Go New York Tours

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Go New York Tours differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

• 2 of Go New York Tours' 4,873 cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
• One ZIP code, 10036, accounts for 74% of all Go New York Tours' violations.
• 5% of Go New York Tours' summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
• 28% of Go New York Tours' violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.

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). Go New York Tours' summonses by tier as charged: first offense 1,093, second offense 130, and third or subsequent 3,650. 483 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:

• $600 1,612 casesthird or later
• $350 694 casesfirst offense
• $2,000 142 casesthird or later, default
• $1,000 90 casesfirst offense, default
• $440 79 casessecond offense
• $1,500 8 casessecond offense, default

Median time from violation to decision: 538 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $2,301,333.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 27 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10036 (3,594, 73.8%), 10018 (644, 13.2%), 10019 (312, 6.4%), 11237 (102, 2.1%), 10017 (56, 1.1%).

The record in detail

• First violation in the data: 2019-04-08; most recent: 2025-11-30.
• Of 3,842 decided cases, 2,625 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1,217 dismissed.
• Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (4,714, followed by Brooklyn with 107).
• Average penalty when upheld: $621 (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):

GO NEW YORK TOURS INC (4,432) · GO NEW YORK TOURS (190) · GO NEW YORK TOURS INC DBA TOP (116) · GO NEW YORK TOURS INCORPORATED (69) · GO NEW YORK TOURS DBA TOPVIEW (41) · GO NEW YORK TOURS INC DBA TOPV (6) · GO NEW YORK TOURS INC - USDOT (5) · GO NEW YORK TOURS INC TOPVI (4)

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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