Download Basic License Application

Apply Online! Review requirements and click the link at the bottom of the page to submit your application.

Pedicab Business applicants can apply for no more than 30 pedicabs. Download the Roster of Pedicabs.

Note: If you apply for a pedicab registration plate lottery and receive an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate, you do not need to submit this requirement.

Proof of Sale
(required for licensed pedicab businesses with fewer than 30 registered pedicabs)
Submit a copy of your bill of sale, sales receipt, or sales contract as proof that you purchased the pedicab(s) from a DCWP-licensed pedicab business. The proof must include the DCWP Registration Plate Number found on each pedicab.

Transfer of Pedicab Registration Plates Affirmation
(required for new Pedicab Business license applicants)
The transferor pedicab business (the business transferring pedicabs to you) must complete the Transfer of Pedicab Registration Plates Affirmation. Download the Transfer of Pedicab Registration Plates Affirmation.

Note: If you apply for a pedicab registration plate lottery and receive an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate, you do not need to resubmit this requirement. Download the Pedicab Business Ownership and Family Disclosure Form.

You must submit a copy of the Insurance Certificate for your pedicabs and a copy of the entire insurance policy that is in full force and effect. The certificate must list each of the insured pedicabs by Pedicab Identifying Number (PID) or DCWP Registration Plate Number. The insurance policy must cover all drivers and must name the City of New York as an insured party.

If you obtain insurance covering the entire pedicab business, the minimum insurance amount is $2,000,000 combined single limit for injury or death of one or more persons, and damage to or destruction of property, with a maximum of $1,000,000 for each accident.

If you insure each pedicab individually, the minimum insurance amounts for each pedicab are:

• $100,000 for personal injury or death of any one person resulting from any one accident
• $300,000 for personal injury or death of two or more persons resulting from any one accident, with a $100,000 maximum coverage per person
• $50,000 for property damage

Please Note: You are required to notify DCWP within 14 days if your insurance policy is cancelled, expired, or was terminated for any reason. Notification must be in writing and submitted in person OR by mail to:

Attn: Special Applications Unit
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
42 Broadway
New York, NY 10004

If your insurance policy lapses for any reason, your Pedicab Business license will become void.

Download the Pedicab Business Insurance Affirmation.

Download the Pedicab Business License Application Affirmation.

Visit nyc.gov/BusinessToolbox to schedule an appointment.

Note:

• DCWP must inspect your pedicabs before your business can operate.
• Registration plates will be issued only to pedicabs that are on-site and that pass inspection during your scheduled appointment.
• Fee is $10 per pedicab timer inspection. DCWP will bill you for the fee after the inspection.
• Prior to your inspection, be sure to review Pedicab Inspection Process and Inspection Checklist: Pedicab Businesses and Drivers.

Required if someone other than the license applicant will prepare and submit this application. The applicant must sign the license application and all related forms. Download Granting Authority to Act Affirmation.

License Period: 1 year

Expiration Date: November 1

If You File Your Application Between These Dates:

• From November 2 to May 2:
  • Includes One Registration Plate
    • Pay $110 for a license expiring November 1 of the following or same year. (Valid for at most 12 months.)
  • Additional Registration Plates: $60 each
  • Fee per Timer Inspection: $10 each
• From May 3 to November 1:
  • Includes One Registration Plate
    • Pay $55 for a license expiring November 1 of the same year. (Valid for at most 6 months.) OR
    • Pay $165 for a license expiring November 1 of the next year. (Valid for at most 18 months.)
  • Additional Registration Plates: $60 each
  • Fee per Timer Inspection: $10 each
    

Pay by:

• Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card only)
  (Online or in person)
  You will be charged a nonrefundable 2% Convenience Fee.
• eCheck (Online)
• Check or money order payable to DCWP (In person or by mail)