Data hub · updated November 2026
NYC idling enforcement, in full
Every DEP idling summons heard at OATH since the citizen-complaint era began in 2019, cleaned, normalized by company, and refreshed monthly. This dataset doesn't exist anywhere else in this form.
Monthly violations since 2019
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology
Penalties imposed by year
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology
NYC's most-fined idling offenders
The 50 companies with the largest total penalties imposed on DEP idling summonses since 2019. Click a company for its full record; click column headers to re-sort. A summons records an alleged violation; figures include cases resolved by default, admission, settlement, or hearing as noted per company.
| # | Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon | 14,443 | $19,605,640 | $19,862,547 | 99.9% |
| 2 | Con Edison | 25,597 | $17,462,910 | $12,581,889 | 99.4% |
| 3 | Verizon | 17,524 | $10,179,760 | $8,622,065 | 99.3% |
| 4 | Brink's | 3,629 | $4,764,740 | $649,804 | 99.9% |
| 5 | Garda CL Atlantic | 2,239 | $2,375,380 | $63,207 | 90.0% |
| 6 | Go New York Tours | 4,873 | $2,209,900 | $228,979 | 68.3% |
| 7 | National Grid | 3,971 | $2,011,820 | $1,916,120 | 99.9% |
| 8 | LabQ Clinical Diagnostics | 3,423 | $1,865,870 | $8,420 | 98.9% |
| 9 | UPS | 1,979 | $1,822,910 | $2,199,141 | 100.0% |
| 10 | Ryder | 4,042 | $1,793,950 | $1,792,907 | 93.3% |
| 11 | Penske | 3,611 | $1,707,300 | $1,067,386 | 96.5% |
| 12 | Hylan | 1,602 | $1,669,870 | $664,166 | 99.4% |
| 13 | FedEx | 2,486 | $1,377,200 | $826,684 | 97.7% |
| 14 | Charter Communications (Spectrum) | 2,892 | $1,280,860 | $1,211,051 | 95.5% |
| 15 | EAN Holdings (Enterprise) | 2,426 | $1,069,590 | $942,560 | 99.9% |
| 16 | U-Haul | 2,280 | $1,067,820 | $1,026,974 | 99.0% |
| 17 | Gelco Fleet Trust | 951 | $1,062,780 | $841,190 | 99.9% |
| 18 | Hub Truck Rental | 1,831 | $1,062,310 | $709,087 | 97.5% |
| 19 | Clean Harbors | 1,096 | $1,060,470 | $375,310 | 99.9% |
| 20 | Merchants Automotive Group | 2,018 | $993,040 | $993,705 | 99.6% |
| 21 | Malca-Amit | 1,098 | $954,430 | $941,194 | 99.4% |
| 22 | Ibi Armored Services | 528 | $915,040 | $5,206 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Academy Bus (Academy Express) | 1,849 | $909,610 | $255,305 | 84.0% |
| 24 | MTLR Corp | 1,120 | $898,240 | $368,511 | 98.9% |
| 25 | Courier Car Rental | 1,784 | $842,670 | $791,638 | 100.0% |
| 26 | New York Paving | 1,773 | $837,080 | $631,162 | 95.3% |
| 27 | D A Contracting | 646 | $725,120 | $117,479 | 99.0% |
| 28 | Sunbelt Rentals | 869 | $691,630 | $608,386 | 97.5% |
| 29 | Empire City Subway | 1,080 | $673,430 | $570,142 | 99.4% |
| 30 | Loomis | 644 | $672,700 | $230,961 | 93.3% |
| 31 | Milea | 913 | $649,720 | $231,449 | 98.4% |
| 32 | Call A Head | 498 | $632,620 | $85,165 | 99.8% |
| 33 | Nico Equipment | 463 | $599,970 | $40,936 | 98.9% |
| 34 | Adventures By Dawn | 507 | $544,240 | $28,884 | 97.5% |
| 35 | Baldor Specialty Foods | 854 | $516,620 | $394,618 | 97.0% |
| 36 | Edge Auto | 944 | $471,250 | $161,711 | 96.1% |
| 37 | Cavalier Coach | 546 | $446,590 | $211,809 | 97.9% |
| 38 | Brinkb S | 411 | $436,000 | $80,814 | 99.5% |
| 39 | Danella | 614 | $427,520 | $273,645 | 90.0% |
| 40 | Interstate Waste Services (Action) | 679 | $420,250 | $409,291 | 100.0% |
| 41 | Ferrari Express | 788 | $408,540 | $405,840 | 99.9% |
| 42 | Wheels Lt | 409 | $397,240 | $359,150 | 99.8% |
| 43 | Sp Plus | 404 | $386,640 | $286,717 | 100.0% |
| 44 | Lease Plan Usa Lt | 563 | $377,550 | $264,585 | 100.0% |
| 45 | Gunther Charters | 304 | $336,030 | $31,965 | 99.7% |
| 46 | Rhs1 | 257 | $331,680 | $140,774 | 100.0% |
| 47 | A L Cesspool Service | 462 | $326,280 | $190,048 | 99.5% |
| 48 | Donlen Trust | 350 | $321,390 | $306,660 | 99.7% |
| 49 | Durama Tours | 247 | $306,150 | $32,715 | 96.7% |
| 50 | E-J Electric | 528 | $289,300 | $274,550 | 95.7% |
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · ranked by total penalties imposed since 2019 · methodology
Where violations happen
| Borough | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 244,793 | 67.5% |
| Brooklyn | 84,404 | 23.3% |
| Queens | 30,158 | 8.3% |
| Bronx | 2,897 | 0.8% |
| Staten Is | 509 | 0.1% |
| Not Nyc | 92 | 0.0% |
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology
Download the data
The exact tables this site renders, as JSON, regenerated with each monthly refresh, including the automated sanity report each release must pass. Journalists and researchers: cite as “DashcamBounty analysis of NYC Open Data OATH records, as of November 2026.” Aggregation methodology, including how company name variants are merged, is on the methodology page.
| File | Contents |
|---|---|
| companies.json | Top-50 company table: violations, fines, outcomes, yearly counts |
| monthly.json | Monthly violations, penalties imposed, and collected since 2019 |
| yearly.json | Yearly totals, all years on record |
| summary.json | Headline totals, rates, and filter metadata |
| boroughs.json | Violations by borough |
| hearing_results.json | Raw hearing-result distribution |
| calculator.json | Calculator parameters (penalty averages, upheld rate, share) |
| tickets.json | Respondent-side outcome stats: what defaults, admissions, and hearings cost |
| sanity_report.json | Automated checks this release passed before publication |
Cite this dataset: DashcamBounty, “NYC Idling Violation Enforcement Data, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/
Underlying records: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status (terms).