What this page says about Manhattan South 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 South TVB at 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004: 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 South TVB, Which tickets Manhattan South TVB hears, How a hearing at Manhattan South TVB works, If you do not answer a ticket heard at Manhattan South TVB, The DMV counters near Manhattan South TVB, Before your hearing at Manhattan South TVB, Questions about Manhattan South TVB
Address and telephone
Manhattan South TVB
17 Battery Place
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (718) 488-5710
Manhattan South TVB is a hearing room, not a counter. The state lists it at 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004 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 South TVB is 40.70491, -74.01597.
Hearing hours at Manhattan South 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 South 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 South TVB is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
Which tickets Manhattan South 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 South 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 South 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 South TVB takes tickets written in Manhattan and no others.
How a hearing at Manhattan South TVB works
Nothing is listed at Manhattan South 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 South 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 17 Battery Place is not compulsory.
Your case at Manhattan South 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 South 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 South TVB
Ignoring the ticket is the expensive road, and it costs the same whether or not you ever go near Manhattan South 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 South 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 South 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 South TVB
Manhattan South 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 North TVB, 5 West 125th St, New York, Traffic Violations Bureau office
- Midtown Manhattan, 366 West 31st St, New York, district office
All 142 New York listings, Manhattan South 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 South TVB
Bring the ticket itself and the hearing notice to Manhattan South 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 South 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 South 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 South TVB
Where is Manhattan South TVB?
The state lists Manhattan South TVB at 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004.
What are the hours at Manhattan South TVB?
The state publishes Manhattan South 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 South TVB?
No. Manhattan South 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 South TVB hear?
Manhattan South 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 South 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 South TVB sends all of those to the local court.
Do you have to appear at Manhattan South TVB in person?
No. For a hearing at Manhattan South 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 South TVB?
The state gives (718) 488-5710.