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All DMV Traffic Violations Bureaus (TVB) are adjourned until further notice.

If you are scheduled to appear during this time, you will receive an adjournment notice from the DMV.  Visit the Tickets, Points, and Penalties page for many TVB transactions that can be completed online while the office is closed. 

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  • Speed Cameras for speed camera violation information and assistance

You can get information and assistance online or by phone, for traffic tickets or summons, including:

  • The amount owed
  • How to plead guilty or not guilty
  • How to request, postpone, or reschedule a hearing
  • How to appeal a judgment

You can also find general payment, dispute, and hearing information, including instructions on how to plead guilty or not guilty on the back of the traffic ticket.

Non-criminal moving traffic violations include:

  • Speeding
  • Reckless driving
  • Tailgating
  • Improper passing
  • Other violations that occur while a motor vehicle is in motion

Online

Plead guilty and pay, or plead not guilty and schedule a hearing.

Appeal a traffic ticket conviction.

Get contact information for the DMV.

Find Traffic Violations Bureau locations.

Learn about driver violation points.

By Phone

  • Agency: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Division: Traffic Violations Bureau
  • Phone Number: (718) 488-5710
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM
  • Staff is available through the automated phone system during business hours. Automated assistance is also available in Spanish. Call volume is often high. If you don't get through, call back later.

All Traffic Violation Bureau (TVB) Offices are open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 AM to 4 PM, and Thursday from 8:30 AM to 6 PM.

Bronx

696 East Fordham Road (between Cambreleng and Crotona Avenues)

Brooklyn North

625 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor (between Fort Greene Place and 6th Avenue)

Brooklyn South

2875 West 8th Street (between Sheepshead Bay Road and Surf Avenue)

Manhattan North

159 East 125th Street, 3rd Floor (between Lexington and 3rd Avenues)

Manhattan South

2 Washington Street, 5th Floor (by Battery Place)

Queens North

30-56 Whitestone Expressway (between Downing Street and 31st Avenue), Flushing

Queens South

168-35 Rockaway Boulevard, 2nd Floor (between 148th Avenue and 175th Street), Jamaica

Staten Island

1775 South Avenue, Suite 2 (between Industry Road and Spencer Street)

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