If you have recently experienced the shock and embarrassment of an Arrest, you know how unpleasant the whole experience is. Whether the Arrest came out of the blue, or you anticipated it due to a Bench Warrant, the experience is no less mortifying. The important thing to do now however, is to determine a course of action to ensure that you are handling your case appropriately and protecting your rights. Keep in mind that as far as the Criminal Court is concerned, you are innocent. Every defendant has a "presumption of innocence." Also note that you have a right to not volunteer information to the authorities, or answer any police inquiries. You also have the right to have counsel, which is important. Once you have undergone the Arrest process, calling a New York Arrest Lawyer is a wise decision. Having someone guide you through the complicated Criminal Court process is invaluable. This applies to you no matter what you were initially arrest for, or for what category of crime. Perhaps you are dealing with a state Criminal Court issue, for a DWI, Assault, or small theft crime (Petite Larceny), or other misdemeanor. You may have been arrested for a felony Sex Crime (Rape or Child Pornography, for example). If your Arrest was for White Collar Crime (Bank Fraud and/or Securities Fraud, for example), you may find yourself in Federal Court. In this case it is highly advisable that you call a New York Criminal Lawyer for assistance. Facing the Federal Government in a legal matter is particularly burdensome, and you may need the experience and guidance of a lawyer on your side. Stephen Bilkis and Associates are experienced in these matters and are prepared to lend you not only counsel and support, but a free consultation. We have offices throughout New York, from Manhattan to Westchester County.

Some people think that if they have been issued a Desk Appearance Ticket or DAT, they are not in as much "trouble" had they been taken into custody. Your New York Arrest Lawyer will explain to you that a DAT is considered an Arrest. You will not go to jail however, waiting for your Arraignment. Be careful to show up to this hearing which is noted on your ticket, as a failure to appear could result in an arrest warrant being issued.

Perhaps you are looking for a loved one that you suspect may have been the arrested. The following is a comprehensive list of the police precincts & Central Booking/Criminal Court locations in the New York area. Usually the arresting police precinct will take the defendant to their Central Booking location for processing.

Manhattan Precincts:

Precinct #01 Tribeca and Wall Street
16 Ericsson Place
Phone # (212) 0611

Precinct #05 Chinatown Little Italy
19 Elizabeth Street
Phone # (212) 334-0711

Precinct #06 Greenwich Village
233 West 10th Street
Phone # (212) 741-4811

Precinct #07 Lower East Side
19 � Pitt Street
Phone # (212) 477-7311

Precinct #9 East Village
321 E. 5th Street
Phone # (212) 477-7411

Precinct #10 Chelsea
230 W. 20th Street
Phone # (212) 741-8211

Precinct #13 Gramercy
230 21st Street
Phone # (212) 826-3211

Precinct # 14 Midtown South
357 W. 35th Street
Phone (212) 239-9811

Precinct #17 Midtown
167 E. 51st Street
Phone # (212) 826-3211

Precinct #18 Midtown North
306 W. 54th Street
Phone # (212) 760-8300

Precinct #19 East Side
153 E. 67th Street
Phone # (212) 452-0600

Precinct #20 West Side
120 W. 82nd Street
Phone # (212) 580-6411

Precinct #22 Central Park
86th Street and Transverse Road
Phone# (212) 570-4820

Precinct #23 Upper East Side
162 E. 102nd Street
Phone# (212) 860-6411

Precinct #24 Upper West Side
151 W. 100th Street
Phone# (212) 678-1811

Precinct #25 East Harlem
120 E. 119th Street
Phone # (212) 860-6511

Precinct #26 Morningside Heights
520 W. 126th Street
Phone # (212) 678-8811

Precinct #28 Central Harlem
2271-89 8th Avenue
Phone # (212) 678-1611

Precinct #30 Harlem
451 W. 151st Street
Phone # (212) 690-8811

Precinct #32 Harlem
250 W. 135th Street
Phone # (212) 690-6311

Precinct #33 Washington Heights
2120 Amsterdam Ave. at 165th St.
Phone # (212) 927-3200

Precinct #34 Washington Heights
4295 Broadway
Phone # (212) 927-9711

Manhattan Central Booking's address is: 100 Centre Street (near Leonard and Franklin Street). The phone number is (212) 374-3838 or (212) 374-9616.

