If you receive a parking ticket while visiting New York you have 7 days to either appeal against it or to pay. The Parking Violations Bureau, which is open weekdays between 8am and 7pm, will be able to answer any questions you may have.
If you find your car isn’t where you left it, don’t panic; call the Tow Away office to see if they have it in their compound. This office is open 24 hours a day, Monday to Saturday and the fine to release a car from their compound is $150 plus the $10 per day storage fee. They will accept money orders, cash and most travellers cheques and there is even an ATM machine onsite. Only the authorized driver of a rental car may redeem the car by producing the relevant rental documents. The Tow Away crews are a common site in New York City and over a third of all cars towed suffer some sort of damage!!
If your car isn’t at the Tow Away pound you should call the police as there may be a possibility it has been stolen.

Police:
Emergency only
Tel: 911

Transportation Department:
Tel: 225-5368

Parking Violations Bureau:
Tel: (718) 802-3636

Traffic Department Tow Pound:
Pier 76
W 38^th Street and 12^th Avenue

Uptown at the 207^th Street Pound:
Tel: 788-7800