The mission of the Office of the Parking Summons Advocate is to independently assist unrepresented and underrepresented members of the public with parking and camera violation issues and complaints that cannot be resolved through normal Department of Finance channels. The office acts as an intermediary between the public, DOF units, and other agencies involved in the parking summons adjudication process; informs the public about parking laws, rules, regulations, and related Department of Finance policies and procedures; and identifies, reports, and recommends solutions to systemic problems and issues in the parking summons adjudication process.
You can request a hearing online, by mail or via the Pay or Dispute mobile app. Please choose one of these options to help ensure social distancing at our business centers, which are operating at reduced capacity due to COVID-19. If you cannot conduct your hearing online, by mail, or via the app, you can schedule an in-person hearing. Please note that in-person parking ticket and camera violation hearings for commercial vehicles remain suspended at this time. The time limit for submitting parking ticket and camera violation hearing requests and appeals has been suspended until further notice. No additional penalties will be added to any unpaid non-judgment parking ticket or camera violations issued on or after March 22, 2020 until further notice. Tickets that were in judgment prior to March 22, 2020 will continue to incur interest. |
Office of the Parking Summons Advocate (OPSA)
You can request and receive assistance from the Office of the Parking Summons Advocate if you are not represented by an attorney or broker and you satisfy any one of the following criteria;
Come to the office to speak with an advocate in person. Click the location names for hours and location information.
Bronx Business Center - Friday
Brooklyn Business Center - Wednesday
Queens Business Center - Monday
Manhattan Business Center - Tuesday
Staten Island Business Center - No office hours at this time
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The following chart, issued by the Department of Transportation, is intended to explain the regulations of some of the more common signs found on New York City streets. Download the Parking Regulations Sign Legend. |
On July 11, 2019, the City will start issuing speed camera violations from 6 AM – 10 PM, Monday through Friday, year round and will operate speed cameras in 750 school speed zones. Learn more at nyc.gov/visionzero.
Come to the office to speak with an advocate in person. Click the location names for hours and location information.
Bronx Business Center - Friday
Brooklyn Business Center - Wednesday
Queens Business Center - Monday
Manhattan Business Center - Tuesday
Staten Island Business Center - No office hours at this time.