, no-shows lower it. It cannot be bought, and paid accounts score exactly like free ones. How standing works.
Membership
What do I get for free?
Individual pins with exact reveal, coordinating a handoff end to end, the neighborhood density view, posting hints, and building standing. Free accounts are real accounts, not trials.
What does a membership add?
Street cleaning and meter reminders, reminders on up to 10 streets, the Today window, neighborhood search with a wider radius, giving a neighbor a heads-up, and the perks hub. A membership buys software convenience — never anything about a public space.
How do I cancel?
In your Apple subscription settings, at any time. You keep member access through the period you’ve already been billed for. Step-by-step here.
What are community credits?
A closed loop. Credits come from Coordn8 to you, they are non-transferable between members, and they cannot be converted to cash.
Your data
Does Coordn8 know where I park?
During use, yes — matching needs it. After a handoff, live pins leave the map. Precise historical coordinates may remain encrypted for up to 90 days, then we delete or coarsen them. Coarse operational records (without exact GPS) follow a separate retention policy.
Who sees my exact location?
Nobody, until a handoff is nearly complete. Before the handshake a departure shows as direction and approximate distance only, and the reveal decision is made on the server rather than on your phone. Privacy policy.
Does anyone see my phone number?
No. Members never exchange phone numbers through Coordn8.
What happens to a coordination after it ends?
The live session ends and exact pins leave the active map. Any retained precise coordinates are Sensitive: encrypted, kept at most 90 days for coordination and safety, then deleted or coarsened.
Something went wrong
The other driver never showed up.
Report it. A no-show lowers their standing, and every tier change decomposes into the events behind it, so nothing moves without a reason you can see.
What it really costs to own a car in NYC in 2026 (with receipts)
Neon stickers, $185 boots, $9 congestion tolls, cameras on buses. Erik (@erikfnyc) called it. Here's the paperwork behind every NYC car cost.
Image links to its source.
If you drive in this city, you already know the feeling. Erik (@erikfnyc) said it best in this video: tolls, tickets, meters, cameras, a sticker on your window, a boot on your wheel. "Every time you turn your head, you're getting charged for something."
He's not wrong, and we've got the paperwork. $185 just to get a boot off your wheel, for starters. Every number below links straight to the city, the MTA or the state, so the next time someone tells you it can't be that bad, send them this. (No affiliation with Erik. We're just fans.)
NYC's green street-cleaning sticker is back (yes, really)
Park through street cleaning and you might come back to a big neon-green shield on your window: "This vehicle violated NYC street cleaning rules. As a result, this street could not be properly cleaned."
The city used these for about 25 years, then the City Council banned them in 2012 over glue that wrecked windows. This summer they came back: Council Member Gale Brewer's bill passed, Mayor Mamdani let it become law and says he "fully supports" the stickers, and the first ones landed on West 90th Street in August 2026.
Getting it off: warm water and a scraper, per the city.
The city's reason: Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Anderson told the City Council about 500,000 cars ignore street-cleaning rules every week, leaving more than 3,000 miles of curb the sweepers can't reach.
Cameras on… everything
School zones: speed cameras in 750 school zones, running 24/7 since August 2022. Go more than 10 mph over and it's $50 (NYC 311).
On the buses themselves: the MTA's Automated Camera Enforcement cameras catch cars in bus lanes, double-parked on bus routes or blocking stops. $50 the first time, up to $250 for repeats, on 73 bus routes and counting.
In work zones: speed cameras now watch work zones on nine MTA bridges and tunnels. That's $50, $75, then $100 within 18 months, and no points on your license.
Next up, the street sweepers: the state Senate passed S1891A in June 2026. It would put cameras on sweepers to ticket cars on the cleaning side. It's still waiting on the Assembly (amNY).
Tolls, tolls, and the $9 congestion toll
The MTA's bridges and tunnels expected to take in $2.6 billion in tolls in 2025 (MTA finance committee). That's roughly $7.1 million a day, every day.
Driving into Manhattan below 60th Street now also means the Congestion Relief Zone toll: $9 at peak with E-ZPass, $2.25 overnight. It's set to rise to $12 in 2028 and $15 in 2031, per the same MTA page.
Even your Uber home has extras
Ditch the car for an Uber? The fees ride along:
$2.75 New York State congestion surcharge on trips that start, end or pass through Manhattan below 96th Street.
A Black Car Fund surcharge on the fare that pays for drivers' workers' comp. It dropped to 2.25% on August 1, 2026.
Meters, hydrants and a billion-dollar year
The everyday ones add up fast. An expired meter is $65 below 96th Street in Manhattan and $35 everywhere else (DOF codes 37–38). Park too close to a fire hydrant and it's $115 (code 40). Both are on the Department of Finance fine table.
Last fiscal year the city wrote 16.5 million parking and camera tickets, about 45,000 a day, adding up to $1.13 billion in fines issued. That's from the Department of Finance's own annual report.
The boot: what it costs to get it off
Owe $350 or more in parking or camera tickets that have gone to judgment, and the city can boot your car. A ticket goes to judgment about 100 days after you ignore it. To get the boot off, you pay the judgment plus:
$185 boot fee
$95 marshal or sheriff fee
5% "poundage" on the total
After 48 hours it can be towed. Once you pay, you get a code to unlock it, and you have 24 hours to return the boot or pay $25 a day.
That plate cover is a ticket too
That smoked plate cover? It's a $65 ticket on its own (DOF code 74). In 2025 the city's Department of Transportation tightened the rules so plates must be readable by cameras too (Time Out). On the toll side, MTA Bridges and Tunnels said in 2024 that covered and fake plates cost it more than $21 million in 2023 (Stateline).
