The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) is both a law enforcement and regulatory agency charged with oversight of the private carting industry, the businesses operating in the City's public wholesale markets, and the shipboard gambling industry.

BIC Mission:
The mission of BIC is to eliminate organized crime and other forms of corruption and criminality from the industries it regulates. BIC's goals are numerous: to ensure that the regulated businesses are able to compete fairly; that the marketplaces remain free from violence, fraud, rackets, and threats; that customers receive fair treatment; and that the businesses which are allowed to operate in these industries always conduct their affairs with honesty and integrity.

What does the Business Integrity Commission Do?

• Licenses and registers businesses in the private sanitation industry and the public wholesale markets
• Conducts criminal investigations
• Issues violations for regulatory infractions
• Responds to inquiries
• Resolves complaints
• Makes recommendations to the Department of Sanitation concerning the fitness of applicants seeking to operate transfer stations.