Bronx Precincts:

Precinct #40 South Bronx
257 Alexander Avenue
Phone # (718) 402-2270

Precinct #41 Hunts Point
1035 Longwood Avenue
Phone # (718) 542-4771

Precinct #42 Tremont
830 Washington Avenue
Phone # (718) 590-5511

Precinct #43 Soundview
900 Fteley Avenue
Phone # (718) 542-0888

Precinct #44 Morris Heights
1 East 169th Street
Phone # (718) 590-5511

Precinct #45 Schuylerville
2877 Barkely Avenue
Phone # (718) 822-5411

Precinct #46 University Heights
2120 Ryer Avenue
Phone #(718)220-5211

Precinct #47 Eastchester
4111 Laconia Avenue
Phone # (718) 920-1211

Precinct #48 Fordham
450 Cross Bronx Expressway
Phone # (718) 299-3900

Precinct #49 Baychester
2121 Eastchester Avenue
Phone # (718) 918-2000

Precinct #50 Riverdale
3450 Kingsbridge Avenue
Phone # (718) 543-5700

Precinct #52 Bedford Park
3016 Webster Avenue
Phone # (718) 220-5811

Bronx Central Booking is at 215 East 161st Street, near Sherman and Sheridian Avenues. The phone number is (718) 590-2817.

Brooklyn Precincts:

Precinct #60-Coney Island
2951 West 8th Street
Phone # (718) 947-3311

Precinct #61-Sheepshead Bay
2575 Coney Island Avenue
Phone # (718) 627-6611

Precinct #62-Bensonhurst
1925 Bath Avenue
Phone # (718) 236-2611

Precinct #63-Flatlands and Mill Basin
1844 Brooklyn Ave.
Phone # (718) 258-4411

Precinct 66-Boro Park
5822 16th Ave.
Phone # (718) 851-5611

Precinct # 67-East Flatbush
2820 Snyder Ave.
Phone # (718) 287-3211

Precinct #68-Bay Ridge
333 65th St.
Phone # (718) 439-4211

Precinct #69-Canarise
9720 Foster Ave.
Phone # (718) 257-6211

Precinct #70-Kensington
154 Lawrence Ave.
Phone # (718) 851-5511

Precinct #71-Flatbush
421 Empire Blvd.
Phone # (718) 735-0511

Precinct #72-Sunset Park
830 4th Ave.
Phone # (718) 965-6311

Precinct #73-Brownville
1470 E. New York Ave.
Phone # (718) 495-5411

Precinct #75-E. New York
1000 Sutter Ave.
Phone # (718) 827-3511

Precinct #76- Red Hook and Carroll Gardens
191 Union Street
Phone # (718) 834-3211

Precinct #77-Crown Heights
127 Utica Ave.
Phone # (718) 235- 0611

Precinct #78-Park Slope
65 Sixth Ave.
Phone # (718) 636-6411

Precinct #79-Bedford-Stuyvesant
263 Tompkins Ave.
Phone # (718) 636-6611

Precinct # 81-Brownsville and Bed-Stuy
30 Ralph Ave.
Phone # (718) 574-0411

Precinct #83-Bushwick
480 Knickerbocker Ave.
Phone # (718) 574-1605

Precinct #84-Brooklyn Heights
301 Gold Street
Phone # (718) 875-6811

Precinct #88-Fort Greene
298 Classon Ave.
Phone # (718) 636-6511

Precinct #90-Williamsburg
211 Union Ave.
Phone # (718) 963-5311

Precinct #94-Greenpoint
100 Messerole Ave.
Phone # (718) 383-3879

Brooklyn Central Booking is at 120 Schermerhorn Street, between Adams and Smith Street. Their phone number is: (718) 935-9210.

