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NEW YORK COUNTY ARRAIGNMENTS (MANHATTAN)

Location 

New York (Manhattan) Criminal Court Arraignments are held in the New York Criminal Court building located at 100 Centre Street. 

The Manhattan Criminal Court building at 100 Centre Street is one block from Worth Street near Leonard Street and Franklin Street. 

Directions 

Public transportation 

For the court location at 100 Centre Street, take the No. 4 or 5 train to the Brooklyn Bridge Station; the No. 6 train, the N, R or C train to Canal Street; the No. 1 train to Franklin Street; or the No. 1, 6 and 15 bus lines which are nearby.  

By car 

Car is considerably inconvenient and possibly an expensive means to get to Manhattan criminal court, unless you are going during evening sessions when traffic and street parking are not a major problem.  (TIP - Drive to the Brooklyn Courthouse area in Brooklyn Heights, park in a lot in Brooklyn and take the subway two or three stops to the Centre Street area.

Manhattan Arraignment Hours 

Monday through Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Manhattan Criminal Court has abandoned the long running practice of staffing arraignments 24 hours a day from Thursday through Sunday.  The Lobster Shift, as it was called informally, has been discontinued.

 

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