Edge Auto

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Edge Auto differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

• When Edge Auto took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 5% of the time (34 of 730), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
• 14% of Edge Auto's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
• One ZIP code, 10001, accounts for 14% of all Edge Auto's violations.
• 22% of Edge Auto'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). Edge Auto's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 625, second offense 114, and third or subsequent 205. 89 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:

• $350 463 casesfirst offense
• $600 146 casesthird or later
• $1,000 115 casesfirst offense, default
• $440 92 casessecond offense
• $1,500 10 casessecond offense, default
• $2,000 7 casesthird or later, default

Median time from violation to decision: 473 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $416,937.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 56 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10001 (131, 13.9%), 11201 (73, 7.7%), 10011 (69, 7.3%), 10013 (62, 6.6%), 10003 (60, 6.4%).

The record in detail

• First violation in the data: 2019-02-22; most recent: 2025-12-16.
• Of 867 decided cases, 833 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 34 dismissed.
• Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (736, followed by Brooklyn with 150).
• Average penalty when upheld: $521 (median $350).

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):

EDGE AUTO INC (821) · EDGE AUTO RENTAL (100) · EDGE AUTO RENTAL INC (7) · EDGE AUTO (4) · EDGE AUTO INC DBA EDGE AUTO RE (3) · EDGE AUTO RENTALS (3) · EDGE AUTO INC DBA EDGE AUTO R (2) · EDGE AUTO INC DBA BUDD ENTERTA (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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