Queens South TVB

Address and telephone

Queens South TVB
168-35 Rockaway Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434
Telephone: (718) 488-5710

Queens South TVB is a hearing room, not a counter. The state lists it at 168-35 Rockaway Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11434 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 Queens South TVB is 40.65874, -73.77158.

Queens South TVB shares its address with Springfield Gardens, so the same door leads to a DMV counter and to this hearing room, and the signs inside are what tell them apart.

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Hearing hours at Queens South TVB

The state publishes the Queens 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 Queens South TVB is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.

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Which tickets Queens 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 Queens 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 Queens 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 Queens South TVB takes tickets written in Queens and no others.

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How a hearing at Queens South TVB works

Nothing is listed at Queens 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 Queens 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 168-35 Rockaway Blvd is not compulsory.

Your case at Queens 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 Queens 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".

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If you do not answer a ticket heard at Queens South TVB

Ignoring the ticket is the expensive road, and it costs the same whether or not you ever go near Queens 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 Queens 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 Queens 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.

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The DMV counters near Queens South TVB

Queens South TVB cannot renew a license or a registration, so for counter work the state lists these other DMV offices in Queens County:

• AAA Whitestone (Members Only), 20-11 Francis Lewis Blvd, Whitestone, AAA issuing office
• College Point, 30-56 Whitestone Expy, Flushing, district office
• Jamaica, 168-46 91st Ave, Jamaica, district office
• Springfield Gardens, 168-35 Rockaway Blvd, Jamaica, district office

All 142 New York listings, Queens South TVB among them, are on the New York DMV office list, and the public records held in this borough are on the Queens County page.

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Before your hearing at Queens South TVB

Bring the ticket itself and the hearing notice to Queens South TVB, because the DMV schedules by ticket and the room takes tickets written in Queens, so the paperwork is what puts you on the list.

The state gives (718) 488-5710 for Queens 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 Queens 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.

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Questions about Queens South TVB

Where is Queens South TVB?
The state lists Queens South TVB at 168-35 Rockaway Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11434.

What are the hours at Queens South TVB?
The state publishes Queens 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 Queens South TVB?
No. Queens 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 Queens South TVB hear?
Queens South TVB hears non-criminal moving violations written in Queens, because the DMV holds a hearing in the TVB office for the jurisdiction where the ticket was issued.

Does Queens 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 Queens South TVB sends all of those to the local court.

Do you have to appear at Queens South TVB in person?
No. For a hearing at Queens 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 Queens South TVB?
The state gives (718) 488-5710.