QUEENS
COUNTY ARRAIGNMENTS
Location
Queens Criminal Court Arraignments are held in the Queens Criminal
Courthouse located at 125-01 Queens Blvd. Hoover Avenue and 82nd Avenue
are nearby. The Summons Part (AR2 pink summons court) is located across
the street in the Borough Hall Building.
Directions
Public Transportation
Take the E or F train to the Union Turnpike Station. The Q60,
Q37, Q74 and Q46 buses all have stops in close proximity to the
Courthouse.
By car:
From the Van Wyck Expressway (JFK area going toward the
Whitestone Bridge take the Queens Blvd. exit that will deposit you with
the Queens Criminal Courthouse conveniently on your right hand side as you
travel down Queens Blvd. Take your first right after the courthouse
(keeping the courthouse on your right) and follow the small street to the
municipal lot. It is usually simpler to get a ticket and park inside the
garage (it is either the same price or about the same price as the muni
meter and you don’t need to worry about timing).
From the Van Wyck Expressway coming from the direction of the
Whitestone Bridge going toward JFK it is a little trickier.
·
Take the
Queens Blvd/Union Turnpike exit. You will then be required to merge into
traffic that will either take you up to your right onto Queens Blvd. or
down to your left under an overpass (Queens Blvd.).
·
Merge left
a couple of lanes (it is a bit dicey sometimes) so that you go UNDERNEATH
the overpass. You might not be able to see the underpass from the
merge, but the idea is to get as far left as you can as quickly as
possible. The signs will point toward Queens Blvd. or Union
Turnpike. Follow the direction for Union Turnpike.
·
Follow the
road under the overpass to the first traffic light.
·
You will be
taking a left and then an immediate left at the next traffic light
barely into the turn. This will take you down a small service road
back toward Queens Blvd. DO NOT GO BACK UNDER THE OVERPASS.
BEAR TO YOUR RIGHT ON THE SMALL SERVICE ROAD.
·
As you
drive by a large black glass office building you will merge all the way into Queens
Blvd. going in the direction of the Courthouse. Drive through the
large messy intersection keeping Borough Hall to your left.
·
As you
drive by Borough Hall to your left, prepare to take the first available
left hand turn at a traffic light. You will pass a traffic light
with no left turn possible. Then you will get to a traffic light
where you can turn left between Borough Hall and Queens Criminal Court.
·
Take this
left.
·
You will
have Borough Hall on your left and Queens Criminal Court on your right.
·
Park in the
municipal lot directly in front of you. Take a ticket and park in
the garage portion. This way you won't have to hassle with the Muni
Meters.
Queens Arraignment Hours
Monday through Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
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