Company record · #33 most-fined
Nico Equipment
Nico Equipment has 463 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2025), totaling $599,970 in penalties imposed, 0.2% 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 Nico Equipment differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 8% of Nico Equipment's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
- OATH records show $709,120 still due on Nico Equipment's cases, about $1,532 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
- One ZIP code, 11201, accounts for 20% of all Nico Equipment's violations.
- 76% of Nico Equipment's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 350 | 75.6% | 34.9% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 52 | 11.2% | 16.0% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 35 | 7.6% | 31.0% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 18 | 3.9% | 6.4% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 5 | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 3 | 0.6% | 8.5% |
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). Nico Equipment's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 189, second offense 61, and third or subsequent 213. 53 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:
- $2,000 180 casesthird or later, default
- $1,000 124 casesfirst offense, default
- $350 62 casesfirst offense
- $1,500 46 casessecond offense, default
- $600 16 casesthird or later
- $440 12 casessecond offense
Median time from violation to decision: 485 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $709,120.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 56 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 11201 (93, 20.1%), 11217 (65, 14.0%), 10025 (46, 9.9%), 11215 (45, 9.7%), 11231 (33, 7.1%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-07-31; most recent: 2025-11-13.
- Of 445 decided cases, 440 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 5 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Brooklyn (269, followed by Manhattan with 162).
- Average penalty when upheld: $1,340 (median $1,500).
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):
NICO EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (281) · NICO EQUIPMENT CORP (148) · NICO EQUIPMENT (34)
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, “Nico Equipment: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/nico-equipment/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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