Taxi Relief Stands by the Numbers: 110 Stands, 547 Spaces

In short: NYC has 110 taxi and FHV relief stands with 547 parking spaces, in NYC DOT's list on Open Data (updated October 1, 2026; counted by TLC Help on October 12, 2026). 69 stands (329 spaces) are open to both taxis and for-hire vehicles such as Uber and Lyft; 41 stands (218 spaces) are for taxis only. Manhattan has 69 of the stands, Queens 26, the Bronx 12, Brooklyn 3 and Staten Island none.

A relief stand is curb space where a driver may park and leave the car for up to one hour. It is not a taxi stand, where drivers stay in the car to wait for passengers (NYC DOT). For how to use them, read the relief stands guide. This page is the data.

The numbers at a glance

Stands and spaces by borough

Manhattan holds 64% of all spaces. It is also the borough where FHV drivers have the smallest share of choices: just under half of its stands (34 of 69) take FHVs, against 23 of 26 in Queens and all 3 in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, where Uber and Lyft made 68.6 million pickups in the 12 months to August 2026 (TLC trip records, dataset trips-pickups-by-borough), has 7 relief spaces in total. The relief stand gap by borough page compares stands with trips in more detail.

How big the stands are

The next largest are on Queens Boulevard between 50th and 51st Streets (13, taxi only), West 41st Street between 9th Avenue and Dyer Avenue (12, taxi only), and 11-space stands on 40th Avenue in Queens, East Broadway in Manhattan and Park Avenue in the Bronx. A small stand can be full when you arrive, so it helps to know a second one nearby.

Posted hours: when you can use a stand

Every stand in the data has a 1-hour limit. Some signs also limit the hours of the day:

Examples of posted hours in the data: "7AM-7PM ALL DAYS", "MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM", "10:30AM-7PM ALL DAYS" and one "5AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS". Outside those hours, the curb follows whatever other rule is posted. A night-shift driver should not assume an hours-limited stand is open.

Which taxi zones have a stand

We placed each stand in the TLC taxi zone that contains the middle of its curb segment. Only 53 of 263 zones have one.

Sunnyside in Queens has the most spaces (8 stands, 54 spaces), followed by Clinton East (46) and Gramercy (38) in Manhattan. Several of the busiest pickup zones in the city, including Midtown Center, Times Sq/Theatre District, Upper East Side South and Crown Heights North, have no stand at all in DOT's data.

Trend: fewer stands than in late 2025

The December 2025 figures come from a Manhattan Community Board 1 resolution, which cited DOT. The same resolution said DOT told the City Council it was "working with TLC to expand the number of relief stand locations". The October 2026 data has three fewer stands. We can't tell from the data whether stands were removed, merged or recorded differently. News reports from early 2025 gave other counts; we could not open those reports to check them, so we don't repeat them.

Signs control, not the dataset

DOT says its map "is updated monthly and may not be reflective of all current posted regulations. Always follow posted signs" (NYC DOT). The data also has small quirks: one Queens stand (37th Street between 43rd Avenue and Skillman Avenue) is typed TAXI/FHV but its sign text reads "FHV RELIEF STAND". Under TLC rule §80-19(d)(7), you may take any vacant spot at a relief stand but must follow the posted vehicle types and time limit; the fine is $50 (TLC rules, chapter 80).

What the data can't tell you

• Whether a space is free. The data has no live occupancy.
• Bathrooms. A relief stand is curb space only. The data does not list restrooms.
• Why stands were added or removed.
• Taxi stands (where you wait for passengers). Those are a different sign type; see taxi stands by borough.

Find stands street by street with the relief stand finder. FHV drivers: can Uber drivers use taxi relief stands?. Green cab drivers: can green cabs use taxi stands?. More on the places hub.