The bill would suspend alternate side of the street parking rules for the observance of the Eastern Orthodox Christmas.
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Int. No. 602
By Council Members Vallone, Constantinides, Cumbo, Eugene, Koo, Rose and Vacca
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the suspension of alternate side of the street parking rules on Christmas Day as observed by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section one. Subdivision (a) of section 19-163 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended as follows:
§19-163 Holiday suspension of the parking rules. a. All alternate side of the street parking rules shall be suspended on the following holidays: Christmas, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Ascension Thursday, Feast of the Assumption, Feast of All Saints, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, first two days of Succoth, Shemini Atzareth, Simchas Torah, Shevuoth, Purim, Orthodox Christmas, Orthodox Holy Thursday, Orthodox Good Friday, first two and last two days of Passover, the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha, Asian Lunar New Year, the Hindu festival of Diwali on the day that Lakshmi Puja is observed, and all state and national holidays.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its enactment into law.
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