Company record · #28 most-fined
Empire City Subway
Empire City Subway has 1,019 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $576,540 in penalties imposed — 0.3% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.
Violations by year
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: 2019-02-12; most recent: 2026-01-12.
- Of 881 decided cases, 875 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 6 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,006, followed by Bronx with 13).
- Average penalty when upheld: $572 (median $600).
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):
EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY LTD (614) · EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY (158) · EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY CO LTD (99) · EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY LI (76) · EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY (26) · EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY LIM (20) · EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY LTD (7) · EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY LT (4)
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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