Verizon

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Verizon differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

• OATH records show $889,570 still due on Verizon's cases, about $51 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
• 7% of Verizon's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
• 1% of Verizon's violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
• 76% of Verizon's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.

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). Verizon's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 5,015, second offense 1,176, and third or subsequent 11,333. 1,459 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 10,214 casesthird or later
• $350 4,194 casesfirst offense
• $440 1,020 casessecond offense
• $1,000 603 casesfirst offense, default
• $2,000 479 casesthird or later, default
• $1,500 99 casessecond offense, default

Median time from violation to decision: 219 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $889,570.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 153 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10019 (2,323, 13.3%), 10003 (1,462, 8.3%), 10011 (1,317, 7.5%), 11201 (1,054, 6.0%), 10018 (883, 5.0%).

The record in detail

• First violation in the data: 2019-01-09; most recent: 2026-03-28.
• Of 16,731 decided cases, 16,613 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 118 dismissed.
• Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (13,660, followed by Brooklyn with 2,720).
• Average penalty when upheld: $587 (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):

VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVI (15,725) · VERIZON (880) · VERIZON NEW YORK INC (730) · VERIZON NY (64) · VERIZON NEW YORK INC DBA VERIZ (50) · VERIZON SERVICES CORP (16) · VERIZON NY INC (14) · VERIZON SERVICES (11)

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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