Click Here To Print Out a Fair Hearing Request Form.  

To request a fair hearing, you may fax, write, or call the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), Office of Administrative Hearings at:

P.O. BOX 1930
Albany, N.Y. 12201-1930

Fax: 518-473-6735
Phone: 518-474-8781
Toll Free in NYS: 1-800-342-3334

Online: http://www.otda.state.ny.us/oah/forms.asp

In New York City, you may also request a fair hearing in person at either of the two OTDA Office of Administrative Hearings located at: 

14 Boerum Place, 1st Floor                   
Brooklyn, New York 11201 

and

330 West 34th Street, 3rd Floor                 
New York, New York 10001           

There are time limits on requesting a fair hearing, so it is usually best to request a fair hearing as soon as possible.  Keep a copy of your request for your records.  Once the fair hearing request is processed, you should receive an acknowledgment form and a scheduling notice from the State. 

For more information, please visit the Office of Temporary and Disability website. 

PLEAS NOTE :  Fair hearing requests must go to the State OTDA, not to your local Job Center, Food Stamp Center, Medicaid Office, local legal services office, or to Project FAIR.  If you do not receive an acknowledgement form confirming your fair hearing request within a few weeks, you may want to call OTDA to follow up with your request.