Company record · #27 most-fined

Academy Bus (Academy Express)

Academy Bus (Academy Express) has 1,496 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $638,050 in penalties imposed — 0.3% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.

1,496 Violations since 2019
$638.1K Penalties imposed $242.7K recorded as paid
82.9% Upheld rate (decided) 636 upheld · 131 dismissed · 729 pending

Violations by year

2019: 21 2020: 30 2021: 24 2022: 71 2023: 365 2024: 683 2025: 301 2026: 1 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 683
Peak year: 2024 with 683 violations. Recent years may still grow as pending cases are heard.

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of June 2026 · methodology

The record in detail

  • First violation in the data: 2019-03-16; most recent: 2026-01-23.
  • Of 767 decided cases, 636 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 131 dismissed.
  • Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,432, followed by Brooklyn with 50).
  • Average penalty when upheld: $459 (median $350).

A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.

Respondent names behind this record

OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):

ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC (1,372) · ACADEMY EXPRESS L L C (44) · ACADEMY BUS LLC (37) · ACADEMY EXPRESS INC (18) · ACADEMY BUS (17) · ACADEMY EXPRESS (5) · ACADEMY BUS CO INC (2) · ACADEMY BUS LINES (1)

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of June 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology

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