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.
By Mario Bailey · Data updated June 2026
Violations by year
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
Cite this record: DashcamBounty, “Academy Bus (Academy Express): NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of June 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/academy-bus-academy-express/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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