Got a summons while in New York? The information below will aid in beating parking tickets in New York. Please be aware that if your parking tickets remains unanswered and unpaid for one-hundred (100) days, the City can enter a default judgment against the registered owners of the vehicle so take care of it soon.

You will need to try and to obtain evidence which can include, but is not limited to: testimony, photographs, repair bills, police reports, Department of Motor Vehicles or insurance company reports and towing bills.

You can visit one of the Finance Business Centers listed to get a hearing in person and receive a hearing within an hour of your arrival or you can try to have your hearings by mail.

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 also request a hearing by web by clicking here. To utilize the features, you will need a Javascript-enabled (Netscape Navigator 4.5.1 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher) web browsers. Please note that it may not be possible to submit evidence online that is helpful to your case and this could cause you miss having your case dismissed.

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