Respondents who have been issued certain kinds of tickets and wish to contest them can now have their ECB hearings over the telephone. Various types of tickets issued by the Departments of Sanitation, Health, Parks and other City Agencies do not require an in-person hearing at ECB. 

ECB’ s goal is to provide easy access to fair and timely hearings and some people are best able to defend themselves by speaking to a judge directly, rather than writing a letter or submitting a defense on-line. If you are interested in learning whether you can schedule an ECB Hearing-by-Phone, please call (212) 487-3434.