Meanwhile, the street itself is changing
The city keeps adding bus and bike lanes. DOT's own Streets Plan update counts 13.5 miles of protected bus lanes and 29.3 miles of protected bike lanes built in 2024. That's still short of the 30 and 50 miles a year the law requires (City & State). Better for buses and bikes, and less curb for cars.
And if you're in Queens or the Bronx…
Erik's last point hits hardest: "If you live in Queens and, like, upper Bronx, you need a car." Eastern Queens, southeast Brooklyn, parts of the Bronx and all of Staten Island get called transit deserts for a reason. When the train is a bus ride away, the car isn't a luxury. Out there, nothing on this list is optional. It's just Tuesday.
Where Coordn8 fits
We can't make the toll cheaper or talk a camera out of a ticket. What we can help with is the stuff you get hit for just because nobody told you the rule.
Street cleaning, before the sticker. Drop a pin and the block's street-cleaning schedule is right there, along with alternate side for that curb and whatever else is posted. Members get a nudge an hour before the sweeper is due.
Hydrants, before the $115. Tap Hydrants and every fire hydrant the city has on record shows up on the map around you. That part is free. Members get one more thing: pin your car and Coordn8 checks how far you are from the nearest hydrant automatically, and tells you if you might be too close before you walk away.
It's not a guarantee. It runs on your phone's GPS and the city's own maps, so take a look at the curb too. But it's a lot better than finding out from a neon sticker.
We open in New York on December 15, 2026.
Sources are linked throughout. Fine amounts are from the NYC Department of Finance as of October 2026 and can change. This is not legal advice.
New York Comic Con returns to the Javits Center, October 8–11, 2026
NYCC marks its 20th anniversary at the Javits Center next week. Dates and venue from the official site — and a note on getting around that week.
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New York Comic Con is back for its 20th anniversary. October 8–11, 2026, at the Javits Center in Manhattan. That schedule is on the official NYCC homepage.
The venue
NYCC’s Hotel and Travel page puts the Javits Center at 429 Eleventh Avenue. The building runs from West 34th Street up toward 39th. Easiest subway approach they list: the 7 train to 34th–Hudson Yards, one block from the convention center.
Show-floor hours and entrances live on NYCC’s maps and hours page. Read those for ticket types, doors, and timing.
Getting around that week
Hudson Yards gets loud when Comic Con is in town. If you are driving nearby, you still have street cleaning and alternate side to watch.
Coordn8 is for that part. Drop a pin and see the block's street-cleaning schedule. Members can get a reminder one hour before it starts. Search an address, tap the pin, and you get alternate side parking plus the other posted rules for that curb.
What NYC parking tickets actually cost, per the Department of Finance
Street cleaning, meters, and hydrants — fine amounts taken from the NYC Department of Finance violation-codes table, plus how Coordn8 helps you dodge the street-cleaning and hydrant tickets.
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New York drivers argue about ticket prices constantly. This note sticks to amounts published by the New York City Department of Finance on its Violation codes, fines, rules, and regulations page. Every dollar figure below is taken from that table. We are not citing Coordn8 homepage copy, market-size claims, or unreleased product features.
Street cleaning (code 21): $65
DOF lists Street Cleaning under code 21 as no parking where parking is not allowed by sign, street marking, or traffic control device, and states that effective February 20, 2020, the fine amount for this violation code is $65. See the DOF violation-codes page.
Municipal meters (codes 37–38): $65 or $35
On the same DOF table, codes 37–38 cover parking-meter violations: parking in excess of the allowed time, and failing to show a receipt or tag in the windshield. DOF lists $65 for Manhattan 96th Street and below, and $35 for all other areas. The page also notes a five-minute grace period before purchase time and after expiration on meter receipts.
Fire hydrant (code 40): $115
Code 40 is stopping, standing, or parking closer than 15 feet of a fire hydrant. DOF lists $115 in both Manhattan 96th Street and below and all other areas on that same table. The definition there also describes when a passenger vehicle may stand alongside a hydrant between sunrise and sunset with a driver ready to move.
The Department of Transportation says it is illegal to park within 15 feet of either side of a fire hydrant, including on floating parking lanes next to protected bike lanes. NYC 311 says the same, and says the painted curbs at hydrant locations do not show where a vehicle can park.
How to read the official table
DOF states that each fine amount on the page includes a $15 New York State Criminal Justice surcharge. Always match the code printed on a summons to the official codes page rather than a screenshot in a group chat.
Before the sweeper (or the hydrant) gets you
$65 because you forgot a sign. That is the street-cleaning ticket.
Coordn8 would rather be the one that tells you. Drop a pin and the block's cleaning schedule is right there. Want a heads-up? Members get a nudge an hour before it starts. Search an address, tap the pin, and you get alternate side for that curb plus whatever else is posted.
Then there's the $115 one. You know the routine: someone hops out and counts sidewalk squares while the driver inches back and hopes. Skip it. Tap Hydrants and every fire hydrant the city has on record shows up on the map around you. That part is free for everyone.
Members get one more thing. Pin your car and Coordn8 measures how far you are from the nearest hydrant on its own. Plenty of room, and you get a green check. Too close for comfort, and you get a heads-up to take a quick look before you walk away. It goes off your phone's GPS and the city's hydrant map, so it is a nudge to check the curb, not a guarantee.
We open in New York on December 15, 2026.
This research note is published by Coordn8. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace the Department of Finance or the Department of Transportation.
