Company record · #1 most-fined
Amazon
Amazon has 14,443 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $19,605,640 in penalties imposed, 7.5% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.
By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026
Violations by year
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology
What sets this record apart
The measures on which Amazon differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- One ZIP code, 11215, accounts for 31% of all Amazon's violations.
- 15% of Amazon's violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
- 12% of Amazon's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
- 79% of Amazon's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 11,478 | 79.5% | 34.9% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 1,787 | 12.4% | 31.0% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 627 | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 533 | 3.7% | 8.5% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 12 | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 6 | 0.0% | 16.0% |
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). Amazon's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 5,615, second offense 1,146, and third or subsequent 7,682. 1,611 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:
- $2,000 6,259 casesthird or later, default
- $1,000 4,300 casesfirst offense, default
- $350 1,192 casesfirst offense
- $600 952 casesthird or later
- $1,500 919 casessecond offense, default
- $440 182 casessecond offense
Median time from violation to decision: 465 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $3,134,920.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 122 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 11215 (4,463, 30.9%), 11230 (1,138, 7.9%), 11218 (913, 6.3%), 11217 (773, 5.4%), 11229 (670, 4.6%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-09-23; most recent: 2026-03-15.
- Of 13,816 decided cases, 13,804 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 12 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Brooklyn (11,048, followed by Manhattan with 2,888).
- Average penalty when upheld: $1,396 (median $1,500).
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 (14,156) · AMAZON (84) · AMAZON PRIME (62) · AMAZON LOGISTICS (32) · AMAZON COM INC (19) · AMAZON LOGISTICS INC DBA ALBI (10) · AMAZON LOGISTICS INC DBA DBA (10) · AMAZON LOGISTIC INC (10)
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology
Cite this record: DashcamBounty, “Amazon: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/amazon/ (underlying tables on the data hub).