I am giving 2 stars only cause I won my case at the traffic violations bureau in flushing queens . Place is a racket , filled with many folks who rather be elsewhere with workers who couldn't care less with cops and lawyers posing as judges who will assume the city makes money 95 percent of the time . Came here to fight a ticket due to a cop who actually didn't look at the sign properly about the times you can and cannot park on a city street on east Elmhurst..Spoke my peace to the so call lady judge and the final proof hit for my defense was the pictures I took of the sign with the times to park . Bamn , ticket dismissed and the almost 2 hour ordeal is over . 2 stars cause I won . read more

*NOTE TO YELP GUIDELINE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE DOWN REVIEW. ALL CONTENT FALLS WITHIN GUIDELINES. NO PERSONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN NAMED AND ANY IDENTIFIERS ARE ON PUBLIC DATABANKS. STAY TRUE TO INTEGRITY* Regarding TICKET # ABD076722: Failure To Yield To A Pedestrian Filed for appeal, ALJ 079 determination dated 1/29 was a cookie-cutter response that did not specify form of evidence. In speaking to Queen's North TVB's office clerk, the ALJ is lax with reading personal statements, and provides personal appearances with more consideration. Another FOIL request has been issued for NYPD 111 Precinct, 45-06 215th St, Bayside, NY 11361, officer ID: 944538, and now for ALJ 079 Resubmitted past evidence (i.e., support of car camera video, and trial history documents) and submitted initial "Statement In Place of Personal Appearance" affidavit form (completed on site of Traffic Violations Bureau), in place of attending a 1/29/2018, hearing (as scheduled trial conflicts with Presbyterian Hospital medical appointment). Here's a link of hidden dash camera that holds metadata and can be compared to Allstate Drivewise discount tracking device. https://sagelysalvaged.com/2018/02/24/dispute-the-police-officers-personal-opinion/ A December 13, 2017, Queens North Traffic Violations Bureaus returned my initial evidence package (evidence that I also submitted to 7 related agencies) and issued a notice that returned documents was accompanied with enclosed instructions and an affidavit form. However, instructions and affidavit form were not within mailed package and it's been impossible to reach (718) 488-5710 or 311 for for sake of getting missing form and instructions. I've gone above and beyond to prove Traffic Officers' overreach, and then worked even harder to submit into Queens North TVB evidence; as the agency took steps to harden intake of evidentiary materials. Good grief! read more

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Finally there's a chance for Justice. Out in the real world where a badge gets no competition, only a filtering out of prior offenders, it's a war of sanity with the irresponsible controlling the guns. It's a weighted system. Only those willing to give up a day's work or sick day have the chance to achieve righteousness. All the others with responsibility on their mind let irresponsible quota completions reign. It's a small percentage you can bet will fight. Fight or cower. Pay or pay. There are no winners when the flashing lights get behind you, following you as you pull to the side to let them go. As the combatants stand before the judge, it becomes a war of lexicons. Officer linguistics vs civilian jargon. Both have validity, but only one feels comfortable sputtering in the courtroom. Only one knows which words are a bomb and what are a BB. The process is orderly. It goes fast. For once, efficiency in government. At least the judges appreciate the preciousness of time. They are one of the few civil servants whose job is to end beaurocracy. Most of the defendents don't have legal excuses, only sympathetic ones. The bulk of the judged innocent are made so from misplaced paperwork by the officer. Unfortunately, that's not justice, that's a lottery. Only this time education does not benefit. As for my personal experience: by the time my case was heard, there wasn't any audience left in the courtroom. Hardly a performance piece. I was a winner, but what good is it if all you have to celebrate with is a piece of paper? read more

The judges and the cops are friends at this out-of-the-way place. If you have a rock-solid defense, you can probably get the amount you owe dropped by half, but not dismissed. The legal system hates you. read more

Helped me over the phone and fixed the issue very very quickly . Not only that the lady was an absolute doll. Thank you

This place is a joke. Whole bunch of cops and judges that hate their lives. The only thing good about this place is the cute girls that take your money on the way out. I fought my ticket and only got the fee slightly reduced. read more

