What this page says about Manhattan North TVB was read on October 21, 2026 from the state's own DMV office data, published by the New York State DMV on data.ny.gov, from dmv.ny.gov and from the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and those sources are linked beside each fact.
Manhattan North TVB at 5 West 125th St, New York, NY 11027: hearing hours, the New York City tickets it hears, how a hearing goes and the DMV counters nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hearing hours at Manhattan North TVB, Which tickets Manhattan North TVB hears, How a hearing at Manhattan North TVB works, If you do not answer a ticket heard at Manhattan North TVB, The DMV counters near Manhattan North TVB, Before your hearing at Manhattan North TVB, Questions about Manhattan North TVB
Address and telephone
Manhattan North TVB
5 West 125th St
New York, NY 11027
Telephone: (718) 488-5710
Manhattan North TVB is a hearing room, not a counter. The state lists it at 5 West 125th St, New York, NY 11027 in its own office table, published last on October 21, 2026 and read for this page the same day.
The map point the state gives for Manhattan North TVB is 40.80669, -73.94287.
Manhattan North TVB shares its address with Harlem, so the same door leads to a DMV counter and to this hearing room, and the signs inside are what tell them apart.
Hearing hours at Manhattan North TVB
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Manhattan North TVB week as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM and Thursday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and a hearing there is held at the time printed on the notice rather than whenever you arrive.
The next closing the state names for Manhattan North TVB is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
Which tickets Manhattan North TVB hears
On its TVB page the DMV says its Traffic Violations Bureau "processes tickets for non-criminal moving traffic violations issued in the five boroughs of New York City", which is the work Manhattan North TVB does.
The same page says TVB "does not handle tickets returnable to local courts", and the types it names as outside that work, parking, red light camera, speed camera, and misdemeanor or felony offenses such as DWI, are not heard at Manhattan North TVB either, because the DMV sends all of those to the local court directly.
Which room hears your case is not a choice you make: the DMV says "Your hearing will take place in a TVB office in the jurisdiction where the ticket was issued", which is why Manhattan North TVB takes tickets written in Manhattan and no others.
How a hearing at Manhattan North TVB works
Nothing is listed at Manhattan North TVB until you ask for it: the DMV says "If you wish to plead 'not guilty', you will need to schedule a hearing", and that a hearing can be scheduled or rescheduled online, by mail or over the telephone.
Once a hearing at Manhattan North TVB is scheduled you may "attend the hearing in person, virtually, or ... submit a Statement In Place of Personal Appearance", and with a statement the DMV says "the judge will hold the hearing and you will be notified of the decision by email", so the trip to 5 West 125th St is not compulsory.
Your case at Manhattan North TVB is decided by a DMV administrative law judge rather than by a court, on a standard the DMV sets out plainly: "You cannot be found guilty unless there is 'clear and convincing evidence' that you committed the violation", and "When all the evidence and testimony have been given, the Judge will decide whether you are guilty."
A guilty plea is final, at Manhattan North TVB as anywhere else: the DMV says "If you plead guilty, you cannot change your plea", and that you "cannot plead guilty online if the conviction will result in the suspension or revocation of your driving privilege", in which case "You must appear or submit a Statement in Place of Personal Appearance".
If you do not answer a ticket heard at Manhattan North TVB
Ignoring the ticket is the expensive road, and it costs the same whether or not you ever go near Manhattan North TVB: the DMV says "If you do not answer a traffic ticket on time, your driver license will be suspended".
Miss a hearing booked at Manhattan North TVB without having sent a statement and the DMV lists three consequences, that the driving privilege is suspended, that further fines may fall due, and that you may be convicted by default, with the warning that if you keep ignoring it "you will automatically be convicted of the charge".
What a conviction out of Manhattan North TVB then does to the license itself, in points and in the driver responsibility assessment, is set out in the New York points guide, and getting a suspended license back is covered in the reinstatement guide.
The DMV counters near Manhattan North TVB
Manhattan North TVB cannot renew a license or a registration, so for counter work the state lists these other DMV offices in New York County:
- AAA Manhattan (Members Only), 1881 Broadway, New York, AAA issuing office
- Harlem, 5 West 125th St, New York, district office
- License Express, 145 West 30th St, New York, district office
- Lower Manhattan - Greenwich St., 11 Greenwich St, New York, district office
- Manhattan South TVB, 17 Battery Place, New York, Traffic Violations Bureau office
- Midtown Manhattan, 366 West 31st St, New York, district office
All 142 New York listings, Manhattan North TVB among them, are on the New York DMV office list, and the public records held in this borough are on the New York County page.
Before your hearing at Manhattan North TVB
Bring the ticket itself and the hearing notice to Manhattan North TVB, because the DMV schedules by ticket and the room takes tickets written in Manhattan, so the paperwork is what puts you on the list.
The state gives (718) 488-5710 for Manhattan North TVB, and it is the bureau line rather than a line into that room, which is why every New York City bureau shares the same number.
If the ticket is not a New York City moving violation then Manhattan North TVB is the wrong address and the local court is the right one, and the New York City driving rules guide sets out which tickets the city writes and who hears each kind.
Questions about Manhattan North TVB
Where is Manhattan North TVB?
The state lists Manhattan North TVB at 5 West 125th St, New York, NY 11027.
What are the hours at Manhattan North TVB?
The state publishes Manhattan North TVB as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM and Thursday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
Can you renew a license or a registration at Manhattan North TVB?
No. Manhattan North TVB is a Traffic Violations Bureau hearing office, and the DMV lists it for non-criminal moving violations issued in New York City, not for counter work.
Which tickets does Manhattan North TVB hear?
Manhattan North TVB hears non-criminal moving violations written in Manhattan, because the DMV holds a hearing in the TVB office for the jurisdiction where the ticket was issued.
Does Manhattan North TVB hear parking or camera tickets?
No. The DMV says TVB does not handle parking, red light camera or speed camera tickets, or misdemeanor and felony offenses such as DWI, and Manhattan North TVB sends all of those to the local court.
Do you have to appear at Manhattan North TVB in person?
No. For a hearing at Manhattan North TVB the DMV lets you attend in person, attend virtually, or submit a Statement In Place of Personal Appearance, in which case the judge holds the hearing and emails the decision.
What is the telephone number for Manhattan North TVB?
The state gives (718) 488-5710.