Street cleaning in Paterson.
No parking on your block during its posted street cleaning hours: most routes twice a week, 8 AM to noon or 1 to 3:30 PM, and downtown daily 6 to 8 AM.
The rules, in plain words.
How does street cleaning work in Paterson?
No parking on your block during its posted street cleaning hours: most routes twice a week, 8 AM to noon or 1 to 3:30 PM, and downtown daily 6 to 8 AM.
When does it apply?
On two-day routes each side is swept on one of the two days; the sign says which · $50 ticket plus $30 court costs, and the car can be towed
What does a ticket cost?
A ticket is $50, and the car can be towed. The City's page ↗
Can CURB remind me?
Yes. Tap your curb on the map, then Sweep alerts: a push the evening before and 30 minutes before it starts, on Paterson time, or put it in your calendar. An overnight sweep gets one alert around 9 PM the evening before. On iPhone, add the map to your Home Screen first.
Is CURB free?
Yes. Free, with no account and no ads, and open source on GitHub. CURB started in San Francisco; the Paterson map is built on the City's open data.
The City's holidays.
Street cleaning stops on these holidays, and CURB's colors and alerts skip them.
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 19, 2026 |
| Presidents' Day | Monday, February 16, 2026 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| Independence Day (observed) | Friday, July 3, 2026 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7, 2026 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26, 2026 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 18, 2027 |
| Presidents' Day | Monday, February 15, 2027 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 26, 2027 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31, 2027 |
| Juneteenth (observed) | Friday, June 18, 2027 |
| Independence Day (observed) | Monday, July 5, 2027 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6, 2027 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 11, 2027 |
| Veterans Day | Thursday, November 11, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 25, 2027 |
| Christmas Day (observed) | Friday, December 24, 2027 |
| New Year's Day (observed) | Friday, December 31, 2027 |
From the City's list: Paterson Department of Public Works ↗
Where the data comes from
Routes, days and hours come from the City of Paterson's Street Sweeping Map (July 2026), laid block by block onto the State's street centerlines. The map gives each route two days but not which side is swept on which day, so both sides show both days: the posted sign on your side says which one is yours. Bunker Hill's Saturday route has no hours on the map and is not shown. The posted sign always wins: temporary signs and holidays override everything here.
Open the source ↗License: Public layer, no license stated; the City asks users of its open data to cite the City of Paterson Open Data Portal · fetched Oct 18, 2026
Open the source ↗License: NJOGIS conditions of use (njgin, "as is"); acknowledgement of NJOGIS requested · fetched Oct 18, 2026
Open the source ↗License: Public layer, no license stated · fetched Oct 18, 2026
The City's own page on it: Paterson Department of Public Works ↗
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