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Appeals decisions rendered
Adjudicate alleged violations of City administrative laws. — Hear cases promptly and issue timely and fair decisions at OATH Hearings Division.
The FY26 figure for this indicator in the dataset is a partial-year, year-to-date total rather than a full fiscal year. OATH's own preliminary Fiscal 2026 report shows appeals decisions running about 24 percent behind the same period a year earlier through the first four months of the fiscal year, so the full-year total will be higher than this partial figure suggests, though still likely below FY24's level.
Researched July 16, 2026 — OATH, Preliminary Fiscal 2026 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above. The dashed marker projects a full-year estimate at the current year-to-date pace.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 2,088 decisions |
| FY23 | 2,042 decisions |
| FY24 | 2,711 decisions |
| FY25 | 2,074 decisions |
| FY26 (YTD) | 1,294 decisions |
| FY26 (projected) | ~1,725 decisions |
Why this is tracked
Before 1979, city agencies conducted their own disciplinary and violation hearings using judges who were themselves employees of that same agency — a setup with an obvious conflict of interest. Mayor Ed Koch's Executive Order 32 in 1979 created the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings specifically to move those cases to a centralized team of independent Administrative Law Judges separate from the agencies referring the cases. In 1988, voters made OATH a permanent charter agency, establishing it as the first municipal central tribunal of its kind in the country.
About OATH — nyc.gov, New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings — Wikipedia
Source: OATH Hearings Division — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: The number of appeal decisions rendered by the OATH Hearings Division.