Can I give 0 stars to reflect my utter disgust and disappointment in the justice system? So since I found NO information out there for first-timers like myself, I will fill everyone in on my experience with this place. 1. If taking public transport like I, take the 7 train to the end of the line in Flushing. Then get on the Q25 bus and it should take you near enough to the building. The Q25 is on Main St. Or walk. The walk will take 20 min if you are brisk. From Times Square the whole trip takes 1:15 hours at least. I never caught the bus and always walked. 2. BE PREPARED. Everyone told me, "Go and chances are the cop won't show up, and they'll find in your favor." Let me tell you, the cops show up. In today's economic climate they show up. If there was another person in the car or a witness, bring them with you. If they can't come, get their testimony on paper and notarized. Be as CLEAR as you absolutely can in reviewing their written testimony. Clear about exactly what street, perhaps what direction you were headed (N,S,E,W), etc. If you have a lawyer friend to look it over, do so. If the testimony is not almost in legalize, they will throw it out. As in my case. And if they throw it out, you're left with 'he said, she said." 3. You are allowed 1 postponement. If you are totally prepared to argue your case, but the judge is a DICK like the elderly man who presided over my courtroom, POSTPONE. I went back for the second time today, therefore I could not postpone. But I should have been prepared when he was yelling at the man before me. 4. If the judge is said DICK? Do not smile. Do not try to be charming. If you do, he may say, "That doesn't work here" in a disdainful tone. And also speak above your normal speaking volume because he is most likely somewhat HARD OF HEARING. 5. I don't know what to tell you if you're in a position like I was and it becomes your testimony against the cops. I always thought we were innocent until proven guilty. WRONG. I assumed that at least my sworn testimony would provide some reasonable doubt. WRONG. I Thought if you went and pleaded, at least they would still make you pay the fine but take off the points. WRONG. So, in summary, be prepared. Because if a cop accuses you of violating a law that you did not violate and you happen to get a crotchety old male judge, there is no justice. read more

Came to the dreaded TVB disputing a ticket December 27, first time in 15 years. I actually found it to be a kangaroo court. But I want to first say that this review is in no way to promote reckless driving or disrespecting cops who stop you. Here's what happened. I got a ticket for "disobeying traffic device", a no turn sign. If you drive NYC you know there are many new traffic signs due to the "vision zero" initiative. So I did not see the sign, therefore I couldn't have "disobeyed" it. I come for the hearing, a blond woman around 60 was the judge. A terse Judge Judy type who lets you know pretty quick the fix is in. She administers the oath and as soon as you open your mouth she's already shaking her head and basically rolling her eyes. So if you think YOU'RE gonna wing it, HER act is well rehearsed. I was the first one called so I had no preconceptions of her to taint the exchange, and even called her "your honor". As the cop was reading out the charge, I noticed she was meticulously writing down and drawing diagrams of everything he said. Then I gave my defense that I DID make an illegal turn but I did not "disobey" anything, as the ticket read, because I did not see the sign, as they are new. As evidence of new signs everywhere I gave her a recent (December 2, 2016) New York Post article that said how "CONFUSED" drivers are with all the new signage and regulations, with one short paragraph highlighted. First she pretended not to know of the new "vision zero" regulations (it's her job to know) and showed displeasure at me showing her an article, barely looking at it, then I told her the relevant paragraph was highlighted. She read it like 'blah blah blah yeah whatever'. Dismissively. Remember, she took down his testimony METICULOUSLY. Immediately I felt like they were cronies, one hand washing the other, even though I wasn't disputing his case of an illegal turn. I told her if the ticket had read "illegal turn" I would have been guilty but the ticket read "disobeyed sign", like on purpose. She said she saw no difference, judged me guilty and that was it, merry Christmas. The cop didn't even acknowledge when I thanked him after just to be respectful. There you go, bad sport even though he won. It was a humiliating experience as I have a clean driving record with very little court experience and didn't really know how to respond when I realized the judge was dirty, and responded poorly for sure. I know this town's a third world hell hole, and I really don't expect much decency or honesty, but like literally a kangaroo court? Really?? Their "fair hearing" is just a formality to a guilty verdict, and unless you bring a lawyer to muck it up for them, you are cha ching, easy money. All they understand is a hack, lawyerly defense, especially since it's a quickie judgement. Anything you say or show in your defense that deviates from their standard formula, where they actually have to think, they will hear as "blah, blah, blah". You might get it knocked down about 20% if you have a clean record but you know they're high balling you to begin with. I do realize that this review might actually be helping them by discouraging people from contesting a bogus ticket, but I think the main purpose of this forum is to share experience openly and honestly for one's own catharsis and to help others know what's up. And you can also make a point from their perspective that if they're actually fair to you, it could invite more people to come for a hearing, swamping them, which only brings me right back to the point of what a twisted hell scape of competing interests and hidden motives this town is, better known as the rat race. Another example of how obtuse and lazy their system is, is that instead of calling in defendants one by one for a private hearing, all defendants are in the same room listening to one another's cases, which creates grandstanding judges and defendants with stage fright in front of all those people and jaded NYPD, contaminating the verdict even more. They want to make it as uncomfortable for you as possible to challenge them. I would just say if you truly feel you're innocent, just come with the attitude that it's only a traffic ticket, not life or death, and the judge is probably a yawning stooge who is not really interested in your defense, by design. Don't be too principled about it, they're not. Lawyers are milling about, come early, talk to one if you can, no need to prepare much on your own because, again, you shouldn't expect good faith. The environment is typical stale, dystopian bureaucracy, you wouldn't even know it was Christmas. A Dickensian Pottersville, thuggish and vile. Just so you know. PS: To Andrew C's review before me, belittling the public (since removed). Everyone on here so far is from the city and mostly Queens, Andrew is from Huntington Station in SUFFOLK. Andrew, you're NYPD. Thanks for making my point. read more

