You won in small claims but can't collect? Here's how to enforce a New York judgment: find assets, garnish wages, levy bank accounts.
GuidesHow to track down a debtor's bank accounts, wages, and property in New York using lawful methods only.
GuidesA plain-English walkthrough of enforcing a New York money judgment: information subpoenas, restraining notices, wage and bank execution.
GuidesStep-by-step on garnishing a debtor's wages in New York with an income execution under CPLR 5231: limits, process, exemptions.
GuidesHow a New York information subpoena (CPLR 5224) forces banks, employers, and debtors to reveal assets so you can collect your judgment.
GuidesHow a New York restraining notice (CPLR 5222) freezes a debtor's bank account, and how a marshal or sheriff levy collects the funds.
GuidesWhen a demand letter is enough and when to sue in New York: small claims limits, costs, timing, and how to decide.
Local guides to enforcing a judgment and collecting a debt where your debtor lives, banks, or works:
Enforce a judgment in Kings County: information subpoenas, restraining notices, bank levies, and wage executions.
Manhattan · New YorkEnforce a judgment in New York County, where many debtors bank — a short path from judgment to collection.
Queens · QueensEnforce a judgment in Queens County: the full CPLR Article 52 toolkit, used in the right order.
The Bronx · BronxEnforce a judgment in Bronx County: find assets, freeze accounts, and take what you're owed.
Staten Island · RichmondEnforce a judgment in Richmond County: the same powerful tools, used in the right sequence.
Collecting outside the five boroughs? The same toolkit applies — enforced by the County Sheriff:
District Court, County Clerk liens, and Sheriff's levy across Long Island's North and South Shores.
Suffolk · Long IslandFrom Babylon to Montauk: District and Justice Courts, plus enforcement through the County Sheriff.
Westchester · Hudson ValleyWhite Plains, Yonkers, and beyond: City and Justice Courts, with Sheriff-led enforcement.
Orange · Hudson ValleyMiddletown, Newburgh & Port Jervis City Courts, plus Sheriff-led enforcement across the county.
Rockland · Hudson ValleyJustice Courts and Supreme Court in New City, with enforcement through the County Sheriff.
Albany · Capital RegionAlbany, Cohoes & Watervliet City Courts in the state capital, with Sheriff-led enforcement.
Erie · BuffaloBuffalo, Lackawanna & Tonawanda City Courts across Western NY, with Sheriff-led enforcement.
Monroe · RochesterRochester City Court and Supreme Court, with enforcement through the County Sheriff.
Onondaga · SyracuseSyracuse City Court and Supreme Court in Central NY, with Sheriff-led enforcement.
Dutchess · PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie & Beacon City Courts in the mid-Hudson Valley, with Sheriff-led enforcement.
Saratoga · Capital RegionSaratoga Springs & Mechanicville City Courts, with enforcement through the County Sheriff.
Niagara · Niagara FallsNiagara Falls, North Tonawanda & Lockport City Courts in WNY, with Sheriff-led enforcement.