THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 
OFFICE OF THE HON. YDANIS RODRIGUEZ 
  
CITY HALL
NEW YORK, NY 10007
(212) 788-7053

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

**Press Advisory** 

Contact: Stephanie Miliano 954-534-2144 smiliano@council.nyc.gov
 
NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, and Elected Officials to partner with Commissioner and Chief Administrative Law Judge, Fidel F. Del Valle, NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) to Host "How to Respond to Summonses from NYC Enforcement Agencies" Forum


NEW YORK -- TONIGHT at 6:00pm, NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat, NY State Senator Marisol Alcantara, NY State Assembly Member Carmen de la Rosa, and Fidel F. Del Valle, Commissioner and Chief Administrative Law Judge of the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) will hold a educational event for Upper Manhattan residents and business owners which will focus on how to respond to summonses from regulatory and law enforcement agencies in New York City.

At this Educational Forum, Commissioner Fidel Del Valle will discuss what to do when a summons is received from a city agency, OATH's remote hearing options which make fighting a summons more convenient since recipients of summonses do not have to go to hearings in person, and OATH's translation services. He will also discuss the changes that occurred this summer for summonses issued by the NYPD for low level offenses as a result of the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) and the new community service option available for those summonses. 

This forum is  co-sponsored by U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, NYS Senator Marisol Alcantara, NYS Assemblywoman Carmen de la Rosa.

Who Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, NYC Commissioner and Chief Administrative Law Judge Fidel F. Del Valle, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer,  NYS Senator Marisol Alcantara,  NYS Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa

What: Educational Forum on "How to Respond to Summonses from NYC Enforcement Agencies".

Where: Auditorium at the YM&YWHA ("the Y") of Washington Heights & Inwood.  54 Nagle Avenue, New York, NY 10040

When: TONIGHT Tuesday, September 26 from  6:00pm-8:00pm

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