Business Office

Parkside Ave. / Winthrop St Parking Lot:

The Parkside Avenue/ Winthrop Street parking lot vehicle entrance is located at 404 Winthrop St. between New York Avenue and Nostrand Avenue. Pedestrians can be access the lot from Winthrop Street or Parkside Avenue. It is owned by the HSCB Foundation, Inc. but many elder Downstaters still use it's old name, Beneficial Fund Parking Lot. The DMC Parking Office oversees lot operation while FSA Business Office administers financial related issues including selling parking decals. The lot is open Monday to Friday between 5am and 10pm except holidays.

Monthly Parking Decals and Weekly Passes are sold at the FSA Business office in the Student Center, 394Lenox Rd, Room #2-09. Monthly decals expire on the 15th of each month. Daily passes expire 1 month from date of purchase, and no refunds are made for unused parking decals or passes.

MONTHLY Parking decals: $30. for 1-month, and $90. 3-month. Decals are available to all Downstate students, faculty and staff who enter their names on the parking waiting list at the FSA Business Office. When a monthly parking decal owner leaves DMC ( becomes vacant), the next person on the waiting list is notified. The typical waiting list time frame is 36 months. Decal renewals are sold 3 working days prior to the 15th of each month.

WEEKLY booklets of 5 DAILY parking passes: $20. Each week, a total near 100 weekly booklets are sold on Wednesday's only from 8.30 AM on a first come, first served basis. SUMMER (June 15 to September 15): The first 80 weekly parkers are permitted to purchase a monthly decal. Thus, the total number of weekly booklets are reduced to 20 during the summer months.