Adventures By Dawn

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Adventures By Dawn differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

• 1% of Adventures By Dawn's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
• One ZIP code, 10001, accounts for 89% of all Adventures By Dawn's violations.
• 8 of Adventures By Dawn's summonses (1.6%) were for idling more than one minute next to a school, the stricter limit, against 9.9% of summonses citywide.
• 22% of Adventures By Dawn's violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.

How the cases ended

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology

Offense tier and penalties

Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). Adventures By Dawn's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 233, second offense 70, and third or subsequent 204. 8 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.

The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:

• $1,000 137 casesfirst offense, default
• $2,000 122 casesthird or later, default
• $350 80 casesfirst offense
• $600 64 casesthird or later
• $1,500 39 casessecond offense, default
• $440 23 casessecond offense

Median time from violation to decision: 530 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $619,417.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 19 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10001 (451, 89.0%), 10036 (16, 3.2%), 10007 (7, 1.4%), 10011 (6, 1.2%), 10019 (6, 1.2%).

The record in detail

• First violation in the data: 2019-08-22; most recent: 2025-10-31.
• Of 477 decided cases, 465 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 12 dismissed.
• Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (505, followed by Brooklyn with 1).
• Average penalty when upheld: $1,110 (median $1,000).

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):

ADVENTURES BY DAWN LLC (504) · ADVENTURES BY DAWN (3)

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

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