Company record · #14 most-fined

Charter Communications (Spectrum)

Charter Communications (Spectrum) has 2,892 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $1,280,860 in penalties imposed, 0.5% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.

By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026

2,892 Violations since 2019

$1.3M Penalties imposed $1.2M recorded as paid

95.5% Upheld rate (decided) 2,664 upheld · 126 dismissed · 102 pending

Violations by year

Peak year: 2024 with 757 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 November 2026 · methodology

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Charter Communications (Spectrum) differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

1% of Charter Communications (Spectrum)'s summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
OATH records show $75,422 still due on Charter Communications (Spectrum)'s cases, about $26 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
When Charter Communications (Spectrum) took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 10% of the time (126 of 1,253), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
51% of Charter Communications (Spectrum)'s cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.

How the cases ended

Outcome	Cases	Share	Citywide
Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing	1,467	50.7%	31.0%
Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge	1,127	39.0%	16.0%
Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out	126	4.4%	3.2%
Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned	102	3.5%	6.4%
Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear	35	1.2%	34.9%
Settledresolved by stipulation	35	1.2%	8.5%

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). Charter Communications (Spectrum)'s summonses by tier as charged: first offense 1,481, second offense 400, and third or subsequent 1,011. 290 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:

$350 1,321 casesfirst offense
$600 934 casesthird or later
$440 374 casessecond offense
$1,000 27 casesfirst offense, default
$2,000 5 casesthird or later, default
$1,500 3 casessecond offense, default

Median time from violation to decision: 277 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $75,422.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 100 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 11201 (310, 10.7%), 10023 (190, 6.6%), 10009 (175, 6.1%), 10036 (148, 5.1%), 10011 (134, 4.6%).

Violations by day of the week, all years.

The record in detail

First violation in the data: 2019-01-31; most recent: 2026-07-25.
Of 2,790 decided cases, 2,664 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 126 dismissed.
Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,791, followed by Brooklyn with 712).
Average penalty when upheld: $461 (median $440).

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):

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LLC (1,895) · SPECTRUM (891) · SPECTRUM ON BROADWAY (17) · SPECTRUM ON BROADWAY ELECTRICA (15) · SPECTRUM PAINTING CORP (8) · SPECTRUM PAINTING (8) · CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LLC SP (6) · SPECTRUM CABLE COMMUNICATIONS (6)

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, “Charter Communications (Spectrum): NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/charter-communications-spectrum/ (underlying tables on the data hub).

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