If you want to take a gamble and see if you can reduce the total you owe on a parking ticket, it may be worth taking a trip to one of the Department of Finance service centers. At each center you can present your case of "Not Guilty" or "Guilty with extenuating circumstances" to a judge, and have your case heard in about an hour. Or you can simply just pay your ticket. But if you visit the Jamaica Queens service center, there you can stand in line for the appeals clerk instead of waiting for the judge to hear your case. The process usually takes about one half the time as seeing a regular judge.
Below is a list of all the service centers. If you don't want to pay or dispute your ticket in person, you can also mail in your payment or plea by mailing it to the address on the back of your ticket, or you can pay your ticket online at http://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServInquiry/NYCSERVMain
Borough Business Centers
NYC Business Centers accept parking ticket and real estate tax payments, hold hearings, and issue satisfactions of judgment, registration clearances, and tow releases. All centers are open 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday.
Borough Office Addresses
Bronx Business Center
1932 Arthur Avenue, First Floor
Bronx, NY 10457
Parking Violations Payment Center
1400 Williamsbridge Road, First Floor
Bronx, NY 10457
(Red Light Camera hearings are held at this location.) Brooklyn Business Center
210 Joralemon Street, First Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Manhattan Business Center
66 John Street, Second Floor
New York, NY 10038
Queens Business Center
144-06 94th Avenue, First Floor
Jamaica, NY 11435
Staten Island Business Center
350 St. Marks Place, First Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
For more information, below is a link to the list of service centers:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/email.html#collector |