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When ever you come here make sure u hire an attorney or else the judge don't give a crap what you say. So make sure you have an attorney.

I was never a fan of the DMV although I have been here twice and it wasn't so bad. Naturally, like everyone else, when I got my first moving violation (accused of 20 mph over the speed limit) in Queens, I was pretty pissed off and nervous. Since you should always fight a parking ticket, I decided to take my chances and got scheduled for a hearing 8 months later at this location. I arrived half an hour before my time only to check into the courtroom at my scheduled time to a gentleman who treated me like I was dumb and felt the need to point out "the hard part" only to wait 40 minutes for it. They also felt the need to switch me to another judge, probably just to confuse things for no reason. Almost everyone else's defenses were worse than mine or some had no defense for things like not wearing a seat belt or speeding through a residential area. At least I said that I was trying to keep my car from getting into an accident with someone else drifting into my lane forcing me to get ahead, but nobody cared. Everyone who was in my time slot got convicted to the full penalty, including me. Since Vision Zero was enacted by mayor DeBlasio (idiot), the crackdown on tickets and traffic offenses has increased and things are a lot more strict. When it comes to traffic court, the judges do not care for a sympathetic defense. You must have proof, and you must show that the cop was wrong in some way because their word means a lot more to the judge than yours, and they will rule in their favor almost all the time. They work with the cops everyday, they know what happens. It's all or nothing now. You're either convicted fully or you're not convicted. There's very, very few reductions now. If you're going to speed or run red lights or do something stupid, don't do it in New York City (or don't do it all). I wasted my time and got hit with extra surcharges for fighting the ticket. This place is a mess and basically unfair, but it's hard to fight the system. Even attorneys will tell you, you're better off pleading guilty and heading down that route. This place is a waste of time. read more

I received a traffic ticket on April 9, 2019 on the Bronx Whitestone Bridge. TICKET # ABD7927776: Violation Code: 4021 Unreadable Rear License Plate. The officer who wrote the ticket made a mistake with my license plate, I disputed the ticket and took pictures and send it to dmv, but a summons was issue to come to court on August 28, 2019 at 1pm read more

Extremely rude and disorganized reps, and they don't care; they know you can't do anything without them. Calling a manager over is useless. There is a room with attorneys who are equally nonplussed and rude. I went with a friend this time and she says, "WOW. If I didn't just see that guy misadvise you I'd never have believed it." The cops there pass out tickets like my dentist passed out brushes and floss. A cesspool of scammers. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. If you don't have a lawyer the judge won't even pretend to be paying attention to your case. When I was giving testimony the Judge started conversation with the clerk. I'm sure he wasn't listening to a word I was saying. Be prepared to pay for parking. read more