🚨 This Opportunity Is Hiding In Plain Sight

Every day in New York City, commercial vehicles—

trucks, buses, vans—sit parked with their engines running, breaking the law and polluting your air.

What the city doesn’t advertise? They’ll pay YOU to catch it. And the payout? Up to $87.50 per report.

If you're sick of BS side hustles, here's one backed

by the law, powered by your phone, and taught

step-by-step in this course.


💥 What You’ll Learn

  • How the NYC Citizens Air Complaint Program

really works

  • What to record, how long to record, and what mistakes to avoid
  • How to submit your report and get your check
  • Legal rules, exceptions, and what vehicles count
  • How to earn back your $99 with ONE

good violation


🔥 Why This Course is Different

This isn't a theory course. It's taught by Eric Martin Koppelman — a real entrepreneur, broadcaster, and street-level strategist who gives you the real play, raw and unfiltered.

When Eric teaches? It's fast. It's funny. And it works.


📋 Citizens Air Complaint FAQs (SAMPLE COURSE Q&A SECTION)

❓ What vehicles can I file an idling complaint against?
Commercial trucks (used primarily for transporting property) and buses (15+ passenger capacity). Passenger cars are not eligible. NYC.gov+7NYC.gov+7NYC.gov+7

❓ When is a truck or bus legally idling?

  • Trucks/buses idling for more than 3 minutes…
  • Or over 1 minute in a school or park zone…
    are breaking the law.         NYC.gov+8NYC.gov+8NYC.gov+8

❓ Are there any exceptions where idling is allowed?
Yes—vehicles are legally allowed to idle when:

  • Using the engine to power a processing device (e.g., a refrigeration unit, lift gate) during loading/unloading
  • The vehicle is a legally authorized emergency vehicle or a municipal one NYC311+9NYC.gov+9NYC311+9

❓ How long do I need to film?
If not near a school: at least 3 minutes + 4 seconds (to cover that 3:01 mark).
Near a school/park: record at least 1 minute + 4 seconds (1:01 minimum). NYC.gov+2NYC.gov+2NYC311+2

❓ What happens after I file a complaint?

  • DEP reviews it (usually two staff + a supervisor).
  • If approved, they issue a summons and impose a fine ($350–$2,000).
  • You receive 25% of the fine, typically $87.50.
  • If DEP rejects it, you may self-pursue at OATH and receive up to 50% if it wins. NYC.govNYC.gov+4NYC.gov+4NYC311+4NYC.gov

❓ What types of vehicles should I not report?

  • Passenger cars
  • Emergency vehicles (ambulance, police, fire)
  • Vehicles idling to operate refrigeration, processing, or loading/unloading equipment (unless the drive engine is idling)  


🚨 This Opportunity Is Hiding In Plain Sight

Every day in New York City, commercial vehicles—trucks, buses, vans—sit parked with their engines running, breaking the law and polluting your air.

What the city doesn’t advertise? They’ll pay YOU to catch it. And the payout? Up to $87.50 per report.

If you're sick of BS side hustles, here's one backed by the law, powered by your phone, and taught step-by-step in this course.



💥 What You’ll Learn

  • How the NYC Citizens Air Complaint Program really works
  • What to record, how long to record, and what mistakes to avoid
  • How to submit your report and get your check
  • Legal rules, exceptions, and what vehicles count
  • How to earn back your $99 with ONE good violation


🔥 Why This Course is Different

This isn't a theory course. It's taught by Eric Martin Koppelman — a real entrepreneur, broadcaster, and street-level strategist

who gives you the real play, raw and unfiltered.

When Eric teaches? It's fast. It's funny. And it works.


📋 Citizens Air Complaint FAQs (SAMPLE COURSE Q&A SECTION)

❓ What vehicles can I file an idling complaint against?
Commercial trucks (used primarily for transporting property) and buses (15+ passenger capacity). Passenger cars are not eligible. NYC.gov+7NYC.gov+7NYC.gov+7

❓ When is a truck or bus legally idling?

  • Trucks/buses idling for more than 3 minutes…
  • Or over 1 minute in a school or park zone…
    are breaking the law.         NYC.gov+8NYC.gov+8NYC.gov+8

❓ Are there any exceptions where idling is allowed?
Yes—vehicles are legally allowed to idle when:

  • Using the engine to power a processing device (e.g., a refrigeration unit, lift gate) during loading/unloading
  • The vehicle is a legally authorized emergency vehicle or a municipal one NYC311+9NYC.gov+9NYC311+9

❓ How long do I need to film?
If not near a school: at least 3 minutes + 4 seconds (to cover that 3:01 mark).
Near a school/park: record at least 1 minute + 4 seconds (1:01 minimum). NYC.gov+2NYC.gov+2NYC311+2

❓ What happens after I file a complaint?

  • DEP reviews it (usually two staff + a supervisor).
  • If approved, they issue a summons and impose a fine ($350–$2,000).
  • You receive 25% of the fine, typically $87.50.
  • If DEP rejects it, you may self-pursue at OATH and receive up to 50% if it wins. NYC.govNYC.gov+4NYC.gov+4NYC311+4NYC.gov

❓ What types of vehicles should I not report?

  • Passenger cars
  • Emergency vehicles (ambulance, police, fire)
  • Vehicles idling to operate refrigeration, processing, or loading/unloading equipment (unless the drive engine is idling)