Vehicle Booting

Before visiting a business center regarding a booted or towed vehicle, please be aware of the following:

  • To remove a boot from your vehicle, please visit www.nycbootpay.com to pay by credit or debit card, or call Republic Immobilization Services at (646) 517-1000 to pay by credit or debit card or bank account withdrawal. Please note that if you call, you may experience a long hold time. Republic Information Services is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  • If you recently enrolled in a payment plan with Republic Immobilization Services, your vehicle is not at risk of being booted or towed. You will receive more information from the Department of Finance soon.
  • If your vehicle has not been booted, but you owe judgment violations and would like to enter into a payment plan, you can request a payment plan online.

Unless you have a vehicle that has been booted or towed, please schedule an appointment before visiting a DOF business center. You can also conduct many Department of Finance transactions online.

Vehicle Booting

Removing the Boot from Your Vehicle

  1. If your vehicle is booted, please make a payment for all outstanding judgment debt, plus the additional fees listed below, using one of the following options:
    • Online: Visit www.nycbootpay.com to pay by credit or debit card.
    • Telephone: Call (646) 517-1000 to pay with a debit/credit card or bank account withdrawal.
    • In-Person: Cash payments are accepted in person at any Department of Finance business center.
  2. You will receive a release code immediately after paying your judgment debt in full.
  3. When you enter the code, the boot will unlock and you can remove it.
  4. Return the boot to a return location within 24 hours to avoid a late fee of $25 per day.

Fees

For vehicles booted on or before October 31, 2019 there will be a $159 fee for the boot. For vehicles booted on or after November 1, 2019, there will be a $136 fee for the boot. There is also a $80 Sheriff’s execution fee as well as a poundage fee (5% of all fines including penalties and interest). If you do not pay the parking ticket or camera violation judgment debt and related fees within two business days of being booted, then your vehicle may be towed. The total amount that you must pay to get your vehicle back can be calculated using the chart below. 

Boot Fee:    $136
Sheriff/Marshal Execution fee: $80.00
Tow Fee (If applicable): $140 for standard vehicles (larger vehicles have additional fees)
Tow Dispatch fee (If applicable): $70.00 for standard vehicles (larger vehicles have additional fees)
Judgment Amount*
Additional Fees*
* Depending upon the amount owed.

If you need a hearing to contest one or more of the outstanding parking tickets, you must ask for one at a Finance Business Center. You cannot have a hearing on tickets in judgment more than one year.
 
Under certain circumstances, your vehicle may also be towed immediately after it is booted.
Frequently Asked Questions

