Got a ticket (parking, red light) in New York State? Well, you will need to contact one of the Finance Business Centers listed below. To get a hearing in person, walk in to a Business Center and you will be able to get a hearing within an hour of your arrival.
Bronx Business Center
3030 Third Avenue,
2nd Floor,
Bronx, NY 10455
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Monday-Friday
(Closed Public Holidays)
Brooklyn Business Center
Brooklyn Municipal Building
210 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Monday-Friday
(Closed Public Holidays)
Manhattan Business Center
66 John Street
New York, NY 10038
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Monday-Friday
(Closed Public Holidays)
Queens Business Center
144-06 94th Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11435
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Monday-Friday
(Closed Public Holidays)
Staten Island Business Center
350 St. Marks Place
Staten Island, NY 10301
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Monday-Friday
(Closed Public Holidays)
If you wish to have a hearing by mail: Return the ticket, with the top box completed and the “Not Guilty” box checked, Attach a letter, explaining why you should be found not guilty of the violation, and Attach copies of any evidence that you wish to present.
Evidence can include, but is not limited to: testimony, photographs, repair bills, police reports, Department of Motor Vehicles or insurance company reports, and towing bills. Please be certain to keep copies of everything that you send to the Department of Finance for your own records. Mail your hearing request to the address listed below.
NYC Department of Finance
Hearings By Mail Unit
P.O. Box 29021
Cadman Plaza Station
Brooklyn, NY 11202-9021
You can request a hearing by web by clicking here. Please note that you will not be able to provide physical evidence using this method and will increase your chance of losing your case so utilize this method as a last resort.
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