The City of Bayonne is offering free four-hour parking for certain vehicles from December 1st through January 4th to spread some holiday cheer.
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The goal of the four-hour free parking program in the lots is to encourage people to shop and dine in Bayonne during the holiday season,” Mayor Jimmy Davis said in a statement.
“The Parking Utility deserves our gratitude for offering free four-hour parking to non-commercial vehicles in the lots during the 2025-2026 holiday season.”
The four-hour program does not apply to commercial vehicles or to on-street parking meters.
All commercial and non-commercial drivers must continue feeding the meters on the streets. The paid permit program for commercial vehicles that park overnight in the lots will remain in effect.
On certain dates in the holiday season that will be announced, parking charges will not be enforced for the entire day. Otherwise, the free parking will be limited to four hours.
In some previous years, there was free parking around the clock for a month. However, the program was abused by certain commuters who left their vehicles in free spaces all day, in order to avoid paying for spaces at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations.
For this reason, the holiday season parking program was modified several years ago to allow four hours of free parking at a time in the lots for a given non-commercial vehicle.