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Gunther Charters
Gunther Charters has 304 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2025), totaling $336,030 in penalties imposed, 0.1% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.
By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026
Violations by year
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 Gunther Charters differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- When Gunther Charters took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 1% of the time (1 of 118), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
- One ZIP code, 10001, accounts for 81% of all Gunther Charters' violations.
- 5 of Gunther Charters' summonses (1.6%) were for idling more than one minute next to a school, the stricter limit, against 9.9% of summonses citywide.
- 28% of Gunther Charters' violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 171 | 56.3% | 34.9% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 117 | 38.5% | 16.0% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 15 | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 1 | 0.3% | 3.2% |
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). Gunther Charters' summonses by tier as charged: first offense 143, second offense 8, and third or subsequent 153. 5 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 94 casesthird or later, default
- $1,000 71 casesfirst offense, default
- $350 69 casesfirst offense
- $600 46 casesthird or later
- $1,500 6 casessecond offense, default
- $440 2 casessecond offense
Median time from violation to decision: 519 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $346,464.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 11 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10001 (245, 80.6%), 10002 (16, 5.3%), 11217 (11, 3.6%), 10036 (9, 3.0%), 10018 (8, 2.6%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-08-23; most recent: 2025-07-29.
- Of 289 decided cases, 288 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (293, followed by Brooklyn with 11).
- Average penalty when upheld: $1,113 (median $1,000).
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):
GUNTHER CHARTERS INC (300) · GUNTHER CHARTERS (3) · GUNTHER CHARTERS INCORPORATED (1)
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, “Gunther Charters: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/gunther-charters/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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