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Pleasantville Village Court: What You Need to Know If You've Been Charged
An evening-session village court in central Westchester — quiet, efficient, and fully equipped for jury and bench trials.
Cases handled at Pleasantville Village Court
- Misdemeanor criminal offenses (trial jurisdiction up to one year)
- Felony arraignments, bail hearings, and preliminary hearings
- Vehicle & Traffic violations within the Village
- DWI and alcohol-related charges
- Orders of protection and domestic violence matters
- Small Claims (up to $3,000) and civil matters
- Parking violations issued within the Village
- Landlord-Tenant matters
What defendants should know about this court
- Court does not meet every week — sessions alternate bi-weekly between criminal (with the DA) and traffic/civil. Confirm which session your matter falls in.
- Pleasantville is on the Metro-North Harlem Line, useful for clients commuting from Manhattan or lower Westchester.
- Court interpreters are provided for non-English-speaking litigants.
- Felony matters transfer to Westchester County Court in White Plains after indictment.
- Street parking is available on Wheeler Avenue in front of the courthouse.
- The Westchester County DA prosecutes criminal matters; the village retains separate counsel for traffic prosecutions.
About the Pleasantville Village Court
Pleasantville Village Court is on the second floor of Village Hall at 80 Wheeler Avenue, in a Metro-North commuter community in central Westchester County. Court meets on Tuesday evenings starting at 6:00 p.m. on an alternating bi-weekly schedule: one Tuesday the Westchester County DA's Office prosecutes criminal matters; the alternate Tuesdays cover Vehicle & Traffic violations, parking tickets, civil matters, and small claims.
Why local representation matters
Yvonne Garbett is a former Rockland County Assistant District Attorney with 25+ years of New York criminal practice. She regularly appears in Pleasantville Village Court and knows how this courtroom actually works — the calendar rhythm, the prosecutors, the judges' tendencies, and the practical steps that move a case forward. That familiarity is, in our experience, one of the most underrated advantages a defendant can have.
Parking & directions
80 Wheeler Avenue, Pleasantville. From the Taconic, take the Pleasantville Road exit west into the village. From I-287, take the Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow exit, Route 9 north, then Route 117 east. Metro-North Harlem Line stops at Pleasantville station, a short walk away.
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