Queens County Desk Appearance Ticket Procedures

In Queens, Desk Appearance Ticket cases are heard on Monday afternoons in the arraignment courtroom. Regular arraignments, which are typically slow on Mondays, are suspended during the afternoon session between 2 PM and 5 PM in order to deal with Desk Appearance Tickets.

That means that all the week’s Desk Appearance Tickets are focused in on one day. That means that Desk Appearance Ticket day is something of a chaotic experience. The courtroom in Queens is not designed for large crowds and there are frequently far too many people with Desk Appearance Tickets than there are available seats.

When the Court Officers open the doors at 2 PM, they will usually instruct the people waiting to get in that only those who actually have the Desk Appearance Tickets will be permitted entry until enough room opens up to permit friends, family, and other spectators in to the courtroom. If there isn’t enough room for those who have been issued Desk Appearance Tickets, then some may have to wait outside in the hallway until space opens up in the courtroom. The Court Officers are very good about arranging and managing the crowds. If you follow their instructions you will be fine.

Queens Criminal Court Desk Appearance Ticket Location and Directions

Queens Desk Appearance Tickets are typically heard in the arraignment courtroom in the Queens Criminal Courthouse located at 125-01 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY.

The arraignment courtroom is located in the newer (East) Wing of the building.  To get there, go through the main entrance in the front of the building.  After making your way through the metal detectors, take a right and go down the hallway to a bank of elevators near a large glass wall.  Take the elevators down to the Ground (G) level.  The arraignment courtroom is the only courtroom there and will be located to the left as you leave the elevator.

Queens Desk Appearance Ticket cases are generally heard at 2 PM on Mondays.

NOTE: When there are more DATs than usual or when regular arraignments are busier than normal, they will occasionally open another courtroom (usually AP3) to handle desk appearance tickets.  The court staff will post notices at the arraignment courtroom to explain the change.