Received a summons in Stewart Manor? Here is where to begin.
Call the court clerk before you do anything else, and do not arrive at Village Hall unannounced. Stewart Manor Village Court usually meets on the first Wednesday of the month, and the village is clear that you must have an assigned court date to come to court. The clerk schedules and reschedules those dates by phone during business hours. While you wait for that date, find out how many points the charge carries, because in New York the points are where a small ticket becomes a large problem.
Stewart Manor Village Court
Address: Village Hall, 120 Covert Avenue, Stewart Manor, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 354-1800 (ask for the Court Clerk)
Fax: (516) 354-1825
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Court sessions: Usually the first Wednesday of the month, by assigned date only
Village Justice: Holly B. Lyons
Clerk to the Village Justice: Denise Savarese
Because sessions come only once a month, a rescheduled date can easily slide four or five weeks. Ask the clerk to confirm your date in writing if you can.
Nassau County Police Since 1943
Stewart Manor once had its own police force. During World War II, when recruiting officers became too difficult, the village dissolved its department and the Nassau County Police Department took over, which it still does today. County officers write the moving violations here, and the village also has an auxiliary police unit.
Even so, the tickets stay local. The village describes its justice court as the place where all violations of local ordinances and certain provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law are tried. The Clerk to the Village Justice collects the fines and keeps the records, and an Acting Justice sits when the Village Justice cannot.
Covert Avenue and a Tight Parking Grid
Stewart Manor is one of the smallest villages in the area, about a fifth of a square mile of homes laid out in the 1920s as a development called Sunrise Gardens. Covert Avenue is the main road, running along the village’s western side past Village Hall, and the Stewart Manor station on the Hempstead Branch sits just over the border in Garden City.
On streets this narrow, the common moving violations are running stop signs, failing to yield at intersections, speeding on Covert Avenue, and phone use behind the wheel. Parking rules are strict as well. Unless signs say otherwise there is a four hour limit on village streets, no overnight street parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. without a permit, and meters running from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those summonses come to this same court.
Counting the Points on a Stewart Manor Ticket
Every moving violation conviction in New York carries a set number of points, and they add up across every court in the state. Here is how the charges most often written in a residential village like this one score.
A stop sign violation carries three points, and so does failure to yield the right of way. Improper passing is also three. Speeding is graded by how far over the limit you were recorded: one to ten miles over carries three points, eleven to twenty carries four, twenty one to thirty carries six, thirty one to forty carries eight, and more than forty carries eleven. A handheld phone conviction carries five points, as does texting. Passing a stopped school bus carries five points for a first offense, a real risk on streets lined with families.
Points are counted from the date of the violation, not the date of conviction, over a rolling eighteen month window. Reach six and the DMV adds a Driver Responsibility Assessment of $100 a year for three years, plus $25 a year for each point over six. Reach eleven and your license can be suspended. Two ordinary tickets can get you to six faster than most drivers expect.
How We Handle Stewart Manor Cases
The Law Offices of Isaac Abraham represents drivers in Nassau County’s village courts, including the small ones that meet once a month. We call the clerk to secure the date, review the charge and your existing points, and go into the session prepared to discuss an outcome that keeps your total below the thresholds that matter.
In most traffic infraction cases we appear for you, and you do not need to attend. Misdemeanors such as DWI or aggravated unlicensed operation are another matter, and your presence may be required; we tell you in advance when that is the case.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a date in Stewart Manor Village Court?
Call (516) 354-1800 and ask for the Court Clerk, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The village says you must have an assigned date to come to court, so do not simply show up on a Wednesday.
How many points is a speeding ticket from Covert Avenue?
It depends on the recorded speed. New York assigns three points for up to ten miles over the limit, rising to eleven points for more than forty over. The exact number is set by the speed written on the summons, which is one reason to check it carefully.
Who wrote my ticket if Stewart Manor has no police force?
Most likely the Nassau County Police Department, which has policed the village since 1943. The case is still heard in the village justice court at 120 Covert Avenue.
Can I pay a Stewart Manor parking ticket online?
Yes. The village takes parking payments online through ParkingTicketAssist.com, and in person at Village Hall weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It does not take payments by phone. Moving violations should be reviewed before you pay anything.
What happens in the free case review?
We go over the charge, count the points it carries against what is already on your license, and tell you what result is realistic in this court. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Call or text 646-397-9529.
Free Case Review
With one session a month, the time to prepare is now. Call or text 646-397-9529, or use the form on this page, and we will review your Stewart Manor ticket at no cost.