Queens Precincts:

Precinct #100-Rockaway
92-24 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Phone # (718) 318-4200

Precinct #101-Far Rockaway
16-12 Mott Avenue
Phone # (718) 868-3400

Precinct #102-Richmond Hill
87-34 118th Street
Phone # (718) 386-3004

Precinct #103-Jamaica
168-02 91st Avenue
Phone # (718) 657-8181

Precinct #104-Ridgewood
64-Catapala Ave.
Phone # (718) 386-3004

Precinct #105-Queens Village
92-08 222 Street
Phone # (718) 776-9090

Precinct #106-Ozone Park
130-51 101st Street
Phone # (718) 845-2211

Precinct #107-Fresh Meadows
71-01 Parsons Blvd.
Phone # (718) 969-5100

Precinct #106-Long Island City
5-47 50th Ave.
Phone # (718) 476-9311

Precinct #109-Flushing
37-05 Union Street
Phone # (718) 321-2250

Precinct #110-Elmhurst
94-41 Austin Street
Phone # (718) 520-9311

Precinct #111-Bayside
45-06 215th St.
Phone # (718) 279-5200

Precinct #112-Forest Hills
68-40 Austin Street
Phone # (718) 520-9311

Precinct #113-South Jamaica
167-02 Baisley Blvd.
Phone # (718) 712-7733

Precinct 114-Astoria
34-16 Astoria Blvd.
Phone # (718) 626-9311

Precinct 115-Jackson Heights
92-15 Northern Blvd.
Phone # (718) 533-2002

Queens Central Booking is located at 125-01 Queens Blvd (by Hoover Ave. and 82 Ave.). Their phone number is (718) 268-4523.

Staten Island Police Precincts:

Precinct #120-St. George
78 Richmond Terrace
Phone # (718) 876-8500

Precinct #122-New Dorp
2320 Hylan Blvd.
Phone # (718) 667-2211

Precinct #123-Tottenvile
116 Main Street
Phone # (718) 948-9311

Staten Island Central Booking is at 78 Richmond Terrace, and their phone number is (718) 876-4893.

Nassau County Precincts:

Precinct #1
900 Merrick Road
Baldwin, NY 11510
(516) 573-6100

Precinct #2
7700 Jericho Tpke
Woodbury, NY 11797
(516) 573-6200

Precinct #3
214 Hillside Ave.
Williston Park, NY 11596
(516) 573-6300

Precinct #4
1699 Broadway
Hewlett, NY 11557
(516) 573-6400

Precinct #5
1655 Dutch Broadway
Elmont, NY 11003
(516) 573-6500

Precinct #6
100 Community Drive
Manhasset, NY 11030
(516) 573-6600

Precinct #7
3636 Merrick Road
Seaford, NY 11783
(516) 573-6700

Precinct #8
286 N. Wantagh Ave.
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 573-6800

Nassau County Central Booking is at 99 Main Street, Hempstead NY. The phone number is: (516) 571-2200.

Suffolk County Police Precincts:

1st Precinct
555 Rt. 109
W. Babylon, NY 11704
(631) 854-8100

2nd Precinct
1071 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
(631)854-8200

3d Precinct
1630 5th Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(631) 854-8300

4th Precinct
345 Old Willets Path
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 854-8400

5th Precinct
125 Waiverly Ave.
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 854-8500

6th Precinct
400 Middle Country Road
Selden, NY 11784
(631) 854-8600

7th Precinct
1491 Wm. Floyd Pkwy.
Shirley, NY 11967
(631) 852-8700

After booking, you will be held for up to 24 hours and taken to your Arraignment at: Suffolk County District Court. The District Court is located at 400 Carleton Avenue, Central Islip, NY 11722. The phone number is (631) 853-7500.

