New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter LXXI - Battery Park City Authority
Part 9003 - Parks Rules And Regulations Of The Battery Park City Authority And The Battery Park City Parks Corporation
Section 9003.39 - Bicycling, roller skating, skateboards, roller blades
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Any person bringing a bicycle, scooter, skateboard, roller skates or roller blades into any park shall obey all park signs pertaining to the use of such bicycles, scooters, roller skates, skateboard or roller blades. No bicycle, scooter, roller skates, skateboard or roller blades shall be ridden, skated, operated or otherwise used on the grass, or on the upper level of the esplanade, or between the rail and the immediately adjacent benches of the esplanade, or in any sitting or play area, or playground. Bicycles, scooters, roller skates, skateboards and roller blades may be ridden, skated, operated and used in the parks, but only at the times, and in the areas, specifically designated by ParksCorp. No person shall ride, skate, operate or use a bicycle, scooter, roller skates, skateboard or roller blades in a reckless manner. Skateboards or scooters shall not be skated or operated or used on park property, fixtures or equipment in a manner likely to cause damage or injury to persons or property.
(b) Persons operating or using bicycles, scooters, skateboards, roller skates or roller blades shall yield to pedestrians in any part of the parks.
(c) It is prohibited for any person to ride or operate a bicycle to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped, except that children may be carried in seats securely attached to a bicycle. It is prohibited for any person riding a bicycle to attach himself or his bicycle to the outside of any motor vehicle being operated in any park.
