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Visit the Tickets, Points, and Penalties page for many TVB transactions that can be completed online.

You will only be admitted into a TVB office if you have a scheduled hearing or if you make an appointment online. Schedule an appointment with the TVB.

Need something else?

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 get a copy of a traffic ticket
  • How to pay a traffic ticket
  • 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 your ticket, or plead not guilty and schedule a hearing. You can also live chat with a representative on the website if you need more help.

Get a copy of your traffic ticket.

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:
  • 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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