Westchester County Police Departments:

Armonk
North Castle Police Department
(914) 273-9500

Banksville
North Castle Police Department
(914) 273-9500

Bedford
Bedford Hills Police Department
(914) 241-3111

Briarcliff Manor
Briarcliff Manor Police Department
(941) -941-2130

Bronxville
Bronxville Police Department
(941) 337-0500

Buchanan
Buchanan Police Department
(914) 739-6776

Chappaqua
Chappaqua Police Department
(914)238-4422

Croton-on-Hudson
Croton-on-Hudson Police Department
(914) 271-4900

Dobbs Ferry
Dobbs Ferry Police Department
(914) 963-5500

Eastchester
Eastchester Police Department
(914) 961-3464

Elmsford
Elmsford Police Department
(914)592-8383

Harrison
Harrison Police Department
(914) 967-5110

Hastings-on-Hudson
Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department
(914) 478-2344

Irvington
Irvington Police Department
(914)591-8080

Katonah
Bedford Hills Police Department
(914)241-3111

Larchmont
Larchmont Police Department
(914) 834-1000

Marmaroneck,
Marmaroneck Police Department
(914)381-6100

Millwood
Millwood Police Department
(914) 238-4422

Mount Kisco
Mount Kisco Police Department
(914)241-1100

Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Police Department
(914) 665-2500

New Rochelle
New Rochelle Police Department
(914) 632-2300

North White Plains
North White Plains Police Department
(914)273-9500

Ossining
Ossining Police Department
(914) 962-6007

Peekskill
Peekskill Police Department
(914) 737-8000

Pelham
Pelham Police Department
(914)738-2800

Pleasantville
Pleasantville Police Department
(914) 769-1500

Port Chester
Port Chester Police Department
(914) 939-2444

Pound Ridge
Pound Ridge Police Department
(914)764-4206

Rye
Rye Police Department
(914) 967-1234

Rye Brook
Rye Brook Police Department
(914)937-1020

Scarsdale
Scarsdale Police Department
(914) 772-1200

Sleephollow
Sleepyhollow Police Department
(914) 631-5544

Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe Police Department
(914) 961-4800

Vallhalla
Mount Pleasant Police Department
(914)769-1941

White Plains
White Plains Police Department
(914)422-6111

Yonkers
Yonkers Police Department
(914) 377-7900

Yorktown Heights
Yorktown Police Department
(914) 962-4141

Putnam
Putnam County Police Department
(845)225-4300

The Westchester County Criminal Court is at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, White Plains, NY 10601. The phone number is (914) 824-5400.

Following your Arrest, you will subject to questioning by the police and the District Attorney's office. The authorities' powers with regard to interrogations have been increased recently. This means that each defendant will undergo a recorded interrogation by the police or District Attorney. This period of interrogation is crucial for you, in that the information you give can have a deleterious effect on your criminal case. You need to be cognizant of the fact that through the 5th Amendment, you have the right to not answer any questions. Pursuant to this Amendment you also have the right to counsel. It is important because of the sensitive nature of this time, where information could be misunderstood and misconstrued, that you avail yourself of these rights available to you. Having a New York Criminal Lawyer is instrumental in ensuring that your rights are protected and your case is handled appropriately.

As upsetting as an Arrest is, it is the first event in what can be an arduous road ahead. Having legal guidance can make all the difference in how the case proceeds through the legal system, and ultimately, its outcome. Contact a New York Arrest Lawyer at soon as you can, the earlier you bring in the guidance and counsel that a lawyer can provide, the better your result may be. Stephen Bilkis and Associates can offer you legal advice and an initial consultation completely free of charge. We cover the full gamut of criminal cases from domestic violence to homicide to a simple traffic ticket. We have offices through out New York, from Queens to Suffolk County and Nassau County.