Company record · #12 most-fined
Hylan
Hylan has 1,602 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $1,669,870 in penalties imposed, 0.6% 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 Hylan differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 7% of Hylan's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
- When Hylan took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 4% of the time (8 of 195), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
- 60% of Hylan's summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.
- OATH records show $975,712 still due on Hylan's cases, about $609 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 820 | 51.2% | 34.9% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 378 | 23.6% | 6.4% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 187 | 11.7% | 16.0% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 116 | 7.2% | 31.0% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 93 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 8 | 0.5% | 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). Hylan's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 509, second offense 133, and third or subsequent 960. 126 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:
- $2,000 394 casesthird or later, default
- $1,000 352 casesfirst offense, default
- $600 274 casesthird or later
- $350 96 casesfirst offense
- $1,500 73 casessecond offense, default
- $440 26 casessecond offense
Median time from violation to decision: 405 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $975,712.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 77 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10003 (132, 8.2%), 10009 (116, 7.2%), 10001 (105, 6.6%), 10025 (98, 6.1%), 11201 (94, 5.9%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-03-16; most recent: 2026-02-02.
- Of 1,224 decided cases, 1,216 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 8 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,352, followed by Brooklyn with 193).
- Average penalty when upheld: $1,203 (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):
HYLAN DATACOM LLC (930) · HYLAN DATACOM ELECTRICAL LLC (537) · HYLAN DATACOM ELECTRICAL (52) · HYLAN DATACOM ELECTRICAL LLC (15) · HYLAN WEST INC (14) · HYLAN DATACOM ELECTRICAL INC (11) · HYLAN DATACOM ELECTRICAL (7) · HYLAN DATACOM (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, “Hylan: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/hylan/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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