Company record · #1 most-fined

Amazon

Amazon has 12,539 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $15,743,860 in penalties imposed — 7.0% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.

12,539 Violations since 2019
$15.7M Penalties imposed $17.8M recorded as paid
99.9% Upheld rate (decided) 11,002 upheld · 11 dismissed · 1,526 pending

Violations by year

2019: 15 2020: 92 2021: 669 2022: 1,812 2023: 2,262 2024: 4,832 2025: 2,855 2026: 2 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 4,832
Peak year: 2024 with 4,832 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: 2019-09-23; most recent: 2026-03-15.
  • Of 11,013 decided cases, 11,002 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 11 dismissed.
  • Most violations were recorded in Brooklyn (9,240, followed by Manhattan with 2,829).
  • Average penalty when upheld: $1,353 (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):

AMAZON LOGISTICS INC (12,261) · AMAZON (79) · AMAZON PRIME (62) · AMAZON LOGISTICS (32) · AMAZON COM INC (19) · AMAZON LOGISTIC INC (10) · AMAZON LOGISTICS INC DBA ALBI (10) · AMAZON LOGISTICS INC DBA DBA (10)

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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