Minimum required front yards
New York City Zoning Resolution · Last amended Jul 29, 2009
New York City Zoning Resolution Section 126-231: Minimum required front yards.
Buildings here must sit at least 15 feet back from the street (the front yard). Two exceptions: lots fronting the Whitestone Expressway need 20 feet, and corner lots — which have two street frontages — can keep one front yard as shallow as 10 feet.
Section 126-231 - Minimum required front yards
Front yards shall be provided with a depth of 15 feet, except for:
(a) zoning lots with frontage along the Whitestone Expressway, where front yards shall be provided with a depth of 20 feet; and
(b) corner lots , where one front yard may have a depth of 10 feet.
Official source: View §126-231 on zr.planning.nyc.gov