Call A Head

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Call A Head differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

• OATH records show $692,210 still due on Call A Head's cases, about $1,390 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
• 13% of Call A Head's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
• 100 of Call A Head's summonses (20.1%) were for idling more than one minute next to a school, the stricter limit, against 9.9% of summonses citywide.
• 56% of Call A Head's summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.

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). Call A Head's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 164, second offense 57, and third or subsequent 277. 100 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:

• $2,000 210 casesthird or later, default
• $1,000 92 casesfirst offense, default
• $350 66 casesfirst offense
• $600 53 casesthird or later
• $1,500 29 casessecond offense, default
• $440 24 casessecond offense

Median time from violation to decision: 434 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $692,210.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 70 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10009 (73, 14.7%), 11201 (37, 7.4%), 10025 (36, 7.2%), 10011 (27, 5.4%), 10003 (26, 5.2%).

The record in detail

• First violation in the data: 2019-04-02; most recent: 2025-11-10.
• Of 475 decided cases, 474 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1 dismissed.
• Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (348, followed by Brooklyn with 108).
• Average penalty when upheld: $1,310 (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):

CALL-A-HEAD CORP (377) · CALL A HEAD CORP (112) · CALL A HEAD (4) · CALL-A-HEAD (2) · CALL-A- HEAD CORP (2) · CALL- A-HEAD CORP (1)

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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