Boot Return Locations

Manhattan
Name Address Drop-off Times
Vanguard 750 6th avenue
New York, NY 10010
212-691-8562
24 Hours/356 Days
99 Charles Street 99 Charles Street
New York, NY 10014
212-242-9723
24 Hours/356 Days
222 West 14th Street 222 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-675-5031
6AM - 10PM
Mason Lot 724 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10010
646-438-9778
24 Hours/356 Days
1754 Broadway 211 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-245-2490
24 Hours/356 Days
Water Street 55 Water Street
New York, NY 10041
646-589-0490
24 Hours/356 Days
Bellevue Garage 462 East 26th Street
New York, NY 10016
917-889-1357
24 Hours/356 Days
125th Street 215 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
212-665-9899
24 Hours/356 Days
Kern Garage 40 East 89th Street
New York, NY 10128
212-289-8695
24 Hours/356 Days
The Empire 188 East 78th Street
New York, NY 11040
212-535-0403
24 Hours/356 Days
Javits lot 462 10th Ave
New York, NY 10001
646-561-3166               
24 Hours/356 Days
85th East End 611 East 83rd Street
New York, NY 10021
212-249-5124            
24 Hours/356 Days
79th Street Garage 422 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075
212-737-6283           
24 Hours/356 Days
Carter Hospital 122 North Park Avenue
New York, NY 10035
646-660-3660          
24 Hours/356 Days
1199 Park Avenue 1199 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212-534-9616         
24 Hours/356 Days
200 West 79th Street 200 West 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
212-362-4313       
24 Hours/356 Days
2326 1st Avenue 2326 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10034
212-860-1100    
24 Hours/356 Days
Bronx
1360 Bruckner 1360 Bruckner Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10459
718-861-3775  
24 Hours/356 Days
1930 Bartow 1930 Bartow Avenue
Bronx, NY 10469
347-202-9004
24 Hours/356 Days
3804 Boston 3804 Boston Road
Bronx, NY 10475
718-231-8014
24 Hours/356 Days
481 East 163rd 481 East 163rd Street
Bronx, NY 10451
718-402-9201
24 Hours/356 Days
4201 Webster 4201 Webster Avenue
Bronx, NY 10470
718-819-1333
24 Hours/356 Days
5J Bronx 500 Abbot Street
Bronx, NY
24 Hours/356 Days
5J Bronx 4825 Baldwin Street
Bronx, NY
24 Hours/356 Days
Pay - O - Matic 3480 Baychester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10475
718-405-7402
24 Hours/356 Days
Pay - O - Matic 1865 Bruckner Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10472
718-863-7377
24 Hours/356 Days
Brooklyn
Bedford Avenue 101 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-387-1737
24 Hours/356 Days
105 Underhill 105 Underhill Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718-783-5113
24 Hours/356 Days
1049 Grand Street 1049 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-599-1549
24 Hours/356 Days
KenBen 1908 Shore Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
24 Hours/356 Days
1149 Utica 1149 Utica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
718-878-5880
24 Hours/356 Days
184 Kent 184 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
6:00AM - 11:59PM
500 4th Avenue 500 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-788-2353
7:00am - 9:30pm
349 4th Avenue 343 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
347-721-3380
24 Hours/356 Days
Pay - O - Matic 286 Brighton Beach Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-934-0316
24 Hours/356 Days
Queens
Parsons 90-15 Parsons Boulevard
Queens, NY 11432
718-526-5606
9AM-9PM
Mid - Block 89-35 126th Street
Queens, NY 11432
718-558-4179
24 Hours/356 Days
Archer 92-30 165 Street
Queens, NY 11432
718-657-3830
24 Hours/356 Days
Lot 2 90-01 168th Street
Queens, NY 11432
718-883-9549
24 Hours/356 Days
Lot 3 90-02 168th Street
Queens, NY 11432
718-883-9549
24 Hours/356 Days
134 Atlantic 134-30 Atlantic Avenue
Queens, NY 11419
718-233-6764
24 Hours/356 Days
148 Rockaway 148-12 Rockaway Boulevard
Queens, NY 11436
718-659-7776
24 Hours/356 Days
178 Union 178-02 Union Turnpike
Queens, NY 11366
718-591-3203
24 Hours/356 Days
6615 Borden 66-15 Borden Avenue
Queens, NY 11378
718-255-6031
24 Hours/356 Days
4008 30th 40-08 30th Avenue
Queens, NY 11103
718-204-8076
6:AM - 10:PM Monday through Saturday
9951 Horace Harding 99-51 Horace Harding Expressway
Queens, NY 11368
718-592-1247
24 Hours/356 Days
Pay - O - Matic 99-25 Horace Harding Expressway
Queens, NY 11368
718-699-0021
24 Hours/356 Days
Pay - O - Matic 160-39 Rockaway Boulevard
Queens, NY 11434
718-978-6603
24 Hours/356 Days
Pay - O - Matic 102-26 Atlantic Avenue
Queens, NY 11416
718-847-0386
24 Hours/356 Days
32-11 29th 32-11 29th Street, Astoria
Queens, NY 11106
718-847-0386
7AM - 10PM
Staten Island
Breen Bros 566 Industrial Loop
Staten Island, NY 10309
718-979-9084
24 Hours/356 Days
6778 Hylan 6778 Hylan Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10309
718-984-8440
24 Hours/356 Days
Pay-O-Matic 2510B Hylan Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10306
718-667-0551
8 AM – 7 PM